Eclipse Platform
Release 3.3

org.eclipse.ui.navigator
Class CommonDropAdapterAssistant

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.ui.navigator.CommonDropAdapterAssistant
Direct Known Subclasses:
ResourceDropAdapterAssistant

public abstract class CommonDropAdapterAssistant
extends Object

Used by the org.eclipse.ui.navigator.navigatorContent/navigatorContent/commonDropAdapter extension point to carry out pluggable drop operations.

Each CommonDropAdapterAssistant is contained by single content extension. The opportunity for each assistant to handle the drop operation is determined by the possibleChildren expression of the org.eclipse.ui.navigator.navigatorContent/navigatorContent extension; whenever every element in the drag set matches the possibleChildren expression of an extension, it is eligible to handle the drop operation. This initial set is further culled using the possibleDropTargets expression of the commonDropAdapter using the current drop target.

If drag operations originate outside of Eclipse, then the set of eligible drop adapters is determined based on the drop target (using the possibleDropTargets expression). Each assistant can then indicate whether the incoming type is supported.

Whenever a match is found, the assistant will be given an opportunity to first validateDrop(Object, int, TransferData), and then if the assistant returns true, the assist must handleDrop(CommonDropAdapter, DropTargetEvent, Object). If multiple assistants match the drop target, then the potential assistants are ordered based on priority and their override relationships and given an opportunity to validate the drop operation in turn. The first one to validate will have the opportunty to carry out the drop.

Clients may handle DND operations that begin and end in the current viewer by overriding the following methods:

If a user originates a drag operation to another viewer that cannot handle one of the available drag transfer types, drop assistants may handle the drop operation for the target viewer. Clients must override :

Clients may implement this interface.

Since:
3.2
See Also:
INavigatorDnDService, INavigatorDnDService.findCommonDropAdapterAssistants(Object, TransferData)

Constructor Summary
CommonDropAdapterAssistant()
           
 
Method Summary
protected  void doInit()
          Override to perform any one-time initialization.
protected  INavigatorContentService getContentService()
           
protected  Shell getShell()
           
abstract  IStatus handleDrop(CommonDropAdapter aDropAdapter, DropTargetEvent aDropTargetEvent, Object aTarget)
          Carry out the DND operation.
 IStatus handlePluginTransferDrop(IStructuredSelection aDragSelection, Object aDropTarget)
          Handle the drop operation for the target viewer.
 void init(INavigatorContentService aContentService)
          Perform any necessary initialization using the INavigatorContentService.
 boolean isSupportedType(TransferData aTransferType)
          Clients may extend the supported transfer types beyond the default LocalSelectionTransfer.getTransfer() and PluginTransfer.getInstance() transfer types.
abstract  IStatus validateDrop(Object target, int operation, TransferData transferType)
          Validates dropping on the given object.
 IStatus validatePluginTransferDrop(IStructuredSelection aDragSelection, Object aDropTarget)
          Return true if the client can handle the drop onto the target viewer of the drop operation.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

CommonDropAdapterAssistant

public CommonDropAdapterAssistant()
Method Detail

init

public final void init(INavigatorContentService aContentService)
Perform any necessary initialization using the INavigatorContentService.

Parameters:
aContentService - The instance of INavigatorContentService that the current CommonDropAdapterAssistant will be associated with

doInit

protected void doInit()
Override to perform any one-time initialization.


validateDrop

public abstract IStatus validateDrop(Object target,
                                     int operation,
                                     TransferData transferType)
Validates dropping on the given object. This method is called whenever some aspect of the drop operation changes.

Subclasses must implement this method to define which drops make sense. If clients return true, then they will be allowed to handle the drop in handleDrop(CommonDropAdapter, DropTargetEvent, Object).

Parameters:
target - the object that the mouse is currently hovering over, or null if the mouse is hovering over empty space
operation - the current drag operation (copy, move, etc.)
transferType - the current transfer type
Returns:
A status indicating whether the drop is valid.

handleDrop

public abstract IStatus handleDrop(CommonDropAdapter aDropAdapter,
                                   DropTargetEvent aDropTargetEvent,
                                   Object aTarget)
Carry out the DND operation.

Parameters:
aDropAdapter - The Drop Adapter contains information that has already been parsed from the drop event.
aDropTargetEvent - The drop target event.
aTarget - The object being dragged onto
Returns:
A status indicating whether the drop completed OK.

isSupportedType

public boolean isSupportedType(TransferData aTransferType)
Clients may extend the supported transfer types beyond the default LocalSelectionTransfer.getTransfer() and PluginTransfer.getInstance() transfer types. When a transfer type other than one of these is encountered, the DND Service will query the visible and active descriptors that are enabled for the drop target of the current operation.

Parameters:
aTransferType - The transfer data from the drop operation
Returns:
True if the given TransferData can be understood by this assistant.

validatePluginTransferDrop

public IStatus validatePluginTransferDrop(IStructuredSelection aDragSelection,
                                          Object aDropTarget)
Return true if the client can handle the drop onto the target viewer of the drop operation.

The default behavior of this method is to return Status.CANCEL_STATUS.

Parameters:
aDragSelection - The selection dragged from the viewer.
aDropTarget - The target of the drop operation.
Returns:
OK if the plugin transfer can be handled by this assistant.

handlePluginTransferDrop

public IStatus handlePluginTransferDrop(IStructuredSelection aDragSelection,
                                        Object aDropTarget)
Handle the drop operation for the target viewer.

The default behavior of this method is to return Status.CANCEL_STATUS.

Parameters:
aDragSelection - The selection dragged from the viewer.
aDropTarget - The target of the drop operation.
Returns:
OK if the drop operation succeeded.

getContentService

protected INavigatorContentService getContentService()
Returns:
The associated content service.

getShell

protected final Shell getShell()
Returns:
A shell for the viewer currently used by the INavigatorContentService.

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