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I want to write an IDEA plugin that performs the same functions as `Always Select Opened File`

Creating my IDEA plugin. If give a path, I can open the corresponding file through the following code:

VirtualFile classFile = LocalFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByPath(f.getAbsolutePath());
OpenFileDescriptor openFileDescriptor = new OpenFileDescriptor(project, classFile);
FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).openTextEditor(openFileDescriptor, true);

But I want the Navigation view on the left to also focus on the file represented by the path I give.

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This is similar to the setting of 'always select opened file'.

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I didn't find what I needed in the official API.

I sincerely hope for help.

Solution

  • A possibly more reliable solution that requires less code:

      private static void selectInProjectView(VirtualFile file, Project project) {
    FileSelectInContext selectInContext = new FileSelectInContext(project, file);
    SelectInTarget selectInTarget = SelectInManager.findSelectInTarget(ToolWindowId.PROJECT_VIEW, project);
    if (selectInTarget != null) {
      selectInTarget.selectIn(selectInContext, true /* request focus */);
    }
  }