org.eclipse.xtext.common.types.xtext.ui
Class JdtHoverProvider

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.xtext.common.types.xtext.ui.JdtHoverProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

IEObjectHoverProvider

public class JdtHoverProvider
extends java.lang.Object
implements IEObjectHoverProvider

Author:

Christoph Kulla - Initial contribution and API, Sven Efftinge

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.eclipse.xtext.ui.editor.hover.IEObjectHoverProvider

IEObjectHoverProvider.IInformationControlCreatorProvider

Constructor Summary

JdtHoverProvider()

Method Summary

IEObjectHoverProvider.IInformationControlCreatorProvider

getHoverInfo(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject eObject, org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewer viewer, org.eclipse.jface.text.IRegion region)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

JdtHoverProvider

public JdtHoverProvider()

Method Detail

getHoverInfo

public IEObjectHoverProvider.IInformationControlCreatorProvider getHoverInfo(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject eObject,
                                                                             org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewer viewer,
                                                                             org.eclipse.jface.text.IRegion region)

Specified by:

getHoverInfo in interface IEObjectHoverProvider

Parameters:

eObject - EObject for which to show an information hover.

viewer - - might not contain the given EObject.

region - - might be a cross reference pointing to the given object.

Returns:

an to be shown in a hover pop up, returns null if no hover information exists for the given element.