Package org.eclipse.jface.preference
Class StringButtonFieldEditor
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- org.eclipse.jface.preference.FieldEditor
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- org.eclipse.jface.preference.StringFieldEditor
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- org.eclipse.jface.preference.StringButtonFieldEditor
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- Direct Known Subclasses:
DirectoryFieldEditor,FileFieldEditor
public abstract class StringButtonFieldEditor extends StringFieldEditor
An abstract field editor for a string type preference that presents a string input field with a change button to its right to edit the input field's content. When the user presses the change button, the abstract framework methodchangePressed()gets called to compute a new string.
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Field Summary
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Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.preference.StringFieldEditor
oldValue, UNLIMITED, VALIDATE_ON_FOCUS_LOST, VALIDATE_ON_KEY_STROKE
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Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.preference.FieldEditor
HORIZONTAL_GAP, IS_VALID, VALUE
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Modifier Constructor Description protectedStringButtonFieldEditor()Creates a new string button field editorprotectedStringButtonFieldEditor(String name, String labelText, Composite parent)Creates a string button field editor.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description protected voidadjustForNumColumns(int numColumns)Adjusts the horizontal span of this field editor's basic controls.protected abstract StringchangePressed()Notifies that this field editor's change button has been pressed.protected voiddoFillIntoGrid(Composite parent, int numColumns)Fills this field editor's basic controls into the given parent.protected ButtongetChangeControl(Composite parent)Get the change control.intgetNumberOfControls()Returns the number of basic controls this field editor consists of.protected ShellgetShell()Returns this field editor's shell.voidsetChangeButtonText(String text)Sets the text of the change button.voidsetEnabled(boolean enabled, Composite parent)Set whether or not the controls in the field editor are enabled.-
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.preference.StringFieldEditor
checkState, createTextWidget, doCheckState, doLoad, doLoadDefault, doStore, getErrorMessage, getStringValue, getTextControl, getTextControl, isEmptyStringAllowed, isValid, refreshValidState, setEmptyStringAllowed, setErrorMessage, setFocus, setStringValue, setTextLimit, setValidateStrategy, showErrorMessage, valueChanged
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Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.preference.FieldEditor
applyFont, checkParent, clearErrorMessage, clearMessage, convertHorizontalDLUsToPixels, convertVerticalDLUsToPixels, createControl, dispose, fillIntoGrid, fireStateChanged, fireValueChanged, getFieldEditorFontName, getLabelControl, getLabelControl, getLabelText, getPage, getPreferenceName, getPreferencePage, getPreferenceStore, init, load, loadDefault, presentsDefaultValue, setButtonLayoutData, setLabelText, setPage, setPreferenceName, setPreferencePage, setPreferenceStore, setPresentsDefaultValue, setPropertyChangeListener, showErrorMessage, showMessage, store
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Constructor Detail
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StringButtonFieldEditor
protected StringButtonFieldEditor()
Creates a new string button field editor
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StringButtonFieldEditor
protected StringButtonFieldEditor(String name, String labelText, Composite parent)
Creates a string button field editor.- Parameters:
name- the name of the preference this field editor works onlabelText- the label text of the field editorparent- the parent of the field editor's control
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Method Detail
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adjustForNumColumns
protected void adjustForNumColumns(int numColumns)
Description copied from class:FieldEditorAdjusts the horizontal span of this field editor's basic controls.Subclasses must implement this method to adjust the horizontal span of controls so they appear correct in the given number of columns.
The number of columns will always be equal to or greater than the value returned by this editor's
getNumberOfControlsmethod.- Overrides:
adjustForNumColumnsin classStringFieldEditor- Parameters:
numColumns- the number of columns
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changePressed
protected abstract String changePressed()
Notifies that this field editor's change button has been pressed.Subclasses must implement this method to provide a corresponding new string for the text field. If the returned value is
null, the currently displayed value remains.- Returns:
- the new string to display, or
nullto leave the old string showing
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doFillIntoGrid
protected void doFillIntoGrid(Composite parent, int numColumns)
Description copied from class:StringFieldEditorFills this field editor's basic controls into the given parent.The string field implementation of this
FieldEditorframework method contributes the text field. Subclasses may override but must callsuper.doFillIntoGrid.- Overrides:
doFillIntoGridin classStringFieldEditor- Parameters:
parent- the composite used as a parent for the basic controls; the parent's layout must be aGridLayoutnumColumns- the number of columns
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getChangeControl
protected Button getChangeControl(Composite parent)
Get the change control. Create it in parent if required.- Parameters:
parent- the parent composite- Returns:
- Button
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getNumberOfControls
public int getNumberOfControls()
Description copied from class:FieldEditorReturns the number of basic controls this field editor consists of.- Overrides:
getNumberOfControlsin classStringFieldEditor- Returns:
- the number of controls
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getShell
protected Shell getShell()
Returns this field editor's shell.- Returns:
- the shell
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setChangeButtonText
public void setChangeButtonText(String text)
Sets the text of the change button.- Parameters:
text- the new text
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setEnabled
public void setEnabled(boolean enabled, Composite parent)Description copied from class:FieldEditorSet whether or not the controls in the field editor are enabled.- Overrides:
setEnabledin classStringFieldEditor- Parameters:
enabled- The enabled state.parent- The parent of the controls in the group. Used to create the controls if required.
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