Package org.eclipse.ui.preferences

Class ViewPreferencesAction

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager

org.eclipse.jface.action.AbstractAction

org.eclipse.jface.action.Action

org.eclipse.ui.preferences.ViewPreferencesAction

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAction

public abstract class ViewPreferencesAction
extends Action

The ViewPreferencesAction is the action for opening a view preferences dialog on a class.

Since:

3.1

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction

AS_CHECK_BOX, AS_DROP_DOWN_MENU, AS_PUSH_BUTTON, AS_RADIO_BUTTON, AS_UNSPECIFIED, CHECKED, DESCRIPTION, ENABLED, HANDLED, IMAGE, RESULT, TEXT, TOOL_TIP_TEXT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ViewPreferencesAction()	Create a new instance of the receiver.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract void	openViewPreferencesDialog()	Open a view preferences dialog for the receiver.
void	run()	The default implementation of this IAction method does nothing.

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

convertAccelerator, convertAccelerator, findKeyCode, findKeyString, findModifier, findModifierString, getAccelerator, getActionDefinitionId, getDescription, getDisabledImageDescriptor, getHelpListener, getHoverImageDescriptor, getId, getImageDescriptor, getMenuCreator, getStyle, getText, getToolTipText, isChecked, isEnabled, isHandled, notifyResult, removeAcceleratorText, removeMnemonics, runWithEvent, setAccelerator, setActionDefinitionId, setChecked, setDescription, setDisabledImageDescriptor, setEnabled, setHelpListener, setHoverImageDescriptor, setId, setImageDescriptor, setMenuCreator, setText, setToolTipText

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

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager

addListenerObject, clearListeners, getListeners, isListenerAttached, removeListenerObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ViewPreferencesAction

public ViewPreferencesAction()

Create a new instance of the receiver.

Method Details

run

public void run()

Description copied from class: Action

The default implementation of this IAction method does nothing. Subclasses should override this method if they do not need information from the triggering event, or override runWithEvent(Event) if they do.

Specified by:

run in interface IAction

Overrides:

run in class Action

See Also:

• How radio buttons are handled
• How check boxes are handled

openViewPreferencesDialog

public abstract void openViewPreferencesDialog()

Open a view preferences dialog for the receiver.