org.eclipse.graphiti.ui.features
Class AbstractPasteFeature

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.graphiti.features.impl.AbstractFeature
      org.eclipse.graphiti.ui.features.AbstractPasteFeature

All Implemented Interfaces:

IFeature, IFeatureProviderHolder, IPasteFeature, IDescription, IName

public abstract class AbstractPasteFeature
extends AbstractFeature
implements IPasteFeature

The Class AbstractPasteFeature.

Field Summary

private static java.lang.String

NAME

Constructor Summary

AbstractPasteFeature(IFeatureProvider fp)
Creates a new AbstractPasteFeature.

Method Summary

boolean	canExecute(IContext context) Decides if the current feature can execute with the given context.
void	execute(IContext context) Executes the current feature with the given context.
protected java.lang.Object[]	getCopiesFromClipBoard(java.lang.Object target) Duplicates the clipboard's content.
protected java.lang.Object[]	getFromClipboard() Gets original content from clipboard.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name.
protected boolean	isCompositionAllowed(EObject parent, EObject[] objects) Answers whether at least one of the given objects can be aggregated below the given parent as composite children.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.graphiti.features.impl.AbstractFeature

addGraphicalRepresentation, canUndo, getAllBusinessObjectsForPictogramElement, getBusinessObjectForPictogramElement, getDescription, getDiagram, getDiagramEditor, getFeatureProvider, getProgressCallback, getUserDecision, hasDoneChanges, isAvailable, layoutPictogramElement, link, link, manageColor, manageColor, setProgressCallback, toString, updatePictogramElement

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.graphiti.features.IPasteFeature

canPaste, paste

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.graphiti.features.IFeature

canUndo, hasDoneChanges, isAvailable

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.graphiti.IDescription

getDescription

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.graphiti.features.IFeatureProviderHolder

getFeatureProvider

Field Detail

NAME

private static final java.lang.String NAME

Constructor Detail

AbstractPasteFeature

public AbstractPasteFeature(IFeatureProvider fp)

Creates a new AbstractPasteFeature.

Parameters:

fp - the feature provider

Method Detail

canExecute

public boolean canExecute(IContext context)

Description copied from interface: IFeature

Decides if the current feature can execute with the given context.

Specified by:

canExecute in interface IFeature

Parameters:

context - this is the general input for this method

Returns:

true if the feature can be executed, false if not

See Also:

IContext

execute

public void execute(IContext context)

Description copied from interface: IFeature

Executes the current feature with the given context.

Specified by:

execute in interface IFeature

Parameters:

context - this is the general input for this method

See Also:

IContext

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: IName

Gets the name.

Specified by:

getName in interface IName

Overrides:

getName in class AbstractFeature

Returns:

the name

getFromClipboard

protected java.lang.Object[] getFromClipboard()

Gets original content from clipboard.

Returns:

the content from clipboard

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if not called from UI thread

getCopiesFromClipBoard

protected java.lang.Object[] getCopiesFromClipBoard(java.lang.Object target)

Duplicates the clipboard's content.

Parameters:

target - an object acting as composite parent for the copies. null if the copied elements should be top-level elements.

Returns:

the copy result or null in case of an empty clipboard

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if not called from UI thread

See Also:

isCompositionAllowed(EObject, EObject[])

isCompositionAllowed

protected boolean isCompositionAllowed(EObject parent,
                                       EObject[] objects)

Answers whether at least one of the given objects can be aggregated below the given parent as composite children.

Parameters:

parent - the composite parent

objects - the objects to check

Returns:

true if at least one object may be a composite child of parent

See Also:

getCopiesFromClipBoard(Object)