Package org.eclipse.ui.internal

Class SelectionConversionService

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.ui.internal.SelectionConversionService

All Implemented Interfaces:

ISelectionConversionService

public class SelectionConversionService
extends Object
implements ISelectionConversionService

The SelectionConversionService is the service that converts the selection to IResources.

This interface is only intended for use within the org.eclipse.ui.workbench and org.eclipse.ui.ide plug-ins.

Since:

3.2

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SelectionConversionService()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IStructuredSelection	convertToResources(IStructuredSelection originalSelection)	Attempt to convert the elements in the passed selection into resources by asking each for its IResource property (iff it isn't already a resource).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

SelectionConversionService

public SelectionConversionService()

Method Details

convertToResources

public IStructuredSelection convertToResources(IStructuredSelection originalSelection)

Attempt to convert the elements in the passed selection into resources by asking each for its IResource property (iff it isn't already a resource). If all elements in the initial selection can be converted to resources then answer a new selection containing these resources; otherwise answer an empty selection.

Specified by:

convertToResources in interface ISelectionConversionService

Parameters:

originalSelection - the original selection

Returns:

the converted selection or an empty selection.