org.apache.directory.studio.apacheds
Class ApacheDsPlugin

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
      org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
          org.apache.directory.studio.apacheds.ApacheDsPlugin

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator

public class ApacheDsPlugin
extends org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin

The activator class controls the plug-in life cycle

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin

PLUGIN_PREFERENCE_SCOPE, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_BASE_NAME, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_FILE_NAME

Constructor Summary

ApacheDsPlugin()
The constructor

Method Summary

static ApacheDsPlugin	getDefault() Returns the shared instance
org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image	getImage(java.lang.String key) Use this method to get SWT images.
org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor	getImageDescriptor(java.lang.String key) Use this method to get SWT images.
java.util.PropertyResourceBundle	getPluginProperties() Gets the plugin properties.
void	start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
void	stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context) (non-Javadoc)

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin

createImageRegistry, getDialogSettings, getImageRegistry, getPreferenceStore, getWorkbench, imageDescriptorFromPlugin, initializeDefaultPluginPreferences, initializeDefaultPreferences, initializeImageRegistry, loadDialogSettings, loadPreferenceStore, refreshPluginActions, saveDialogSettings, savePreferenceStore, shutdown, startup

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin

find, find, getBundle, getDescriptor, getLog, getPluginPreferences, getStateLocation, internalInitializeDefaultPluginPreferences, isDebugging, openStream, openStream, savePluginPreferences, setDebugging, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ApacheDsPlugin

public ApacheDsPlugin()

The constructor

Method Detail

getDefault

public static ApacheDsPlugin getDefault()

Returns the shared instance

Returns:

the shared instance

start

public void start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
           throws java.lang.Exception

Specified by:

start in interface org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator

Overrides:

start in class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

stop

public void stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          throws java.lang.Exception

(non-Javadoc)

Specified by:

stop in interface org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator

Overrides:

stop in class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

See Also:

AbstractUIPlugin.stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext)

getImageDescriptor

public org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(java.lang.String key)

Use this method to get SWT images. Use the IMG_ constants from PluginConstants for the key.

Parameters:

key - The key (relative path to the image in filesystem)

Returns:

The image descriptor or null

getImage

public org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image getImage(java.lang.String key)

Use this method to get SWT images. Use the IMG_ constants from PluginConstants for the key. A ImageRegistry is used to manage the the key->Image mapping.

Note: Don't dispose the returned SWT Image. It is disposed automatically when the plugin is stopped.

Parameters:

key - The key (relative path to the image in filesystem)

Returns:

The SWT Image or null

getPluginProperties

public java.util.PropertyResourceBundle getPluginProperties()

Gets the plugin properties.

Returns:

the plugin properties