CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javaeclipseeclipse-plugin
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Reputation: 713

how to access a created swt viewpart plugin in eclipse?

i am new to eclipse plugins creation, and i am trying to create a viewpart ui for eclipse 4.2. i finished coding it and now i want to see how it looks in eclipse.

however i cant seem to find the place where i can access the newly created view part.

i know where all the views are located, but i cant seem to find where in the creation of the viewpart do i specify under what category will the view part appear.

where do i define the category under which the view will appear?

or is there another way to access it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 396

Answers (1)

Simon
Simon

Reputation: 720

Views need to be registered using a plug-in extension point. See the eclipse docs. Essentially double click on your plugin.xml (or if not present yet, the MANIFEST.MF) file, select the "Extensions" tab and add a new extension for the org.eclipse.ui.views extension point. Under this you can create an entry for your view. The view entry has a place to specify the category under which to file the view. The org.eclipse.ui.views extension allows allows you to define your own categories.

Upvotes: 1

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