Package org.eclipse.ui.views.properties

Interface IPropertySheetEntry

All Known Implementing Classes:
PropertySheetEntry
public interface IPropertySheetEntry
IPropertySheetEntry describes the model interface for the property sheet.

May be implemented when supplying a custom root entry to a property page.

  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • addPropertySheetEntryListener

      void addPropertySheetEntryListener(IPropertySheetEntryListener listener)
      Adds the given listener to this entry's collection of listeners.
      Parameters:
      listener - the listener to add

    • applyEditorValue

      void applyEditorValue()
      Apply the current cell editor value.

    • dispose

      void dispose()
      Called when the entry is no longer needed

    • getCategory

      String getCategory()
      Returns the entry's category.
      Returns:
      the entry's category

    • getChildEntries

      IPropertySheetEntry[] getChildEntries()
      Returns the child entries for this entry.
      Returns:
      the child entries for this entry

    • getDescription

      String getDescription()
      Return a short description of the property sheet entry. Typically this description is shown in a status line when the entry is selected.
      Returns:
      the entry's description

    • getDisplayName

      String getDisplayName()
      Returns the name used to display the property.
      Returns:
      the name used to display the property

    • getEditor

      CellEditor getEditor(Composite parent)
      Return the CellEditor used to edit the property.
      Parameters:
      parent - the parent widget for the editor
      Returns:
      the CellEditor used to edit the property

    • getErrorText

      String getErrorText()
      Returns the error text to display if the value is invalid.
      Returns:
      the error text to display when the value is invalid or null

    • getFilters

      String[] getFilters()
      Return the filter ids used to group entries into levels such as Expert. Valid values are defined as constants on this interface.
      Returns:
      the filter ids used to group entries into levels such as Expert.

    • getHelpContextIds

      Object getHelpContextIds()
      Returns the help context id for this entry, or null if this entry has no help context id.

      NOTE: Help support system API's changed since 2.0 and arrays of contexts are no longer supported.

      Thus the only valid non- null return type for this method is a String representing a context id. The previously valid return types are deprecated. The plural name for this method is unfortunate.

      Returns:
      the help context id for this entry

    • getImage

      Image getImage()
      Returns the image for the property value, if there is one. This image is managed by the entry it came from. Callers of this method must never dispose the returned image.
      Returns:
      the image for this property value or null

    • getValueAsString

      String getValueAsString()
      Returns the value of the objects expressed as a String.
      Returns:
      the value of the objects expressed as a String

    • hasChildEntries

      boolean hasChildEntries()
      Returns true if the entry has children.
      Returns:
      true if the entry has children

    • removePropertySheetEntryListener

      void removePropertySheetEntryListener(IPropertySheetEntryListener listener)
      Removes the given listener from this entry's collection of listeners.
      Parameters:
      listener - the listener to remove

    • resetPropertyValue

      void resetPropertyValue()
      Resets the property value to its default value if it has been changed.

      Does nothing if the notion of a default value is not meaningful for the property.

    • setValues

      void setValues(Object[] values)
      Sets the objects which represent the property values for this entry. In the case of the root entry these objects are the input to the viewer.
      Parameters:
      values - the values for this entry