[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: How to get a window to front in SWT?

[jb2.403@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Joerg Baumgaertel)]

Yes, works,

My problem was that
display.getActiveShell() did not work, means returns null
because it did not have the focus at this moment.

So

final Shell[] shells = display.getShells();
shells[shells.length-1].forceActive();

sets the latest shell active and to front - this seems to be 
what I need. 

Thank you,
Joerg



Stefan Pietsch wrote:

> Sorry! I meant Shell.forceActive()

> "Stefan Pietsch" <pietsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:csm0qh$9le$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi Joerg,
> >
> > I think you have to call Shell.setActive()
> >
> > Bye Stefan
> >
> > "Joerg Baumgaertel" <jb2.403@xxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > news:cslkru$jk0$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > does anybody know how to get a window in SWT to Front ?
> > > The equivalent AWT command is 'window.toFront()'.
> > >
> > > Currently in front is a foreign application window.
> > > I want Eclipse to open a requested source
> > > code and to get the Workbench with the editor to front
> > > on top of the foreign application window.
> > > The behaviour is like to reach a breakpoint.
> > >
> > > Source code looks like here yet
> > > ..
> > > final IType type = (IType) match.getElement();
> > > final Display display = Display.getDefault();
> > > display.syncExec(new Runnable() {
> > >   public void run() {
> > >     try {
> > >       IEditorPart part= EditorUtility.openInEditor(type, true);
> > >       EditorUtility.revealInEditor(part, type);
> > >       display.getActiveShell().setActive(); // !!! ...
> > >       // ... here i need a toFront() instead but how to do that?
> > >     } catch (Exception e){
> > >       e.printStackTrace();
> > >     };
> > >   }
> > > });
> > > ..
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Regards,
> > > Joerg
> > >
> > >