Eclipse Community Forums: Eclipse Platform » [JFace] ViewerColumn and EditingSupport

Help

Home

Home » Eclipse Projects » Eclipse Platform » [JFace] ViewerColumn and EditingSupport

Show: Today's Messages :: Show Polls :: Message Navigator

[JFace] ViewerColumn and EditingSupport [message #327927]

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:31

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: eclipse-news.rizzoweb.com

Is there any particular reason why ViewerColumn.getEditingSupport() is
not public or at least protected?
I've written a "builder" that builds custom TableViewerColumns using
custom EditingSupports and CellEditors. The clients of this builder
sometimes need access to the EditingSupport (my custom subclass), but
there is no easy way for them to access it because getEditingSupport()
is only package-visible.

I understand the SWT/JFace philosophy of minimalism when it comes to
API, but a public getter for something that already has a public setter
seems like a reasonable request. As it is, I have to subclass
ViewerColumn, and I can't even subclass TableViewerColumn because it is
final (argh!).

I was thinking of filing a bug about it, but maybe there is a
pre-existing reason it is the way it is...?

Eric

Report message to a moderator

Re: [JFace] ViewerColumn and EditingSupport [message #328018 is a reply to message #327927]

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:22

Boris Bokowski

Messages: 272
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

You will notice that ColumnViewer.getViewerColumn(int) is also not API. At
least we are consistent... ;-)

Our thinking was that you should not have to do anything with column objects
and editing support after they have been set up. Feel free to open a bug
and convince us otherwise!

Boris

"Eric Rizzo" <eclipse-news@rizzoweb.com> wrote in message
news:fvv2so$cbq$1@build.eclipse.org...
> Is there any particular reason why ViewerColumn.getEditingSupport() is not
> public or at least protected?
> I've written a "builder" that builds custom TableViewerColumns using
> custom EditingSupports and CellEditors. The clients of this builder
> sometimes need access to the EditingSupport (my custom subclass), but
> there is no easy way for them to access it because getEditingSupport() is
> only package-visible.
>
> I understand the SWT/JFace philosophy of minimalism when it comes to API,
> but a public getter for something that already has a public setter seems
> like a reasonable request. As it is, I have to subclass ViewerColumn, and
> I can't even subclass TableViewerColumn because it is final (argh!).
>
> I was thinking of filing a bug about it, but maybe there is a pre-existing
> reason it is the way it is...?
>
> Eric

Report message to a moderator

Previous Topic:	Update Site Project - some issues
Next Topic:	Suggestion: Syntax Coloring Eclipse 3.4

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

[ Syndicate this forum (XML) ] [

]

Current Time: Sat Nov 02 16:57:24 GMT 2024

.:: Contact :: Home ::.

Breadcrumbs

Sign up to our Newsletter