[news.eclipse.platform] Programatically updating the javadoc and declara

[Ketan Padegaonkar <KetanPadegaonkar@xxxxxxxxx>]

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 ?

/**
 * 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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