bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/registry/ShowViewHandler.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.internal.registry;

import org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler;
import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent;
import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ErrorDialog;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow;
import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
import org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchMessages;

/**
 * Command handler to show a particular view.
 * 
 * @since 3.0
 */
public final class ShowViewHandler extends AbstractHandler {
	
	/**
	 * The identifier of the view this handler should open. This value should
	 * never be <code>null</code>.
	 */
	private final String viewId;

	/**
	 * Constructs a new instance of <code>ShowViewHandler</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param viewId
	 *            The identifier of the view this handler should open; must not
	 *            be <code>null</code>.
	 */
	public ShowViewHandler(final String viewId) {
		this.viewId = viewId;
	}

	public final Object execute(final ExecutionEvent event) {
		final IWorkbenchWindow activeWorkbenchWindow = PlatformUI
				.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow();
		if (activeWorkbenchWindow == null) {
			return null;
		}

		final IWorkbenchPage activePage = activeWorkbenchWindow.getActivePage();
		if (activePage == null) {
			return null;
		}

		try {
			activePage.showView(viewId);
		} catch (PartInitException e) {
			ErrorDialog.openError(activePage.getWorkbenchWindow().getShell(),
					WorkbenchMessages.ShowView_errorTitle, e.getMessage(), e
							.getStatus());
		}

		return null;
	}
}