Package org.eclipse.ui.intro.contentproviders

Class EclipseRSSViewer

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.ui.intro.contentproviders.EclipseRSSViewer
All Implemented Interfaces:
IIntroContentProvider
public class EclipseRSSViewer extends Object implements IIntroContentProvider
A content provider which allows a news reader to be included in dynamic intro content.

The id for the contentProvider tag must consist of the following attributes. Each of these attributes must be separated by '##'.

Attribute Description
url RSS news feed url
welcome_items Number of news feed to be displayed
no_news_url Alternative url for news feed
no_news_text Text for the alternative url
For example: 

 <contentProvider
 id="url=http://www.eclipse.org/home/eclipsenews.rss##welcome_items=5##no_news_url=http://www.eclipse.org/community/##no_news_text=Welcome to the Eclipse Community Page"
 pluginId="org.eclipse.ui.intro"
 class="org.eclipse.ui.intro.contentproviders.EclipseRSSViewer">
 </contentProvider>
Since:
3.4

  • Constructor Details

    • EclipseRSSViewer

      public EclipseRSSViewer()

  • Method Details

    • init

      public void init(IIntroContentProviderSite site)
      Initialize the content provider
      Specified by:
      init in interface IIntroContentProvider
      Parameters:
      site - an object which allows rcontainer reflows to be requested

    • createContent

      public void createContent(String id, PrintWriter out)
      Create the html content for this newsreader
      Specified by:
      createContent in interface IIntroContentProvider
      Parameters:
      id - the unique identifier of the content element. The same content provider class can be reused for several elements and the id can be used to tell them apart.
      out - a writer where the html will be written

    • createContent

      public void createContent(String id, Composite parent, FormToolkit toolkit)
      Create widgets to display the newsreader when using the SWT presentation
      Specified by:
      createContent in interface IIntroContentProvider
      Parameters:
      id - the unique identifier of the content element
      parent - the parent composite that should be used when creating SWT widgets
      toolkit - the form toolkit that should be used when creating new widgets

    • dispose

      public void dispose()
      Description copied from interface: IIntroContentProvider
      Dispose of the ContentProvider. This will only be called when the Intro view is closed. In other words, the content provider will not be disposed of until the last possible minute. This gives the implementor the chance to cache content and avoid regenerating content on every page switch.
      Specified by:
      dispose in interface IIntroContentProvider