bundles/org.eclipse.ui.forms/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/forms/widgets/SWTUtil.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.internal.forms.widgets;
import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.DragSource;
import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.DropTarget;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Caret;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Menu;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.ScrollBar;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget;

/**
 * Utility class to simplify access to some SWT resources. 
 */
public class SWTUtil {

	/**
	 * Returns the standard display to be used. The method first checks, if
	 * the thread calling this method has an associated disaply. If so, this
	 * display is returned. Otherwise the method returns the default display.
	 */
	public static Display getStandardDisplay() {
		Display display;
		display = Display.getCurrent();
		if (display == null)
			display = Display.getDefault();
		return display;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the shell for the given widget. If the widget doesn't represent
	 * a SWT object that manage a shell, <code>null</code> is returned.
	 * 
	 * @return the shell for the given widget
	 */
	public static Shell getShell(Widget widget) {
		if (widget instanceof Control)
			return ((Control) widget).getShell();
		if (widget instanceof Caret)
			return ((Caret) widget).getParent().getShell();
		if (widget instanceof DragSource)
			return ((DragSource) widget).getControl().getShell();
		if (widget instanceof DropTarget)
			return ((DropTarget) widget).getControl().getShell();
		if (widget instanceof Menu)
			return ((Menu) widget).getParent().getShell();
		if (widget instanceof ScrollBar)
			return ((ScrollBar) widget).getParent().getShell();

		return null;
	}
}