[news.eclipse.platform] Re: How to implement a MessageDialog

[Nicolas Bihan <n.bihan@xxxxxxxxx>]

I would try something like that :

Display.getCurrent().getActiveShell()

or from PlatformUI

Nicolas

Mikael Petterson a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> When I open a file in the workspace into the eclipse editor and start 
> editing it will be checkout ( that is what our clearcase plug-in does.)
>
> I am not sure how this works but we have class called ClearcaseProvider 
> that extends RepositoryProvider.
> ClearcaseProvider has a private final class:
>
> private final class CheckOutOperation implements IRecursiveOperation {
> public IStatus visit(IResource resource, IProgressMonitor monitor) {
> }
> }
>
> This visit() is called and it is in here a need to generate a 
> MessageDialog.
>
> MessageDialog(Shell parentShell, String dialogTitle, Image 
> dialogTitleImage, String dialogMessage, int dialogImageType, String[] 
> dialogButtonLabels, int defaultIndex)
> Since I have no window ( or do I?) how shall I set my parentShell 
> parameter when I create my MessageDialog.
>
> cheers,
>
> //mike