bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/part/MultiPageEditorActionBarContributor.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.part;

import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart;

/**
 * Abstract base class for managing the installation/deinstallation of global
 * actions for multi-page editors.
 * <p>
 * Subclasses must implement <code>setActivePage</code>, and may reimplement 
 * any of the following methods:
 * <ul>
 *   <li><code>contributeToMenu</code> - reimplement to contribute to menu</li>
 *   <li><code>contributeToToolBar</code> - reimplement to contribute to tool
 *     bar</li>
 *   <li><code>contributeToStatusLine</code> - reimplement to contribute to 
 *     status line</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 */
public abstract class MultiPageEditorActionBarContributor extends
        EditorActionBarContributor {
    /**
     * Creates a multi-page editor action contributor.
     */
    protected MultiPageEditorActionBarContributor() {
        super();
    }

    /* (non-JavaDoc)
     * Method declared on EditorActionBarContributor
     * Registers the contributor with the multi-page editor for future 
     * editor action redirection when the active page is changed, and sets
     * the active page.
     */
    public void setActiveEditor(IEditorPart part) {
        IEditorPart activeNestedEditor = null;
        if (part instanceof MultiPageEditorPart) {
            activeNestedEditor = ((MultiPageEditorPart) part).getActiveEditor();
        }
        setActivePage(activeNestedEditor);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the active page of the the multi-page editor to be the given editor.
     * Redirect actions to the given editor if actions are not already being sent to it.
     * <p>
     * This method is called whenever the page changes. 
     * Subclasses must implement this method to redirect actions to the given 
     * editor (if not already directed to it).
     * </p>
     *
     * @param activeEditor the new active editor, or <code>null</code> if there is no active page, or if the
     *   active page does not have a corresponding editor
     */
    public abstract void setActivePage(IEditorPart activeEditor);
}