com.aptana.ide.core.ui
Class WorkbenchHelper

java.lang.Object
  com.aptana.ide.core.ui.WorkbenchHelper

public final class WorkbenchHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Utility classes for accessing parts of the workbench.

Author:

Ingo Muschenetz

Method Summary

static org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart	findView(java.lang.String viewId, org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window) Find a specific view
static void	launchBrowser(java.lang.String url) Open a url in a browser
static void	launchBrowser(java.lang.String url, java.lang.String browserId) Open a url in a browser
static org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart	openFile(java.io.File file, org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window) Open a file in the workbench
static org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart	openFile(org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile file, org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window) Open a file in the workbench
static org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart	openFile(java.lang.String editorID, java.io.File file, org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window) Open a file in the workbench
static org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart	openFile(java.lang.String editorID, org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile file, org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window) Open a file in the workbench
static org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart	showView(java.lang.String viewId, org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window) Show a specific view

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

showView

public static org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart showView(java.lang.String viewId,
                                                org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window)
                                         throws org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException

Show a specific view

Parameters:

viewId - The ID of the view to show

window - The active window

Returns:

The IViewPart of the activated view.

Throws:

org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException

findView

public static org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart findView(java.lang.String viewId,
                                                org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window)
                                         throws org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException

Find a specific view

Parameters:

viewId - The ID of the view to show

window - The active window

Returns:

The IViewPart of the activated view.

Throws:

org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException

openFile

public static org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart openFile(java.io.File file,
                                                  org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window)

Open a file in the workbench

Parameters:

file - The file to open

window - The active window

Returns:

The IEditorPart of the opened file

openFile

public static org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart openFile(java.lang.String editorID,
                                                  java.io.File file,
                                                  org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window)

Open a file in the workbench

Parameters:

editorID - The editor to use in opening the file

file - The file to open

window - The active window

Returns:

The IEditorPart of the opened file

openFile

public static org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart openFile(org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile file,
                                                  org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window)

Open a file in the workbench

Parameters:

file - The file to open

window - The active window

Returns:

The IEditorPart of the opened file

openFile

public static org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart openFile(java.lang.String editorID,
                                                  org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile file,
                                                  org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow window)

Open a file in the workbench

Parameters:

editorID - The editor to use in opening the file

file - The file to open

window - The active window

Returns:

The IEditorPart of the opened file

launchBrowser

public static void launchBrowser(java.lang.String url)

Open a url in a browser

Parameters:

url - The URL to open

launchBrowser

public static void launchBrowser(java.lang.String url,
                                 java.lang.String browserId)

Open a url in a browser

Parameters:

url - The URL to open