org.eclipse.debug.ui
Interface ILaunchConfigurationTab

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab

public interface ILaunchConfigurationTab

A launch configuration tab is used to edit/view attributes of a specific type of launch configuration. Launch configurations are presented in a dialog, with a tab folder. Each tab manipulates one ore more attributes of a launch configuration.

The tab's lifecycle begins when setLaunchConfigurationDialog(ILaunchConfigurationDialog) is called. A tab may then be asked repeatedly to initialize its controls to display values for a launch configuration (see initializeFrom(ILaunchConfiguration)), and to apply its current settings to a launch configuration (see performApply(ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy)). While a user manipulates a tab's controls, the tab is not intended to update a launch configuration. Updating a launch configuration should only be performed when performApply is called. To end a tab's lifecyle, dispose() will be called. Note that a tab can be disposed before its control has been created.

To support single-click launching, tabs are required to initialize default values into launch configurations (possibly when their controls have not been created). See setDefault(ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy). As well, the method launched can be called when the tab's control does not exist.

This interface is intended to be implemented by clients.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

ILaunchConfigurationType, ILaunchConfiguration

Method Summary

boolean	canSave() Returns whether this tab is in a state that allows the launch configuration whose values this tab is showing to be saved.
void	createControl(Composite parent) Creates the top level control for this launch configuration tab under the given parent composite.
void	dispose() Notifies this launch configuration tab that it has been disposed.
Control	getControl() Returns the top level control for this tab.
String	getErrorMessage() Returns the current error message for this tab.
Image	getImage() Returns the image for this tab, or null if none
String	getMessage() Returns the current message for this tab.
String	getName() Returns the name of this tab.
void	initializeFrom(ILaunchConfiguration configuration) Initializes this tab's controls with values from the given launch configuration.
boolean	isValid(ILaunchConfiguration launchConfig) Returns whether this tab is in a valid state in the context of the specified launch configuration.
void	launched(ILaunch launch) Notifies this tab that the specified configuration has been launched, resulting in the given launch.
void	performApply(ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy configuration) Copies values from this tab into the given launch configuration.
void	setDefaults(ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy configuration) Initializes the given launch configuration with default values for this tab.
void	setLaunchConfigurationDialog(ILaunchConfigurationDialog dialog) Sets the launch configuration dialog that hosts this tab.

Method Detail

createControl

public void createControl(Composite parent)

Creates the top level control for this launch configuration tab under the given parent composite. This method is called once on tab creation, after setLaunchConfigurationDialog is called.

Implementors are responsible for ensuring that the created control can be accessed via getControl

Parameters:

parent - the parent composite

getControl

public Control getControl()

Returns the top level control for this tab.

May return null if the control has not been created yet.

Returns:

the top level control or null

setDefaults

public void setDefaults(ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy configuration)

Initializes the given launch configuration with default values for this tab. This method is called when a new launch configuration is created such that the configuration can be initialized with meaningful values. This method may be called before this tab's control is created, to support single-click launching.

Parameters:

configuration - launch configuration

initializeFrom

public void initializeFrom(ILaunchConfiguration configuration)

Initializes this tab's controls with values from the given launch configuration. This method is called when a configuration is selected to view or edit, after this tab's control has been created.

Parameters:

configuration - launch configuration

dispose

public void dispose()

Notifies this launch configuration tab that it has been disposed. Marks the end of this tab's lifecycle, allowing this tab to perform any cleanup required.

performApply

public void performApply(ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy configuration)

Copies values from this tab into the given launch configuration.

Parameters:

configuration - launch configuration

getErrorMessage

public String getErrorMessage()

Returns the current error message for this tab. May be null to indicate no error message.

An error message should describe some error state, as opposed to a message which may simply provide instruction or information to the user.

Returns:

the error message, or null if none

getMessage

public String getMessage()

Returns the current message for this tab.

A message provides instruction or information to the user, as opposed to an error message which should describe some error state.

Returns:

the message, or null if none

isValid

public boolean isValid(ILaunchConfiguration launchConfig)

Returns whether this tab is in a valid state in the context of the specified launch configuration.

This information is typically used by the launch configuration dialog to decide when it is okay to launch.

Parameters:

launchConfig - launch configuration which provides context for validating this tab. This value must not be null.

Returns:

whether this tab is in a valid state

canSave

public boolean canSave()

Returns whether this tab is in a state that allows the launch configuration whose values this tab is showing to be saved. This differs from isValid() in that canSave() determines if this tab prevents the current launch configuration from being saved, whereas isValid() determines if this tab prevents the current launch configuration from being launched.

This information is typically used by the launch configuration dialog to decide when it is okay to save a launch configuration.

Returns:

whether this tab is in a state that allows the current launch configuration to be saved

setLaunchConfigurationDialog

public void setLaunchConfigurationDialog(ILaunchConfigurationDialog dialog)

Sets the launch configuration dialog that hosts this tab. This is the first method called on a launch configuration tab, and marks the beginning of this tab's lifecycle.

Parameters:

dialog - launch configuration dialog

launched

public void launched(ILaunch launch)

Notifies this tab that the specified configuration has been launched, resulting in the given launch. This method can be called when a tab's control does not exist, to support single-click launching.

Parameters:

launch - the result of launching the current launch configuration

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this tab.

Returns:

the name of this tab

getImage

public Image getImage()

Returns the image for this tab, or null if none

Returns:

the image for this tab, or null if none