Package org.eclipse.compare.internal

Class AbstractViewer

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.jface.viewers.Viewer

org.eclipse.compare.internal.AbstractViewer

All Implemented Interfaces:

IInputProvider, IInputSelectionProvider, ISelectionProvider

Direct Known Subclasses:

BinaryCompareViewer, NullViewer, SimpleTextViewer

public abstract class AbstractViewer
extends Viewer

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.Viewer

WIDGET_DATA_KEY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractViewer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	getInput()	Returns the input.
ISelection	getSelection()	Returns the current selection for this provider.
void	refresh()	Refreshes this viewer completely with information freshly obtained from this viewer's model.
void	setInput(Object input)	Sets or clears the input for this viewer.
void	setSelection(ISelection s, boolean reveal)	Sets a new selection for this viewer and optionally makes it visible.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jface.viewers.Viewer

addHelpListener, addSelectionChangedListener, fireHelpRequested, fireSelectionChanged, getControl, getData, handleHelpRequest, inputChanged, removeHelpListener, removeSelectionChangedListener, scrollDown, scrollUp, setData, setSelection

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

AbstractViewer

public AbstractViewer()

Method Details

setInput

public void setInput(Object input)

Description copied from class: Viewer

Sets or clears the input for this viewer.

Specified by:

setInput in class Viewer

Parameters:

input - the input of this viewer, or null if none

getInput

public Object getInput()

Description copied from interface: IInputProvider

Returns the input.

Specified by:

getInput in interface IInputProvider

Specified by:

getInput in class Viewer

Returns:

the input object

getSelection

public ISelection getSelection()

Description copied from interface: ISelectionProvider

Returns the current selection for this provider.

Specified by:

getSelection in interface ISelectionProvider

Specified by:

getSelection in class Viewer

Returns:

the current selection

setSelection

public void setSelection(ISelection s,
 boolean reveal)

Description copied from class: Viewer

Sets a new selection for this viewer and optionally makes it visible.

Subclasses must implement this method.

Specified by:

setSelection in class Viewer

Parameters:

s - the new selection

reveal - true if the selection is to be made visible, and false otherwise

refresh

public void refresh()

Description copied from class: Viewer

Refreshes this viewer completely with information freshly obtained from this viewer's model.

Specified by:

refresh in class Viewer