org.eclipse.graphiti.ui.features
Class AbstractPasteFeature

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eclipse.graphiti.features.impl.AbstractFeature
      extended by org.eclipse.graphiti.ui.features.AbstractPasteFeature
All Implemented Interfaces:
IFeature, IFeatureProviderHolder, IPasteFeature, IDescription, IName

public abstract class AbstractPasteFeature
extends AbstractFeature
implements IPasteFeature

The Class AbstractPasteFeature.


Field Summary
private static java.lang.String NAME
           
 
Constructor Summary
AbstractPasteFeature(IFeatureProvider fp)
          Creates a new AbstractPasteFeature.
 
Method Summary
 boolean canExecute(IContext context)
          Decides if the current feature can execute with the given context.
 void execute(IContext context)
          Executes the current feature with the given context.
protected  java.lang.Object[] getCopiesFromClipBoard(java.lang.Object target)
          Duplicates the clipboard's content.
protected  java.lang.Object[] getFromClipboard()
          Gets original content from clipboard.
 java.lang.String getName()
          Gets the name.
protected  boolean isCompositionAllowed(EObject parent, EObject[] objects)
          Answers whether at least one of the given objects can be aggregated below the given parent as composite children.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.graphiti.features.impl.AbstractFeature
addGraphicalRepresentation, canUndo, getAllBusinessObjectsForPictogramElement, getBusinessObjectForPictogramElement, getDescription, getDiagram, getDiagramEditor, getFeatureProvider, getProgressCallback, getUserDecision, hasDoneChanges, isAvailable, layoutPictogramElement, link, link, manageColor, manageColor, setProgressCallback, toString, updatePictogramElement
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.graphiti.features.IPasteFeature
canPaste, paste
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.graphiti.features.IFeature
canUndo, hasDoneChanges, isAvailable
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.graphiti.IDescription
getDescription
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.graphiti.features.IFeatureProviderHolder
getFeatureProvider
 

Field Detail

NAME

private static final java.lang.String NAME
Constructor Detail

AbstractPasteFeature

public AbstractPasteFeature(IFeatureProvider fp)
Creates a new AbstractPasteFeature.

Parameters:
fp - the feature provider
Method Detail

canExecute

public boolean canExecute(IContext context)
Description copied from interface: IFeature
Decides if the current feature can execute with the given context.

Specified by:
canExecute in interface IFeature
Parameters:
context - this is the general input for this method
Returns:
true if the feature can be executed, false if not
See Also:
IContext

execute

public void execute(IContext context)
Description copied from interface: IFeature
Executes the current feature with the given context.

Specified by:
execute in interface IFeature
Parameters:
context - this is the general input for this method
See Also:
IContext

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
Description copied from interface: IName
Gets the name.

Specified by:
getName in interface IName
Overrides:
getName in class AbstractFeature
Returns:
the name

getFromClipboard

protected java.lang.Object[] getFromClipboard()
Gets original content from clipboard.

Returns:
the content from clipboard
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalStateException - if not called from UI thread

getCopiesFromClipBoard

protected java.lang.Object[] getCopiesFromClipBoard(java.lang.Object target)
Duplicates the clipboard's content.

Parameters:
target - an object acting as composite parent for the copies. null if the copied elements should be top-level elements.
Returns:
the copy result or null in case of an empty clipboard
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalStateException - if not called from UI thread
See Also:
isCompositionAllowed(EObject, EObject[])

isCompositionAllowed

protected boolean isCompositionAllowed(EObject parent,
                                       EObject[] objects)
Answers whether at least one of the given objects can be aggregated below the given parent as composite children.

Parameters:
parent - the composite parent
objects - the objects to check
Returns:
true if at least one object may be a composite child of parent
See Also:
getCopiesFromClipBoard(Object)


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