org.eclipse.ui.actions
Class OpenWithMenu

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ContributionItem
      org.eclipse.ui.actions.OpenWithMenu

All Implemented Interfaces:

IContributionItem

public class OpenWithMenu

extends ContributionItem

A menu for opening files in the workbench.

An OpenWithMenu is used to populate a menu with "Open With" actions. One action is added for each editor which is applicable to the selected file. If the user selects one of these items, the corresponding editor is opened on the file.

This class may be instantiated; it is not intended to be subclassed.

Field Summary

static String

ID The id of this action.

Constructor Summary

OpenWithMenu(IWorkbenchPage page)
Constructs a new instance of OpenWithMenu.

OpenWithMenu(IWorkbenchPage page, IAdaptable file)
Constructs a new instance of OpenWithMenu.

OpenWithMenu(IWorkbenchPage page, Object element)
Constructs a new instance of OpenWithMenu.

Method Summary

void	fill(Menu menu, int index) The default implementation of this IContributionItem method does nothing.
boolean	isDynamic() The default implementation of this IContributionItem method returns false.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.action.ContributionItem

dispose, fill, fill, fill, getId, getParent, isDirty, isEnabled, isGroupMarker, isSeparator, isVisible, saveWidgetState, setParent, setVisible, toString, update, update

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ID

public static final String ID

The id of this action.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

OpenWithMenu

public OpenWithMenu(IWorkbenchPage page)

Constructs a new instance of OpenWithMenu.

If this method is used be sure to set the selected file by invoking setFile. The file input is required when the user selects an item in the menu. At that point the menu will attempt to open an editor with the file as its input.

Parameters:

page - the page where the editor is opened if an item within the menu is selected

OpenWithMenu

public OpenWithMenu(IWorkbenchPage page,
                    IAdaptable file)

Constructs a new instance of OpenWithMenu.

Parameters:

page - the page where the editor is opened if an item within the menu is selected

file - the selected file

OpenWithMenu

public OpenWithMenu(IWorkbenchPage page,
                    Object element)

Constructs a new instance of OpenWithMenu.

Parameters:

page - the page where the editor is opened if an item within the menu is selected

element - the selected model element

Since:

3.2

Method Detail

fill

public void fill(Menu menu,
                 int index)

Description copied from class: ContributionItem

The default implementation of this IContributionItem method does nothing. Subclasses may override.

Specified by:

fill in interface IContributionItem

Overrides:

fill in class ContributionItem

isDynamic

public boolean isDynamic()

Description copied from class: ContributionItem

The default implementation of this IContributionItem method returns false. Subclasses may override.

Specified by:

isDynamic in interface IContributionItem

Overrides:

isDynamic in class ContributionItem