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org.eclipse.ui.navigator
Interface ILinkHelper

public interface ILinkHelper

Provides information to the Common Navigator on how to link selections with active editors and vice versa.

The Common Navigator allows clients to plug-in their own custom logic for linking selections from the Viewer to active editors. This interface is used by the org.eclipse.ui.navigator.linkHelper extension point to gather information and trigger editor activations.

Since:: 3.2

Method Summary

void activateEditor ( IWorkbenchPage aPage, IStructuredSelection aSelection)
Activate the correct editor for aSelection.

IStructuredSelection findSelection ( IEditorInput anInput)
Determine the correct structured selection for the Common Navigator given anInput.

Method Detail

findSelection


IStructuredSelection findSelection(
IEditorInput anInput)

Determine the correct structured selection for the Common Navigator given anInput.

Parameters:: anInput - An Editor input
Returns:: A selection to be set against the CommonViewer

activateEditor

void activateEditor(
IWorkbenchPage aPage,
                    
IStructuredSelection aSelection)

Activate the correct editor for aSelection.

Parameters:: aPage - A WorkbenchPage to use for editor location and activation; aSelection - The current selection from the CommonViewer