org.eclipse.ohf.stem.ui
Class Activator

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
      extended by org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
          extended by org.eclipse.ohf.stem.ui.Activator
All Implemented Interfaces:
org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator

public class Activator
extends org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin

The main plugin class to be used in the desktop.


Field Summary
static java.lang.String PLUGIN_ID
          The symbolic identifier for this plug-in
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
PLUGIN_PREFERENCE_SCOPE, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_BASE_NAME, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_FILE_NAME
 
Constructor Summary
Activator()
          The constructor.
 
Method Summary
 org.eclipse.jface.resource.ColorRegistry getColorRegistry()
          Returns the color registry
static Activator getDefault()
          Returns the shared instance.
 org.eclipse.jface.resource.FontRegistry getFontRegistry()
          Returns the font registry
static void logError(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable exception)
          Log an error to the ILog for this plugin
static void logInformation(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable exception)
          Log information to the ILog for this plugin
 void start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          This method is called upon plug-in activation
 void stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          This method is called when the plug-in is stopped
static void switchToPerspective(java.lang.String perspectiveId)
           
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
getDialogSettings, getImageRegistry, getPreferenceStore, getWorkbench, imageDescriptorFromPlugin, shutdown, startup
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
find, find, getBundle, getDescriptor, getLog, getPluginPreferences, getStateLocation, internalInitializeDefaultPluginPreferences, isDebugging, openStream, openStream, savePluginPreferences, setDebugging, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

PLUGIN_ID

public static final java.lang.String PLUGIN_ID
The symbolic identifier for this plug-in

See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

Activator

public Activator()
The constructor.

Method Detail

start

public void start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
           throws java.lang.Exception
This method is called upon plug-in activation

Specified by:
start in interface org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator
Overrides:
start in class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
Parameters:
context -
Throws:
java.lang.Exception

stop

public void stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          throws java.lang.Exception
This method is called when the plug-in is stopped

Specified by:
stop in interface org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator
Overrides:
stop in class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
Parameters:
context -
Throws:
java.lang.Exception

getDefault

public static Activator getDefault()
Returns the shared instance.

Returns:
the shared instance.

getColorRegistry

public org.eclipse.jface.resource.ColorRegistry getColorRegistry()
Returns the color registry

Returns:
a reference to the color registry

getFontRegistry

public org.eclipse.jface.resource.FontRegistry getFontRegistry()
Returns the font registry

Returns:
a reference to the font registry

logError

public static void logError(java.lang.String message,
                            java.lang.Throwable exception)
Log an error to the ILog for this plugin

Parameters:
message - the localized error message text
exception - the associated exception, or null

logInformation

public static void logInformation(java.lang.String message,
                                  java.lang.Throwable exception)
Log information to the ILog for this plugin

Parameters:
message - the localized information message text
exception - the associated exception, or null

switchToPerspective

public static void switchToPerspective(java.lang.String perspectiveId)
Parameters:
perspectiveId - the id of the perspective to switch to