[news.eclipse.tools.jdt] Re: Drag and drop (DnD) onto CompilationUnitEdi

[Eugene Kuleshov <eu@xxxxxxxx>]

Tom Eicher wrote:

> Neeraj Mahajan wrote:
>
> > Is it possible for a plugin to drop onto CompilationUnitEditor (i.e. JDT
> > Java editor) from lets say a palette? Lets assume that the palette 
> > has an
> > item - "Method". So when I drag and drop this item onto Java editor a 
> > method
> > is added with some default definition.
>
>
> This is not currently supported - what you would need is a drop 
> handler extension point that you could contribute to. Feel free to 
> file an enhancement request against jdt-text.

 It would be cool to be able to drag and drop class names and methods 
from project explorer and/or from outline views into the Java editor.

 In general everybody will benefit from generic extension points, so 
you can do things like drag-n-drop between source code editor and UML or 
GUI editors (e.g. dragging a button into source from a form editor will 
paste a variable or field name that hold an instance of this component).

 regards,
 Eugene