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Can we set the element ID for component created in the code like the ID in application model (e4xmi)?

I created a RCP app with a part. In the part, I created a TreeViewer. Can I set an ID for this viewer so that others plugins can find this viewer by ID? How can we acquire this?

Solution

  • No, you can't do this.

    The contents of a part are not in the application model and can't have model ids.

    You have to use the findPart method of EPartService to find the part and then call some method that you write in the part object to get the viewer.

    MPart part = partService.findPart("part id");

MyPartClass myclass = (MyPartClass)part.getObject();

TreeViewer viewer = myclass.getViewer();