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Xtext - how to extend XtextDocument class

I need to extend XtextDocument class so i can add some properties to my dsl document. how can it be done? I tried to add bind to Ui Module but there is no bind for XtextDocument. thanks in advance

Solution

  • You can simply add a new binding to the ui module. All methods that follow the convention

    public Class<? extends ${TypeToBind}> bind${SomeName}() {
  return ${MySpecialType}.class
}

    will be invoked reflectively when the injector is created. Therefore, a binding

    public Class<? extends XtextDocument> bindXtextDocument() {
  return MyDocument.class;
}

    will do the trick.