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java.lang.Object org.eclipse.ui.cheatsheets.AbstractItemExtensionElement
Base class for adding controls to cheat sheet items.
Subclasses are used in conjunction with the org.eclipse.ui.cheatsheet.cheatSheetItemExtension extension point. Subclasses must be public and have a public 1-arg constructor that takes the name of the attribute type String. The extension point specifies the name of the subclass and the name of the XML attribute that it can handle. When the cheat sheet framework encounters an item (or subitem) element in the cheat sheet content file with an attribute with a matching name, an instance of the corresponding item extension subclass is created. It is up to this instance to remember the attribute value if required. Later, when creating the visual controls for the item are being created, the instance is given the opportunity to add extra controls.
Constructor Summary | |
AbstractItemExtensionElement(String attributeName)
Creates a new item element extension for handling the XML attributes of the given name. |
Method Summary | |
abstract void | createControl(Composite composite)
Called by the cheat sheet framework when creating the visual representation of a step. |
abstract void | dispose()
Called by the cheat sheet framework to dispose of this item element extension. |
String | getAttributeName()
Returns the name of the XML attribute that this item extension handles. |
abstract void | handleAttribute(String attributeValue)
Called by the cheat sheet framework to parse and extract information from the string value of the XML attribute. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
Constructor Detail |
public AbstractItemExtensionElement(String attributeName)
Method Detail |
public final String getAttributeName()
public abstract void handleAttribute(String attributeValue)
public abstract void createControl(Composite composite)
Important note: In some presentations of the cheatsheet, the color of the background is varied to emphasize the current step. Because of this, it is important to always use the background color of the composite (composite.getBackground()) as the background color for any additional controls; otherwise the new controls will not match their surrounding.
public abstract void dispose()
This is the last method called on the AbstractItemExtensionElement. At this point the controls (if they were ever created) have been disposed as part of an SWT composite. There is no guarantee that createControl() has been called, so the controls may never have been created.
Within this method an item element extension may release any resources, fonts, images, etc. held by this part. It is also very important to deregister all listeners.
Clients should not call this method (the cheat sheet framework calls this method at appropriate times).
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