Package org.eclipse.ui

Interface IWorkbenchSite

All Superinterfaces:

IAdaptable, IServiceLocator, IShellProvider

All Known Subinterfaces:

IEditorSite, IIntroSite, IPageSite, IViewSite, IWorkbenchPartSite

All Known Implementing Classes:

EditorSite, MultiPageEditorSite, PageSite, PartSite, ViewSite

public interface IWorkbenchSite
extends IAdaptable, IShellProvider, IServiceLocator

The common interface between the workbench and its parts, including pages within parts.

The workbench site supports a few services by default. If these services are used to allocate resources, it is important to remember to clean up those resources after you are done with them. Otherwise, the resources will exist until the workbench site is disposed. The supported services are:

• ICommandService
• IContextService
• IHandlerService
• IBindingService. Resources allocated through this service will not be cleaned up until the workbench shuts down.

This interface is not intended to be implemented or extended by clients.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

• IWorkbenchPartSite
• IPageSite

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IWorkbenchPage	getPage()	Returns the page containing this workbench site.
ISelectionProvider	getSelectionProvider()	Returns the selection provider for this workbench site.
Shell	getShell()	Returns the shell for this workbench site.
IWorkbenchWindow	getWorkbenchWindow()	Returns the workbench window containing this workbench site.
void	setSelectionProvider(ISelectionProvider provider)	Sets the selection provider for this workbench site.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable

getAdapter

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.ui.services.IServiceLocator

getService, hasService

Method Details

getPage

IWorkbenchPage getPage()

Returns the page containing this workbench site.

Returns:

the page containing this workbench site

getSelectionProvider

ISelectionProvider getSelectionProvider()

Returns the selection provider for this workbench site.

Returns:

the selection provider, or null if none

getShell

Shell getShell()

Returns the shell for this workbench site. Not intended to be called from outside the UI thread. Clients should call IWorkbench.getDisplay() to gain access to the display rather than calling getShell().getDisplay().

For compatibility, this method will not throw an exception if called from outside the UI thread, but the returned Shell may be wrong.

Specified by:

getShell in interface IShellProvider

Returns:

the shell for this workbench site

getWorkbenchWindow

IWorkbenchWindow getWorkbenchWindow()

Returns the workbench window containing this workbench site.

Returns:

the workbench window containing this workbench site

setSelectionProvider

void setSelectionProvider(ISelectionProvider provider)

Sets the selection provider for this workbench site.

Parameters:

provider - the selection provider, or null to clear it