[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: Programatically updating the javadoc and

[Daniel Megert <daniel_megert@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ketan Padegaonkar wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We'd like to reuse the javadoc and declaration view to display
> javadoc/java source corresponding to an element in a configuration file
> in one of the projects in the workspace.
>
> We're able to get hold of the IJavaElement and are putting in this
> reflection hack to update the javadoc/declaration view with the
> IJavaElement.
>
> Is there a better way to do this ? Does my editor need to publish
> something that I should be ?
>  
Not with 3.3.x. Stating with 3.4 M4 you'll see:
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.infoviews.AbstractInfoView.setInput(IJavaElement)

Dani

> /**
> * Shows the java element in view specified by viewId
> */
> public void show(final IJavaElement element, String viewId){
>  // get hold of the view javadoc/declaration view
>  AbstractInfoView infoView = (AbstractInfoView)
> workbenchPart.getSite().getPage().findView(viewId);
>
>  // get hold of the computeInput protected method, and invoke it.
>  // returns the text to be set into the view.
>  Method computeInput =
> AbstractInfoView.class.getDeclaredMethod("computeInput", Object.class);
>  computeInput.setAccessible(true);
>  String source = (String) computeInput.invoke(infoView, element);
>
>  // set the IJavaElement into the view.
>  Field fCurrentViewInput =
> AbstractInfoView.class.getDeclaredField("fCurrentViewInput");
>  fCurrentViewInput.setAccessible(true);
>  fCurrentViewInput.set(infoView, element);
>
>  // set the text into the view
>  Method doSetInput =
> AbstractInfoView.class.getDeclaredMethod("doSetInput", Object.class);
>  doSetInput.setAccessible(true);
>  doSetInput.invoke(infoView, source);
>
> }
>
> Cheers,
> Ketan Padegaonkar
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