org.eclipse.ui.part
Class MultiEditorInput

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.eclipse.ui.part.MultiEditorInput

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAdaptable, IEditorInput

public class MultiEditorInput

extends Object

implements IEditorInput

Implements a input for a MultiEditor This class is intended to be instanciated by clients but its is not intented to be subclassed.

Constructor Summary

MultiEditorInput(String[] editorIDs, IEditorInput[] innerEditors)
Constructor for MultiEditorInput.

Method Summary

boolean	exists() Returns whether the editor input exists.
Object	getAdapter(Class adapter) Returns an object which is an instance of the given class associated with this object.
String[]	getEditors() Retunrs an array with the id of all inner editors.
ImageDescriptor	getImageDescriptor() Returns the image descriptor for this input.
IEditorInput[]	getInput() Returns an array with the input of all inner editors.
String	getName() Returns the name of this editor input for display purposes.
IPersistableElement	getPersistable()
String	getToolTipText() Returns the tool tip text for this editor input.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MultiEditorInput

public MultiEditorInput(String[] editorIDs,
                        IEditorInput[] innerEditors)

Constructor for MultiEditorInput.

Method Detail

getInput

public IEditorInput[] getInput()

Returns an array with the input of all inner editors.

getEditors

public String[] getEditors()

Retunrs an array with the id of all inner editors.

exists

public boolean exists()

Description copied from interface: IEditorInput

Returns whether the editor input exists.

This method is primarily used to determine if an editor input should appear in the "File Most Recently Used" menu. An editor input will appear in the list until the return value of exists becomes false or it drops off the bottom of the list.

Specified by:

exists in interface IEditorInput

Returns:

true if the editor input exists; false otherwise

getImageDescriptor

public ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor()

Description copied from interface: IEditorInput

Returns the image descriptor for this input.

Specified by:

getImageDescriptor in interface IEditorInput

Returns:

the image descriptor for this input

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: IEditorInput

Returns the name of this editor input for display purposes.

For instance, if the fully qualified input name is "a\b\MyFile.gif", the return value would be just "MyFile.gif".

Specified by:

getName in interface IEditorInput

Returns:

the name string

getPersistable

public IPersistableElement getPersistable()

Specified by:

getPersistable in interface IEditorInput

getToolTipText

public String getToolTipText()

Description copied from interface: IEditorInput

Returns the tool tip text for this editor input. This text is used to differentiate between two input with the same name. For instance, MyClass.java in folder X and MyClass.java in folder Y.

The format of the path will vary with each input type. For instance, if the editor input is of type IFileEditorInput this method should return the fully qualified resource path. For editor input of other types it may be different.

Specified by:

getToolTipText in interface IEditorInput

Returns:

the tool tip text

getAdapter

public Object getAdapter(Class adapter)

Description copied from interface: IAdaptable

Returns an object which is an instance of the given class associated with this object. Returns null if no such object can be found.

Specified by:

getAdapter in interface IAdaptable

Parameters:

adapter - the adapter class to look up

Returns:

a object castable to the given class, or null if this object does not have an adapter for the given class