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Override Save Action In Basic Text Eclipse Editor - updated for extra step
I have created a class that extends IFileEditorInput that opens a stored file anywhere on my machine and displays the file in the org.eclipse.ui.DefaultText
What I would like to do is make it so that if a person wants to edit it and save it back to the temporary location *and* also write that file in a different location, like a database. What class would I need to extend to get that functionality? Basically if someone right mouse clicks on the file and selects "save" that eclipse will call my method for saving the information in both places instead of the default save action. Any examples of doing this that you know about? Thanks in advance
What I would like to do is make it so that if a person wants to edit it and save it back to the temporary location *and* also write that file in a different location, like a database. What class would I need to extend to get that functionality? Basically if someone right mouse clicks on the file and selects "save" that eclipse will call my method for saving the information in both places instead of the default save action. Any examples of doing this that you know about? Thanks in advance
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I am using Eclipse 3.4.
The only way that I was able to get something close to working was to create a whole new editor by extending the default text editor. There is a doSave method in the editor class that I can override and is being called when I click on the save dialog on the editor. So the question now is:
public void doSave(IProgressMonitor monitor){
String editorcontents = ???
}
How do I get the contents of the editor window so that I can do something with the file info? I looked all through the methods available off the editor and can't find anything like getEditorContents or whatever. Any idea? Thanks.
Andy
The only way that I was able to get something close to working was to create a whole new editor by extending the default text editor. There is a doSave method in the editor class that I can override and is being called when I click on the save dialog on the editor. So the question now is:
public void doSave(IProgressMonitor monitor){
String editorcontents = ???
}
How do I get the contents of the editor window so that I can do something with the file info? I looked all through the methods available off the editor and can't find anything like getEditorContents or whatever. Any idea? Thanks.
Andy
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Unfortunately I have the same problem but I don't want to solve it with my own editor solution. I want to be able to do it the way marklorenz suggested it. Is there anyone that can give more information about a solution with the
Create an ActionSet, associate an Action with that set. The Action associates the action being taken with an ActionDelegate you define. The delegate implements IWorkbenchWindowActionDele
on existing editors?
thanks a lot.
Create an ActionSet, associate an Action with that set. The Action associates the action being taken with an ActionDelegate you define. The delegate implements IWorkbenchWindowActionDele
on existing editors?
thanks a lot.
Create an ActionSet, associate an Action with that set. The Action associates the action being taken with an ActionDelegate you define. The delegate implements IWorkbenchWindowActionDele
http://www.geocities.com/bill_beebe/EclipseSupport/Your_First_Plug-In.html