Package org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers

Class AbstractStatusAreaProvider

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ErrorSupportProvider

org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.AbstractStatusAreaProvider

public abstract class AbstractStatusAreaProvider
extends ErrorSupportProvider

A status area provider creates an area that displays detailed information about StatusAdapter or IStatus.

The area provider can be set in WorkbenchStatusDialogManager as well as in JFace Policy since its extends ErrorSupportProvider.

Since:

3.4

See Also:

• Policy.setErrorSupportProvider(ErrorSupportProvider)
• WorkbenchStatusDialogManager.setSupportAreaProvider(AbstractStatusAreaProvider)
• WorkbenchStatusDialogManager.setDetailsAreaProvider(AbstractStatusAreaProvider)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractStatusAreaProvider()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final Control	createSupportArea(Composite parent, IStatus status)	Create an area for adding support components as a child of parent.
abstract Control	createSupportArea(Composite parent, StatusAdapter statusAdapter)	Create an area for detailed support area as a child of the given parent.
boolean	validFor(StatusAdapter statusAdapter)	This method is called before createSupportArea(Composite, StatusAdapter) to check if it will display any significant implementation.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ErrorSupportProvider

validFor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AbstractStatusAreaProvider

public AbstractStatusAreaProvider()

Method Details

createSupportArea

public abstract Control createSupportArea(Composite parent,
 StatusAdapter statusAdapter)

Create an area for detailed support area as a child of the given parent.

Parameters:

parent - A Composite that will host support area.

statusAdapter - The StatusAdapter to be supported.

Returns:

a control, that hold all support elements.

createSupportArea

public final Control createSupportArea(Composite parent,
 IStatus status)

Description copied from class: ErrorSupportProvider

Create an area for adding support components as a child of parent.

Specified by:

createSupportArea in class ErrorSupportProvider

Parameters:

parent - The parent Composite

status - The IStatus that is being displayed.

Returns:

Control

validFor

public boolean validFor(StatusAdapter statusAdapter)

This method is called before createSupportArea(Composite, StatusAdapter) to check if it will display any significant implementation.

Important: This API is a part of work in progress and therefore is suitable only for support area providers (which are presented in the status dialog tray).

Parameters:

statusAdapter - - StatusAdapter for which status are will be requested.

Returns:

true if provider is able to process particular StatusAdapter

Since:

3.6