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How to get parent item for any subitem in Package Explorer? [message #329165]

Mon, 16 June 2008 10:16

Drug Vignera

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Registered: July 2009

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I have IStructuredSelection of Package/Project Explorer.
How to get parent item for any subitem in Package/Project Explorer?

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Re: How to get parent item for any subitem in Package Explorer? [message #329171 is a reply to message #329165]

Mon, 16 June 2008 12:08

Paul Webster

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You have to get the element (like an IResource or IJavaElement) and then
use that API to find its parent (some of the IJavaElements can be
adapted to an IResource)

PW

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Re: How to get parent item for any subitem in Package Explorer? [message #329215 is a reply to message #329171]

Mon, 16 June 2008 18:10

Drug Vignera

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Registered: July 2009

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I know how to get parent for subitem "Include" for C/C++ project; for
example, I will know how to get parent for Java Package... But if it will
be something else??? Aren't there some universal, common method, like to
get parent for subitem of WinAPI window "TREE_VIEW" - only for Linux?

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Re: How to get parent item for any subitem in Package Explorer? [message #329232 is a reply to message #329215]

Tue, 17 June 2008 04:50

Prakash G.R.

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Registered: July 2009

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If you have a TreeViewer, you can get the parent by calling
ITreeContentProvider.getParent() method.

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Drug Vignera wrote:
> I know how to get parent for subitem "Include" for C/C++ project; for
> example, I will know how to get parent for Java Package... But if it
> will be something else??? Aren't there some universal, common method,
> like to get parent for subitem of WinAPI window "TREE_VIEW" - only for
> Linux?
>

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