[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: How do i initialize a ViewPart ?

[Paul Webster <pwebster@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh ...

Because of the way views are created (reference counted from a view 
factory) they're constructed and initialized by the time 
IWorkbenchPage#showView() returns your IViewPart.  I see what you mean.

You have 2 options:

1. behave similarly to the Content Outline ... allow the view to create 
in a default state, and once you have the view call 
myView.setContents(MyContents) and allow it to be updated then.

2. Store the initialization information for your view somewhere else ... 
like in the plugin.  Then in IViewPart#init() method go back to your 
plugin and initialize the internal variable from the plugin.

Later,
PW