[news.eclipse.tools.gef] Re: Starting with a non empty Editor

["Mirco Dunker" <mirco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you very much!
Greetings Mirco

> Well, EditPartFactory should be set in:
>
> protected void configureGraphicalViewer()
>          {...}
>
> rest of it is ok :)
>
> Greg
>
>
> Mirco Dunker wrote:
> > Hi Greg,
> > thx for your answer. At the moment I try this
> >   protected void initializeGraphicalViewer() {
> >         getGraphicalViewer().setEditPartFactory(new  
> > MyEditPartFactory());
> >         getGraphicalViewer().setContents(rootElement);
> >  }
> >  Is this not correct?
> > Greeting Mirco
> >
> > > Well, how about this:
> > >
> > > protected void initializeGraphicalViewer()
> > >          {
> > >          getGraphicalViewer.setContents(getDiagram());
> > >          }
> > >
> > > in YourEditorCalss.java :)
> > >
> > > getDiagram() return diagram with elements in it.
> > >
> > > Good luck ;)
> > >
> > > Greg
> > >
> > > Mirco Dunker wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > > I have a GEF-Tutorial that works fine and I can start with an empty   
> > > > editor  so I can compose diagrams. But I want to start a non empty   
> > > > editor. If I  create a new editor instance I want to have one of my   
> > > > model elements on  this editor. But it doesn't work. My idear was to   
> > > > change this:
> > > >  public class MyGraphicalEditor extends GraphicalEditorWithPalette {
> > > > [...]
> > > >     protected void setInput(IEditorInput input) {
> > > >         super.setInput(input);
> > > >         IFile file = (IFile) input.getAdapter(IResource.class);
> > > >         try {
> > > >             InputStream is = file.getContents();
> > > >             if (is.available() == 0) {                       
> > > >                 rootElement = new RootElement();
> > > >             //Adding the model element that should be shown
> > > >             modelElement = new modelElement();
> > > >             rootElement.addModelElement(modelElement);
> > > >             } else {
> > > >                 ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(is);
> > > >                 rootElement = (RootElement) ois.readObject();
> > > >             }
> > > >         } catch (Exception e) {
> > > >             [...]
> > > >         }
> > > >     }
> > > > [...]
> > > >  When I start a new editor it contains only the root element. What  
> > > > have  I  to do that my model element is shown?
> > > > Greeting Mirco