Eclipse Platform
Release 3.4

org.eclipse.jface.viewers
Class DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager
      extended byorg.eclipse.jface.viewers.BaseLabelProvider
          extended byorg.eclipse.jface.viewers.CellLabelProvider
              extended byorg.eclipse.jface.viewers.OwnerDrawLabelProvider
                  extended byorg.eclipse.jface.viewers.StyledCellLabelProvider
                      extended byorg.eclipse.jface.viewers.DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider
All Implemented Interfaces:
IBaseLabelProvider
Direct Known Subclasses:
DecoratingStyledCellLabelProvider

public class DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider
extends StyledCellLabelProvider

A DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider is a StyledCellLabelProvider that delegates requests for the styled string and the image to a DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider.IStyledLabelProvider.

Existing label providers can be enhanced by implementing DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider.IStyledLabelProvider so they can be used in viewers with styled labels.

The DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider.IStyledLabelProvider can optionally implement IColorProvider and IFontProvider to provide foreground and background color and a default font.

Since:
3.4

Nested Class Summary
static interface DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider.IStyledLabelProvider
          Interface marking a label provider that provides styled text labels and images.
 
Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StyledCellLabelProvider
COLORS_ON_SELECTION, NO_FOCUS
 
Constructor Summary
DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider(DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider.IStyledLabelProvider labelProvider)
          Creates a DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider that delegates the requests for the styled labels and the images to a DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider.IStyledLabelProvider.
 
Method Summary
 void addListener(ILabelProviderListener listener)
          Adds a listener to this label provider.
 void dispose()
          The BaseLabelProvider implementation of this IBaseLabelProvider method clears its internal listener list.
 Color getBackground(Object element)
          Provides a background color for the given element.
 Font getFont(Object element)
          Provides a font for the given element.
 Color getForeground(Object element)
          Provides a foreground color for the given element.
 Image getImage(Object element)
          Returns the image for the label of the given element.
 DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider.IStyledLabelProvider getStyledStringProvider()
          Returns the styled string provider.
protected  StyledString getStyledText(Object element)
          Returns the styled text for the label of the given element.
 boolean isLabelProperty(Object element, String property)
          The BaseLabelProvider implementation of this IBaseLabelProvider method returns true.
 void removeListener(ILabelProviderListener listener)
          Removes a listener to this label provider.
 void update(ViewerCell cell)
          Update the label for cell.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StyledCellLabelProvider
erase, getColumn, getViewer, initialize, isOwnerDrawEnabled, measure, paint, prepareStyleRange, setOwnerDrawEnabled
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.OwnerDrawLabelProvider
dispose, initialize, setOwnerDrawEnabled, setUpOwnerDraw
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.CellLabelProvider
getToolTipBackgroundColor, getToolTipDisplayDelayTime, getToolTipFont, getToolTipForegroundColor, getToolTipImage, getToolTipShift, getToolTipStyle, getToolTipText, getToolTipTimeDisplayed, useNativeToolTip
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.BaseLabelProvider
fireLabelProviderChanged
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager
addListenerObject, clearListeners, getListeners, isListenerAttached, removeListenerObject
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider

public DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider(DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider.IStyledLabelProvider labelProvider)
Creates a DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider that delegates the requests for the styled labels and the images to a DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider.IStyledLabelProvider.

Parameters:
labelProvider - the label provider that provides the styled labels and the images
Method Detail

update

public void update(ViewerCell cell)
Description copied from class: CellLabelProvider
Update the label for cell.

Overrides:
update in class StyledCellLabelProvider

getForeground

public Color getForeground(Object element)
Provides a foreground color for the given element.

Parameters:
element - the element
Returns:
the foreground color for the element, or null to use the default foreground color

getBackground

public Color getBackground(Object element)
Provides a background color for the given element.

Parameters:
element - the element
Returns:
the background color for the element, or null to use the default background color

getFont

public Font getFont(Object element)
Provides a font for the given element.

Parameters:
element - the element
Returns:
the font for the element, or null to use the default font

getImage

public Image getImage(Object element)
Returns the image for the label of the given element. The image is owned by the label provider and must not be disposed directly. Instead, dispose the label provider when no longer needed.

Parameters:
element - the element for which to provide the label image
Returns:
the image used to label the element, or null if there is no image for the given object

getStyledText

protected StyledString getStyledText(Object element)
Returns the styled text for the label of the given element.

Parameters:
element - the element for which to provide the styled label text
Returns:
the styled text string used to label the element

getStyledStringProvider

public DelegatingStyledCellLabelProvider.IStyledLabelProvider getStyledStringProvider()
Returns the styled string provider.

Returns:
the wrapped label provider

addListener

public void addListener(ILabelProviderListener listener)
Description copied from interface: IBaseLabelProvider
Adds a listener to this label provider. Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.

Label provider listeners are informed about state changes that affect the rendering of the viewer that uses this label provider.

Specified by:
addListener in interface IBaseLabelProvider
Overrides:
addListener in class BaseLabelProvider

removeListener

public void removeListener(ILabelProviderListener listener)
Description copied from interface: IBaseLabelProvider
Removes a listener to this label provider. Has no affect if an identical listener is not registered.

Specified by:
removeListener in interface IBaseLabelProvider
Overrides:
removeListener in class BaseLabelProvider

isLabelProperty

public boolean isLabelProperty(Object element,
                               String property)
Description copied from class: BaseLabelProvider
The BaseLabelProvider implementation of this IBaseLabelProvider method returns true. Subclasses may override.

Specified by:
isLabelProperty in interface IBaseLabelProvider
Overrides:
isLabelProperty in class BaseLabelProvider

dispose

public void dispose()
Description copied from class: BaseLabelProvider
The BaseLabelProvider implementation of this IBaseLabelProvider method clears its internal listener list. Subclasses may extend but should call the super implementation.

Specified by:
dispose in interface IBaseLabelProvider
Overrides:
dispose in class StyledCellLabelProvider

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