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Add action listener to Project Explorer in Eclipse plug-in

I'm developing a plug-in for Eclipse Luna and I need to update some list of files depending on which project is selected. How would I add some kind of listener which will be activated every time user selects project in Project Explorer?

Solution

  • Use the ISelectionService to listen to selection events.

    In a view or editor you can get the service with:

    ISelectionService service = (ISelectionService)getSite().getService(ISelectionService.class);

    Add a listener for selection events with:

    service.addSelectionListener(listener);

    or for events from a particular part:

    service.addSelectionListener("part id", listener);