Package org.eclipse.ui.actions

Class ActionGroup

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.ui.actions.ActionGroup

Direct Known Subclasses:

CommonActionProvider, EncodingActionGroup, NavigatorActionService, ResourceNavigatorActionGroup, SynchronizePageActionGroup, TextSearchGroup, UndoRedoActionGroup, WizardActionGroup, WorkingSetFilterActionGroup

public abstract class ActionGroup
extends java.lang.Object

An ActionGroup represents a group of actions which are added to a context menu, or the action bars of a part, together. The group is given a context which can be used to determine which actions are added, and what their enabled state should be.

This class is intended only as a convenience for managing groups of actions. Clients are not required to use this class in order to add actions to context menus or action bars.

Clients should subclass this class and extend or override the appropriate fill methods.

Since:

2.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ActionGroup()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	dispose()	This method is called by the user of an action group to signal that the group is no longer needed.
void	fillActionBars(IActionBars actionBars)	Adds the applicable actions to a part's action bars, including setting any global action handlers.
void	fillContextMenu(IMenuManager menu)	Adds the applicable actions to a context menu, based on the state of the ActionContext.
ActionContext	getContext()	Returns the context used to determine which actions are added, and what their enabled state should be.
void	setContext(ActionContext context)	Sets the context used to determine which actions are added, and what their enabled state should be.
void	updateActionBars()	Updates the state of the actions added to the action bars, including any global action handlers, based on the state of the ActionContext.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ActionGroup

public ActionGroup()

Method Detail

getContext

public ActionContext getContext()

Returns the context used to determine which actions are added, and what their enabled state should be.

Returns:

the context

setContext

public void setContext(ActionContext context)

Sets the context used to determine which actions are added, and what their enabled state should be.

Parameters:

context - the context to use

fillContextMenu

public void fillContextMenu(IMenuManager menu)

Adds the applicable actions to a context menu, based on the state of the ActionContext.

The default implementation does nothing. Subclasses may override or extend this method.

Parameters:

menu - the context menu manager

fillActionBars

public void fillActionBars(IActionBars actionBars)

Adds the applicable actions to a part's action bars, including setting any global action handlers.

The default implementation does nothing. Subclasses may override or extend this method.

Parameters:

actionBars - the part's action bars

updateActionBars

public void updateActionBars()

Updates the state of the actions added to the action bars, including any global action handlers, based on the state of the ActionContext.

The default implementation does nothing. Subclasses may override or extend this method.

dispose

public void dispose()

This method is called by the user of an action group to signal that the group is no longer needed. Subclasses typically implement this method to deregister any listeners or to free other resources.

The default implementation calls setContext(null). Subclasses may extend this method.