org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.requests
Class CreateUnspecifiedTypeRequest

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.gef.Request
      org.eclipse.gef.requests.CreateRequest
          org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.requests.CreateUnspecifiedTypeRequest

All Implemented Interfaces:

DropRequest

public class CreateUnspecifiedTypeRequest

extends CreateRequest

This request encapsulates a list of CreateViewRequest or CreateViewAndElementRequest for each type that this tool supports. Each method in CreateRequest that is called to configure the request in CreationTool is propagated to each individual request.

Field Summary

protected java.util.List	elementTypes List of element types of which one will be created (of type IElementType).
protected java.util.Map	requests A map containing the CreateRequest for each element type.

Constructor Summary

CreateUnspecifiedTypeRequest(java.util.List elementTypes, PreferencesHint preferencesHint)
Creates a new CreateUnspecifiedTypeRequest.

Method Summary

protected void	createRequests() Creates a CreateViewRequest or CreateViewAndElementRequest for each creation hint and adds it to the map of requests.
java.util.List	getElementTypes() Returns the list of element types.
java.lang.Object	getNewObject()
java.lang.Object	getNewObjectType()
protected PreferencesHint	getPreferencesHint() Gets the preferences hint that is to be used to find the appropriate preference store from which to retrieve diagram preference values.
CreateRequest	getRequestForType(IElementType creationHint) Returns the CreateRequest for the element type passed in.
void	setExtendedData(java.util.Map map)
void	setFactory(CreationFactory factory)
void	setLocation(Point location)
void	setNewObject(java.util.Collection theNewObjects) Sets the new object to be returned.
void	setSize(Dimension size)
void	setType(java.lang.Object type)

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.gef.requests.CreateRequest

getFactory, getLocation, getSize

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.gef.Request

getExtendedData, getType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

elementTypes

protected java.util.List elementTypes

List of element types of which one will be created (of type IElementType).

requests

protected java.util.Map requests

A map containing the CreateRequest for each element type.

Constructor Detail

CreateUnspecifiedTypeRequest

public CreateUnspecifiedTypeRequest(java.util.List elementTypes,
                                    PreferencesHint preferencesHint)

Creates a new CreateUnspecifiedTypeRequest.

Parameters:

elementTypes - List of element types of which one will be created (of type IElementType).

preferencesHint - The preference hint that is to be used to find the appropriate preference store from which to retrieve diagram preference values. The preference hint is mapped to a preference store in the preference registry <@link DiagramPreferencesRegistry>.

Method Detail

createRequests

protected void createRequests()

Creates a CreateViewRequest or CreateViewAndElementRequest for each creation hint and adds it to the map of requests.

getRequestForType

public CreateRequest getRequestForType(IElementType creationHint)

Returns the CreateRequest for the element type passed in.

Parameters:

creationHint -

Returns:

the CreateRequest

getElementTypes

public java.util.List getElementTypes()

Returns the list of element types.

Returns:

Returns the list of element types.

getPreferencesHint

protected PreferencesHint getPreferencesHint()

Gets the preferences hint that is to be used to find the appropriate preference store from which to retrieve diagram preference values. The preference hint is mapped to a preference store in the preference registry <@link DiagramPreferencesRegistry>.

Returns:

the preferences hint

setLocation

public void setLocation(Point location)

setType

public void setType(java.lang.Object type)

setSize

public void setSize(Dimension size)

setFactory

public void setFactory(CreationFactory factory)

setExtendedData

public void setExtendedData(java.util.Map map)

setNewObject

public void setNewObject(java.util.Collection theNewObjects)

Sets the new object to be returned. Must be of the type expected in getNewObjectType().

Parameters:

theNewObjects -

getNewObject

public java.lang.Object getNewObject()

getNewObjectType

public java.lang.Object getNewObjectType()