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* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.erlide.ui.internal.information;
import java.net.URL;
import org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
import org.eclipse.ui.browser.IWebBrowser;
import org.eclipse.ui.browser.IWorkbenchBrowserSupport;
import org.erlide.util.ErlLogger;
public class OpenBrowserUtil {
/**
* Opens the given url in the browser as choosen in the preferences.
*
* @param url
* the URL
* @param display
* the display
* @since 3.6
*/
public static void open(final URL url, final Display display) {
display.syncExec(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
internalOpen(url, false);
}
});
}
/**
* Opens the given URL in an external browser.
*
* @param url
* the URL
* @param display
* the display
* @since 3.6
*/
public static void openExternal(final URL url, final Display display) {
display.syncExec(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
internalOpen(url, true);
}
});
}
private static void internalOpen(final URL url, final boolean useExternalBrowser) {
BusyIndicator.showWhile(null, new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
final URL helpSystemUrl = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getHelpSystem()
.resolve(url.toExternalForm(), true);
try {
final IWorkbenchBrowserSupport browserSupport = PlatformUI
.getWorkbench().getBrowserSupport();
IWebBrowser browser;
if (useExternalBrowser) {
browser = browserSupport.getExternalBrowser();
} else {
browser = browserSupport.createBrowser(null);
}
browser.openURL(helpSystemUrl);
} catch (final PartInitException ex) {
// XXX: show dialog?
ErlLogger.error(ex);
}
}
});
}
}