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org.eclipse.jface.action
Class StatusLineManager

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ContributionManager
      org.eclipse.jface.action.StatusLineManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

IContributionManager, IStatusLineManager

public class StatusLineManager

extends ContributionManager

implements IStatusLineManager

A status line manager is a contribution manager which realizes itself and its items in a status line control.

This class may be instantiated; it may also be subclassed if a more sophisticated layout is required.

Field Summary

static String	BEGIN_GROUP Global group marker used to control positioning of contributions
static String	END_GROUP Global group marker used to control positioning of contributions
static String	MIDDLE_GROUP Global group marker used to control positioning of contributions

Constructor Summary

StatusLineManager()
Creates a new status line manager.

Method Summary

Control	createControl(Composite parent) Creates and returns this manager's status line control.
Control	createControl(Composite parent, int style) Creates and returns this manager's status line control.
void	dispose() Disposes of this status line manager and frees all allocated SWT resources.
Control	getControl() Returns the control used by this StatusLineManager.
IProgressMonitor	getProgressMonitor() Returns a progress monitor which reports progress in the status line.
protected IProgressMonitor	getProgressMonitorDelegate() Returns the progress monitor delegate.
boolean	isCancelEnabled() Returns whether the cancel button on the status line's progress monitor is enabled.
void	setCancelEnabled(boolean enabled) Sets whether the cancel button on the status line's progress monitor is enabled.
void	setErrorMessage(Image image, String message) Sets the image and error message to be displayed on the status line.
void	setErrorMessage(String message) Sets the error message text to be displayed on the status line.
void	setMessage(Image image, String message) Sets the image and message to be displayed on the status line.
void	setMessage(String message) Sets the message text to be displayed on the status line.
void	update(boolean force) Updates this manager's underlying widget(s) with any changes which have been made to it or its items.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.action.ContributionManager

add, add, allowItem, appendToGroup, appendToGroup, dumpStatistics, find, getItems, getOverrides, hasDynamicItems, indexOf, indexOf, insert, insertAfter, insertAfter, insertBefore, insertBefore, internalSetItems, isDirty, isEmpty, itemAdded, itemRemoved, markDirty, prependToGroup, prependToGroup, remove, remove, removeAll, replaceItem, setDirty, setOverrides

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.action.IContributionManager

add, add, appendToGroup, appendToGroup, find, getItems, getOverrides, insertAfter, insertAfter, insertBefore, insertBefore, isDirty, isEmpty, markDirty, prependToGroup, prependToGroup, remove, remove, removeAll

Field Detail

BEGIN_GROUP

public static final String BEGIN_GROUP

Global group marker used to control positioning of contributions

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Constant Field Values

MIDDLE_GROUP

public static final String MIDDLE_GROUP

Global group marker used to control positioning of contributions

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Constant Field Values

END_GROUP

public static final String END_GROUP

Global group marker used to control positioning of contributions

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

StatusLineManager

public StatusLineManager()

Creates a new status line manager. Use the createControl method to create the status line control.

Method Detail

createControl

public Control createControl(Composite parent)

Creates and returns this manager's status line control. Does not create a new control if one already exists.

Note: Since 3.0 the return type is Control. Before 3.0, the return type was the package-private class StatusLine.

Parameters:

parent - the parent control

Returns:

the status line control

createControl

public Control createControl(Composite parent,
                             int style)

Creates and returns this manager's status line control. Does not create a new control if one already exists.

Parameters:

parent - the parent control

style - the style for the control

Returns:

the status line control

Since:

3.0

dispose

public void dispose()

Disposes of this status line manager and frees all allocated SWT resources. Notifies all contribution items of the dispose. Note that this method does not clean up references between this status line manager and its associated contribution items. Use removeAll for that purpose.

getControl

public Control getControl()

Returns the control used by this StatusLineManager.

Returns:

the control used by this manager

getProgressMonitorDelegate

protected IProgressMonitor getProgressMonitorDelegate()

Returns the progress monitor delegate. Override this method to provide your own object used to handle progress.

Returns:

the IProgressMonitor delegate

Since:

3.0

getProgressMonitor

public IProgressMonitor getProgressMonitor()

Description copied from interface: IStatusLineManager

Returns a progress monitor which reports progress in the status line.

Specified by:

getProgressMonitor in interface IStatusLineManager

Returns:

the progress monitor Note: There is a delay after a beginTask message before the monitor is shown. This may not be appropriate for all apps.

isCancelEnabled

public boolean isCancelEnabled()

Description copied from interface: IStatusLineManager

Returns whether the cancel button on the status line's progress monitor is enabled.

Specified by:

isCancelEnabled in interface IStatusLineManager

Returns:

true if the cancel button is enabled, or false if not

setCancelEnabled

public void setCancelEnabled(boolean enabled)

Description copied from interface: IStatusLineManager

Sets whether the cancel button on the status line's progress monitor is enabled.

Specified by:

setCancelEnabled in interface IStatusLineManager

Parameters:

enabled - true if the cancel button is enabled, or false if not

setErrorMessage

public void setErrorMessage(String message)

Description copied from interface: IStatusLineManager

Sets the error message text to be displayed on the status line. The image on the status line is cleared.

An error message overrides the current message until the error message is cleared (set to null).

Specified by:

setErrorMessage in interface IStatusLineManager

Parameters:

message - the error message, or null to clear the current error message.

setErrorMessage

public void setErrorMessage(Image image,
                            String message)

Description copied from interface: IStatusLineManager

Sets the image and error message to be displayed on the status line.

An error message overrides the current message until the error message is cleared (set to null).

Specified by:

setErrorMessage in interface IStatusLineManager

Parameters:

image - the image to use, or null for no image

message - the error message, or null to clear the current error message.

setMessage

public void setMessage(String message)

Description copied from interface: IStatusLineManager

Sets the message text to be displayed on the status line. The image on the status line is cleared.

This method replaces the current message but does not affect the error message. That is, the error message, if set, will continue to be displayed until it is cleared (set to null).

Specified by:

setMessage in interface IStatusLineManager

Parameters:

message - the message, or null for no message

setMessage

public void setMessage(Image image,
                       String message)

Description copied from interface: IStatusLineManager

Sets the image and message to be displayed on the status line.

This method replaces the current message but does not affect the error message. That is, the error message, if set, will continue to be displayed until it is cleared (set to null).

Specified by:

setMessage in interface IStatusLineManager

Parameters:

image - the image to use, or null for no image

message - the message, or null for no message

update

public void update(boolean force)

Description copied from interface: IContributionManager

Updates this manager's underlying widget(s) with any changes which have been made to it or its items. Normally changes to a contribution manager merely mark it as dirty, without updating the underlying widgets. This brings the underlying widgets up to date with any changes.

Specified by:

update in interface IContributionManager

Parameters:

force - true means update even if not dirty, and false for normal incremental updating