org.eclipse.jface.viewers
Interface ISelectionProvider

All Known Subinterfaces:
IInputSelectionProvider, IPostSelectionProvider
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractListViewer, AbstractTreeViewer, CheckboxTableViewer, CheckboxTreeViewer, ComboViewer, ContentViewer, ListViewer, StructuredViewer, TableViewer, TreeViewer, Viewer

public interface ISelectionProvider

Interface common to all objects that provide a selection.

See Also:
ISelection, ISelectionChangedListener, SelectionChangedEvent

Method Summary
 void addSelectionChangedListener(ISelectionChangedListener listener)
          Adds a listener for selection changes in this selection provider.
 ISelection getSelection()
          Returns the current selection for this provider.
 void removeSelectionChangedListener(ISelectionChangedListener listener)
          Removes the given selection change listener from this selection provider.
 void setSelection(ISelection selection)
          Sets the current selection for this selection provider.
 

Method Detail

addSelectionChangedListener

void addSelectionChangedListener(ISelectionChangedListener listener)
Adds a listener for selection changes in this selection provider. Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.

Parameters:
listener - a selection changed listener

getSelection

ISelection getSelection()
Returns the current selection for this provider.

Returns:
the current selection

removeSelectionChangedListener

void removeSelectionChangedListener(ISelectionChangedListener listener)
Removes the given selection change listener from this selection provider. Has no affect if an identical listener is not registered.

Parameters:
listener - a selection changed listener

setSelection

void setSelection(ISelection selection)
Sets the current selection for this selection provider.

Parameters:
selection - the new selection