/******************************************************************************* * Copyright (c) 2000, 2006 IBM Corporation and others. * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html * * Contributors: * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation *******************************************************************************/ package org.eclipse.ui.actions; import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action; import org.eclipse.ui.IPartListener; import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart; /** * The abstract superclass for actions that listen to part activation and * open/close events. This implementation tracks the active part (see * <code>getActivePart</code>) and provides a convenient place to monitor * part lifecycle events that could affect the availability of the action. * <p> * Subclasses must implement the following <code>IAction</code> method: * <ul> * <li><code>run</code> - to do the action's work</li> * </ul> * </p> * <p> * Subclasses may extend any of the <code>IPartListener</code> methods if the * action availablity needs to be recalculated: * <ul> * <li><code>partActivated</code></li> * <li><code>partDeactivated</code></li> * <li><code>partOpened</code></li> * <li><code>partClosed</code></li> * <li><code>partBroughtToTop</code></li> * </ul> * </p> * <p> * Although this method implements the <code>IPartListener</code> interface, * it does NOT register itself. * </p> */ public abstract class PartEventAction extends Action implements IPartListener { /** * The active part, or <code>null</code> if none. */ private IWorkbenchPart activePart; /** * Creates a new action with the given text. * * @param text the action's text, or <code>null</code> if there is no text */ protected PartEventAction(String text) { super(text); } /** * Creates a new action with the given text and style. * * @param text the action's text, or <code>null</code> if there is no text * @param style one of <code>AS_PUSH_BUTTON</code>, <code>AS_CHECK_BOX</code>, * <code>AS_DROP_DOWN_MENU</code>, <code>AS_RADIO_BUTTON</code>, and * <code>AS_UNSPECIFIED</code> * @since 3.0 */ protected PartEventAction(String text, int style) { super(text, style); } /** * Returns the currently active part in the workbench. * * @return currently active part in the workbench, or <code>null</code> if none */ public IWorkbenchPart getActivePart() { return activePart; } /** * The <code>PartEventAction</code> implementation of this * <code>IPartListener</code> method records that the given part is active. * Subclasses may extend this method if action availability has to be * recalculated. */ public void partActivated(IWorkbenchPart part) { activePart = part; } /** * The <code>PartEventAction</code> implementation of this * <code>IPartListener</code> method does nothing. Subclasses should extend * this method if action availability has to be recalculated. */ public void partBroughtToTop(IWorkbenchPart part) { // do nothing } /** * The <code>PartEventAction</code> implementation of this * <code>IPartListener</code> method clears the active part if it just closed. * Subclasses may extend this method if action availability has to be * recalculated. */ public void partClosed(IWorkbenchPart part) { if (part == activePart) { activePart = null; } } /** * The <code>PartEventAction</code> implementation of this * <code>IPartListener</code> method records that there is no active part. * Subclasses may extend this method if action availability has to be * recalculated. */ public void partDeactivated(IWorkbenchPart part) { activePart = null; } /** * The <code>PartEventAction</code> implementation of this * <code>IPartListener</code> method does nothing. Subclasses should extend * this method if action availability has to be recalculated. */ public void partOpened(IWorkbenchPart part) { // do nothing } }