SelectionUtil.java

package net.sourceforge.c4jplugin.internal.util;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IStructuredSelection;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredSelection;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPartReference;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow;
import org.eclipse.ui.part.ISetSelectionTarget;

public class SelectionUtil {

	public static List toList(ISelection selection) {
		if (selection instanceof IStructuredSelection) 
			return ((IStructuredSelection)selection).toList();
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the selected element if the selection
	 * consists of a single element only. 
	 *
	 * @param s the selection
	 * @return the selected first element or null
	 *
	 */
	public static Object getSingleElement(ISelection s) {
		if (!(s instanceof IStructuredSelection))
			return null;
		IStructuredSelection selection= (IStructuredSelection)s;
		if (selection.size() != 1)
			return null;
	
		return selection.getFirstElement();		
	}
	
	/**
	 * Attempts to select and reveal the specified resources in all parts within
	 * the supplied workbench window's active page.
	 * <p>
	 * Checks all parts in the active page to see if they implement
	 * <code>ISetSelectionTarget</code>, either directly or as an adapter. If
	 * so, tells the part to select and reveal the specified resources.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param resources the resources to be selected and revealed
	 * @param window the workbench window to select and reveal the resource
	 * 
	 * @see ISetSelectionTarget
	 * 
	 * @see org.eclipse.ui.wizards.newresource.BasicNewResourceWizard#selectAndReveal(IResource,
	 *      IWorkbenchWindow)
	 */
	public static void selectAndReveal(IResource[] resources, IWorkbenchWindow window) {
		// validate the input
		if (window == null || resources == null || Arrays.asList(resources).contains(null)) {
			return;
		}
		IWorkbenchPage page= window.getActivePage();
		if (page == null) {
			return;
		}

		// get all the view and editor parts
		List<IWorkbenchPart> parts= new ArrayList<IWorkbenchPart>();
		IWorkbenchPartReference refs[]= page.getViewReferences();
		for (IWorkbenchPartReference ref : refs) {
			IWorkbenchPart part= ref.getPart(false);
			if (part != null) {
				parts.add(part);
			}
		}
		refs= page.getEditorReferences();
		for (IWorkbenchPartReference ref : refs) {
			if (ref.getPart(false) != null) {
				parts.add(ref.getPart(false));
			}
		}

		final ISelection selection= new StructuredSelection(resources);
		Iterator itr= parts.iterator();
		while (itr.hasNext()) {
			IWorkbenchPart part= (IWorkbenchPart) itr.next();

			// get the part's ISetSelectionTarget implementation
			ISetSelectionTarget target= null;
			if (part instanceof ISetSelectionTarget) {
				target= (ISetSelectionTarget) part;
			} else {
				target= (ISetSelectionTarget) part.getAdapter(ISetSelectionTarget.class);
			}

			if (target != null) {
				// select and reveal resource
				final ISetSelectionTarget finalTarget= target;
				window.getShell().getDisplay().asyncExec(new Runnable() {
					public void run() {
						finalTarget.selectReveal(selection);
					}
				});
			}
		}
	}
}