[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: Linking TreeViewer etc. to the Propertie

[Nick Edgar <nick_edgar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Correct.  This effectively publishes your view's viewer to the workbench 
page's selection service, which the Properties view tracks.
Viewer implements ISelectionProvider.  IWorkbenchPage extends 
ISelectionService.  See the Javadoc for these interfaces.

Nick

Steve Blass wrote:
> Rob Bercik wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >    I am trying to display properties in the properties view in an RCP
> > application. I would assume that you need to set the properties view as a
> > listener to selection changes, but the PropertyBook view implements the
> > ISelectionListener interface and the Viewer classes only have an
> > addSelectionChangedListener. What am I missing?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rob
>
>
> I think you want your viewer to be an ISelectionProvider so the 
> properties view can pick up the viewer selection.
>
> getSite().setSelectionProvider(viewer);
>
> -
> Steve