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How to Implement Console View in Pure Eclipse 4 RCP

I have created a part in e4xmi which should act like a console view. How to make this part as a console like view.

Solution

  • There is no support for a console view or launching programs in a pure e4 RCP so you are going to have to craft everything yourself.

    If you are using ProcessBuilder or Runtime.exec to launch a program you just need to set up threads to read the output of the program and send it to a part.

    The part could use something like the JFace SourceViewer to display the output.