Eclipse Platform
Release 3.0

org.eclipse.ui.console
Interface IConsoleView

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IViewPart, IWorkbenchPart

public interface IConsoleView
extends IViewPart

A view that displays consoles registered with the console manager.

Clients are not intended to implement this interface.

Since:
3.0

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart
PROP_TITLE
 
Method Summary
 void display(IConsole console)
          Displays the page for the given console in this console view.
 IConsole getConsole()
          Returns the console currently being displayed, or null if none
 boolean isPinned()
          Returns whether this console view is currently pinned to a specific console.
 void pin(IConsole console)
          Displays and pins the given console in this console view.
 void warnOfContentChange(IConsole console)
          Warns that the content of the given console has changed.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart
getViewSite, init, init, saveState
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart
addPropertyListener, createPartControl, dispose, getSite, getTitle, getTitleImage, getTitleToolTip, removePropertyListener, setFocus
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable
getAdapter
 

Method Detail

display

public void display(IConsole console)
Displays the page for the given console in this console view. Has no effect if this console view has a pinned console.

Parameters:
console - console to display, cannot be null

pin

public void pin(IConsole console)
Displays and pins the given console in this console view. No other console can be displayed until this console view is un-pinned. Specifying null un-pins this console

Parameters:
console - console to pin, or null to un-pin

isPinned

public boolean isPinned()
Returns whether this console view is currently pinned to a specific console.

Returns:
whether this console view is currently pinned to a specific console

getConsole

public IConsole getConsole()
Returns the console currently being displayed, or null if none

Returns:
the console currently being displayed, or null if none

warnOfContentChange

public void warnOfContentChange(IConsole console)
Warns that the content of the given console has changed.

Parameters:
console - the console that has changed

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.0

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