Teams Winter 2011/team1/RCP/Define and use JFace
1. Adding status line
1.1 Open ApplicationWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.java
file in your project and add the following line at the end of preWindowOpen()
method:
configurer.setShowStatusLine(true);
1.2 Add a new method to this class to set text in status line from different parts of application:
@Override public void postWindowOpen() { IStatusLineManager statusline = getWindowConfigurer().getActionBarConfigurer().getStatusLineManager(); statusline.setMessage(null, "Status line is ready"); }
1.3 Run the application you should see the following:
1.4 Change the status line from StudentsView.java
. Add the following method to this class:
private void setStatusLine(String message) { // Get the status line and set the text IActionBars bars = getViewSite().getActionBars(); bars.getStatusLineManager().setMessage(message); }
Use this method to change text in status line. In the createColumn()
method insert the following line at the end of column's update()
method:</br>
setStatusLine("Student search has been updated");
1.5 Run the application and try to use Search to find a student. You should get the following:
1.6 To access status line from the editor use the following line:
IEditorPart.getEditorSite().getActionBars();