Examples of org.eclipse.jface.window.Window

• org.eclipse.jface.window.Window
  A JFace window is an object that has no visual representation (no widgets) until it is told to open.

  Creating a window involves the following steps:

  • creating an instance of a concrete subclass of Window
  • creating the window's shell and widget tree by calling create (optional)
  • assigning the window to a window manager using WindowManager.add (optional)
  • opening the window by calling open

  Opening the window will create its shell and widget tree if they have not already been created. When the window is closed, the shell and widget tree are disposed of and are no longer referenced, and the window is automatically removed from its window manager. A window may be reopened.

  The JFace window framework (this package) consists of this class, Window, the abstract base of all windows, and one concrete window classes (ApplicationWindow) which may also be subclassed. Clients may define additional window subclasses as required.

  The Window class provides methods that subclasses may override to configure the window, including:

  • close- extend to free other SWT resources
  • configureShell- extend or reimplement to set shell properties before window opens
  • createContents- extend or reimplement to create controls before window opens
  • getInitialSize- reimplement to give the initial size for the shell
  • getInitialLocation- reimplement to give the initial location for the shell
  • getShellListener- extend or reimplement to receive shell events
  • handleFontChange- reimplement to respond to font changes
  • handleShellCloseEvent- extend or reimplement to handle shell closings

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