I am developing a plugin for eclipse. In this plugin I need to be able to add an item to the context menu in the text editor. So far I have been unsuccessful in this, does anyone know how to add this item.
Also, how do I get a string with the text currently selected in the editor.
Thank you so much.
Regarding the selection part, the question "Replace selected code from eclipse editor thru plugin comand" is quite adequate for your need:
try {
IEditorPart part = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage().getActiveEditor();
if ( part instanceof ITextEditor ) {
final ITextEditor editor = (ITextEditor)part;
IDocumentProvider prov = editor.getDocumentProvider();
IDocument doc = prov.getDocument( editor.getEditorInput() );
ISelection sel = editor.getSelectionProvider().getSelection();
if ( sel instanceof TextSelection ) {
// Here is your String
final TextSelection textSel = (TextSelection)sel;
}
}
} catch ( Exception ex ) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
You can then link this selection with the addition of an item in the popup menu, as in this SO question:
"How do you contribute a command to an editor context menu in Eclipse"
<command
commandId="org.my.command.IdCommand"
tooltip="My Command Tooltip"
id="org.my.popup.IdCommand">
<visibleWhen>
<with variable="selection">
<instanceof value="org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextSelection"/>
</with>
</visibleWhen>