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E4 opening a shared view

How can I programmatically open a shared part(placeholder) in perspective 1, if the part is already active in perspective 2 ? I want it to be the exact part, not creating a new one with the same state. Just like I would do if I'd go to Window-Show View. Is there any way to simulate the menu behaviour ?

Solution

  • I believe what you are asking for is something like:

    final MPlaceholder placeholder = partService.createSharedPart(The Part Id);
final MPart part = (MPart) placeholder.getRef();
partService.showPart(part, PartState.ACTIVATE);

    This assumes you have a placeholder in both perspectives and a part defined in the shared elements.