Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

org.eclipse.ui.handlers
Class ShowViewHandler

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler
      extended byorg.eclipse.ui.handlers.ShowViewHandler
All Implemented Interfaces:
IHandler

public final class ShowViewHandler
extends AbstractHandler

Shows the given view. If no view is specified in the parameters, then this opens the view selection dialog.

Since:
3.1

Constructor Summary
ShowViewHandler()
          Creates a new ShowViewHandler that will open the view in its default location.
ShowViewHandler(boolean makeFast)
          Creates a new ShowViewHandler that will optionally force the view to become a fast view.
 
Method Summary
 Object execute(ExecutionEvent event)
          Executes with the map of parameter values by name.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler
addHandlerListener, dispose, fireHandlerChanged, hasListeners, isEnabled, isHandled, removeHandlerListener
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ShowViewHandler

public ShowViewHandler()
Creates a new ShowViewHandler that will open the view in its default location.


ShowViewHandler

public ShowViewHandler(boolean makeFast)
Creates a new ShowViewHandler that will optionally force the view to become a fast view.

Parameters:
makeFast - if true, the view will be moved to the fast view bar (even if it already exists elsewhere). If false, the view will be shown in its default location. Calling with false is equivalent to using the default constructor.
Method Detail

execute

public final Object execute(ExecutionEvent event)
                     throws ExecutionException
Description copied from interface: IHandler
Executes with the map of parameter values by name.

Parameters:
event - An event containing all the information about the current state of the application; must not be null.
Returns:
the result of the execution. Reserved for future use, must be null.
Throws:
ExecutionException - if an exception occurred during execution.

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

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