org.eclipse.graphiti.platform
Interface IDiagramContainer

All Superinterfaces:

IDiagramEditor

All Known Subinterfaces:

IDiagramContainerUI

All Known Implementing Classes:

DiagramComposite, DiagramEditor

public interface IDiagramContainer
extends IDiagramEditor

The Interface IDiagramContainer. This is the base interface for all containers that can display diagrams. Such a container may be an editor or a view, possibly also a plain composite used within e.g. a popup or inside an editor or view.

Since:

0.10

Method Summary

void	close() Notify the container that it should shut down or clear it's state.
void	doSave(IProgressMonitor monitor) Triggers that the diagram model is persisted.
IDiagramBehavior	getDiagramBehavior() Returns the associated diagram behavior instance, that describes and implements the standard diagram behavior.
IDiagramTypeProvider	getDiagramTypeProvider() Gets the diagram type provider.
PictogramElement[]	getSelectedPictogramElements() Gets all pictogram elements that are currently selected.
String	getTitle() Gets the title for the container that is displaying the diagram.
String	getTitleToolTip() Returns the tooltip for the container.
boolean	isDirty() Checks if the container is dirty.
void	refreshTitle() Refreshes the title text of this container.
void	refreshTitleToolTip() Refreshes the title tool tip text of this part.
void	selectPictogramElements(PictogramElement[] pictogramElements) Selects all the given pictogram elements in the container.
void	setPictogramElementForSelection(PictogramElement pictogramElement) Sets the pictogram element which should be selected after the container refresh.
void	setPictogramElementsForSelection(PictogramElement[] pictogramElements) Sets the pictogram elements which should be selected after the container refresh.
void	updateDirtyState() Updates the UI of the container to correctly reflect the dirty state.

Method Detail

selectPictogramElements

void selectPictogramElements(PictogramElement[] pictogramElements)

Selects all the given pictogram elements in the container.

Specified by:

selectPictogramElements in interface IDiagramEditor

Parameters:

pictogramElements - The pictogram elements to select

getSelectedPictogramElements

PictogramElement[] getSelectedPictogramElements()

Gets all pictogram elements that are currently selected.

Specified by:

getSelectedPictogramElements in interface IDiagramEditor

Returns:

all selected pictogram elements

setPictogramElementForSelection

void setPictogramElementForSelection(PictogramElement pictogramElement)

Sets the pictogram element which should be selected after the container refresh.

Specified by:

setPictogramElementForSelection in interface IDiagramEditor

Parameters:

pictogramElement - The pictogram element to select

setPictogramElementsForSelection

void setPictogramElementsForSelection(PictogramElement[] pictogramElements)

Sets the pictogram elements which should be selected after the container refresh.

Specified by:

setPictogramElementsForSelection in interface IDiagramEditor

Parameters:

pictogramElements - The pictogram elements to select

getTitle

String getTitle()

Gets the title for the container that is displaying the diagram.

Returns:

The title as a String

getTitleToolTip

String getTitleToolTip()

Returns the tooltip for the container. For an editor that would e.g. be the string that is displayed when hovering over the editor title tab.

Returns:

The tooltip as a String

refreshTitle

void refreshTitle()

Refreshes the title text of this container. It depends on the container type what and if anything is refreshed, for an editor e.g. the part tab will be refreshed.

Specified by:

refreshTitle in interface IDiagramEditor

refreshTitleToolTip

void refreshTitleToolTip()

Refreshes the title tool tip text of this part. It depends on the container type what and if anything is refreshed, for an editor e.g. the part tab tooltip will be refreshed.

Specified by:

refreshTitleToolTip in interface IDiagramEditor

isDirty

boolean isDirty()

Checks if the container is dirty.

Specified by:

isDirty in interface IDiagramEditor

Returns:

true, if container is dirty, false otherwise

doSave

void doSave(IProgressMonitor monitor)

Triggers that the diagram model is persisted.

updateDirtyState

void updateDirtyState()

Updates the UI of the container to correctly reflect the dirty state. What (and if anything) happens depends on the container type. The default implementation in the editor e.g. does this by firing a IEditorPart#PROP_DIRTY property change.

close

void close()

Notify the container that it should shut down or clear it's state.

getDiagramTypeProvider

IDiagramTypeProvider getDiagramTypeProvider()

Gets the diagram type provider.

Specified by:

getDiagramTypeProvider in interface IDiagramEditor

Returns:

The diagram type provider

getDiagramBehavior

IDiagramBehavior getDiagramBehavior()

Returns the associated diagram behavior instance, that describes and implements the standard diagram behavior.

Returns:

The associated instance of IDiagramBehavior.