Class ToolUtilities


  • public class ToolUtilities
    extends java.lang.Object
    Utilities for Tools.
    • Constructor Detail

      • ToolUtilities

        public ToolUtilities()
    • Method Detail

      • getSelectionWithoutDependants

        public static java.util.List getSelectionWithoutDependants​(EditPartViewer viewer)
        Returns a list containing the top level selected edit parts based on the viewer's selection.
        Parameters:
        viewer - the viewer
        Returns:
        the selection excluding dependants
      • getSelectionWithoutDependants

        public static java.util.List getSelectionWithoutDependants​(java.util.List selectedParts)
        Returns a list containing the top level selected edit parts based on the passed in list of selection.
        Parameters:
        selectedParts - the complete selection
        Returns:
        the selection excluding dependants
      • filterEditPartsUnderstanding

        public static void filterEditPartsUnderstanding​(java.util.List list,
                                                        Request request)
        Filters the given list of EditParts so that the list only contains the EditParts that understand the given request (i.e. return true from EditPart.understandsRequest(Request) when passed the given request).
        Parameters:
        list - the list of edit parts to filter
        request - the request
      • isAncestorContainedIn

        public static boolean isAncestorContainedIn​(java.util.Collection c,
                                                    EditPart ep)
        Checks if collection contains any ancestor of editpart ep
        Parameters:
        c - - collection of editparts
        ep - - the editparts to check ancestors for
        Returns:
        true if collection contains any ancestor(s) of the editpart ep
        Since:
        3.6
      • findCommonAncestor

        public static EditPart findCommonAncestor​(EditPart ll,
                                                  EditPart rr)
        Returns the common parent editpart for given pair of EditParts. If the two parts are identical, the result is that part. If the two parts do not have a common ancestor, some form of RuntimeException will be thrown.
        Parameters:
        ll - the first editpart
        rr - the second editpart
        Returns:
        the editpart which is the common ancestor.
        Since:
        3.1