Package org.eclipse.jface.action
Interface IMenuCreator
- All Known Implementing Classes:
ContextualLaunchAction
,LaunchAsAction
,LaunchShortcutsAction
,RulerBreakpointTypesActionDelegate
public interface IMenuCreator
Interface for something that creates and disposes of SWT menus. Note that
it is the responsibility of the implementor to dispose of SWT menus it
creates.
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Method Summary
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Method Details
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dispose
void dispose()Disposes the menu returned bygetMenu
. Does nothing if there is no menu. This method will be executed only when the parent of the menu is disposed. -
getMenu
Returns the SWT menu, created as a pop up menu parented by the given control. In most cases, this menu can be created once, cached and reused when the pop-up/drop-down action occurs. If the menu must be dynamically created (i.e., each time it is popped up or dropped down), the old menu should be disposed of before replacing it with the new menu.- Parameters:
parent
- the parent control- Returns:
- the menu, or
null
if the menu could not be created
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getMenu
Returns an SWT menu created as a drop down menu parented by the given menu. In most cases, this menu can be created once, cached and reused when the pop-up/drop-down action occurs. If the menu must be dynamically created (i.e., each time it is popped up or dropped down), the old menu should be disposed of before replacing it with the new menu.- Parameters:
parent
- the parent menu- Returns:
- the menu, or
null
if the menu could not be created
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