Re: [pde-dev] Storing preferences

["Erling Wegger Linde" <erlingwl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks a lot Aleksandr - I'll try that out :D

2008/7/21 Aleksandr Kravets <aleksandr.kravets@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Oh, and the file resides here:
>
> ${workspace_loc}/.metadata/.plugins/${plugin.name}/mySettings.xml
>
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Aleksandr Kravets
> <aleksandr.kravets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Erling,
>>
>> I think IMemento would useful in what you are doing. You basically create
>> a file that will store settings of your plugin:
>>
>> File savedFile =
>> Activator.getDefault().getStateLocation().append("mySettings.xml").toFile();
>>
>> Then You populate this file with the data that make sense for you:
>>
>> XMLMemento root = XMLMemento.createWriteRoot("Root");
>> IMemento child = root.createChild("Child");
>> child.putString("childName","myChild");
>> Writer writer = new FileWriter(savedFile);
>> xmlMemento.save(writer);
>>
>> And to read:
>>
>> FileReader reader = new FileReader(savedFile);
>> if (reader.ready()) {
>>     IMemento memento = XMLMemento.createReadRoot(reader);
>>     IMemento[] children = memento.getChildren(BUG_TYPE);
>> }
>>
>>
>> Check API for details, I might have missed something here.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Alex
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 8:01 AM, Erling Wegger Linde <erlingwl@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm wondering how I could store the preferences for my plugin.
>>>
>>> I don't think I can use the org.eclipse.core.runtime.Preferences;
>>> because I want to store several objects/datasets such as:
>>>
>>> server {
>>> - url
>>> - username
>>> - password
>>> - type
>>> }
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if I then need to create my own XML file or if there are
>>> any other clever ways to do this?
>>>
>>> How (where?) do I store and retrieve this XML file in a way such that
>>> it will work on any Eclipse installation?
>>>
>>> If anyone has any tutorials about this, please let me know.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> - Erling
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