[news.eclipse.tools.emf] Re: Get selected EObjects from EcoreDiagramEdit

[Ed Merks <Ed.Merks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Philip,

Comments below.

Philip Langer wrote:
> I'm not sure if I'm posting this to the right group. If not, please 
> excuse me.
>
> I've got two questions about EMF/GMF Editors, especially 
> EcoreDiagramEditors and EcoreEditors:
>   
I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to?  The editors for editing 
*.ecore resources?
> First, I would like to get the EObjects which are currently selected in 
> an active EcoreDiagramEditor. Is there a way of doing this?
>   
Editors generally provide a selection service you can use to determine 
the current selection.  E.g., EMF generated editors implement 
ISelectionProvider.
> Second, how can I set an EcoreEditor (tree editor) to dirty (leadings to 
> the asterics in the tab) after changing its contents from outside 
> programmatically. 
You must use commands to make changes.
> I retrieved the selected EObjects using 
> ISelectionProvider.getSelection and changed the objects. The changes are 
> displayed in the editor immediately. But how can I set the editor to 
> dirty 
> from outside to force a "want to save"-question when closing.
>   
You must use the editor's command stack.  IEditingDomainProvider 
provides access to it.
> Thank you very much in advance,
>
> Philip Langer
>