org.eclipse.jface.viewers
Interface ISelectionProvider

All Known Subinterfaces:

IContentOutlinePage, IInputSelectionProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

CompareViewerSwitchingPane, ContentOutline, ContentOutlinePage, MultiPageSelectionProvider, PageBookView.SelectionProvider, Viewer

public interface ISelectionProvider

Interface common to all objects that provide a selection.

See Also:

ISelection, ISelectionChangedListener, SelectionChangedEvent

Method Summary

void	addSelectionChangedListener(ISelectionChangedListener listener) Adds a listener for selection changes in this selection provider.
ISelection	getSelection() Returns the current selection for this provider.
void	removeSelectionChangedListener(ISelectionChangedListener listener) Removes the given selection change listener from this selection provider.
void	setSelection(ISelection selection) Sets the current selection for this selection provider.

Method Detail

addSelectionChangedListener

public void addSelectionChangedListener(ISelectionChangedListener listener)

Adds a listener for selection changes in this selection provider. Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.

Parameters:

listener - a selection changed listener

getSelection

public ISelection getSelection()

Returns the current selection for this provider.

Returns:

the current selection

removeSelectionChangedListener

public void removeSelectionChangedListener(ISelectionChangedListener listener)

Removes the given selection change listener from this selection provider. Has no affect if an identical listener is not registered.

Parameters:

listener - a selection changed listener

setSelection

public void setSelection(ISelection selection)

Sets the current selection for this selection provider.

Parameters:

selection - the new selection