Eclipse Platform
Release 3.0

org.eclipse.ui.console
Interface IConsoleManager


public interface IConsoleManager

Manages consoles.

Clients are not intended to implement this interface.

Since:
3.0

Method Summary
 void addConsoleListener(IConsoleListener listener)
          Registers the given listener for console notifications.
 void addConsoles(IConsole[] consoles)
          Adds the given consoles to the console manager.
 IConsole[] getConsoles()
          Returns a collection of consoles registered with the console manager.
 void removeConsoleListener(IConsoleListener listener)
          Deregisters the given listener for console notifications.
 void removeConsoles(IConsole[] consoles)
          Removes the given consoles from the console manager.
 void showConsoleView(IConsole console)
          Opens the console view and displays given the console.
 void warnOfContentChange(IConsole console)
          Warns that the content of the given console has changed in all console views.
 

Method Detail

addConsoleListener

public void addConsoleListener(IConsoleListener listener)
Registers the given listener for console notifications. Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.

Parameters:
listener - listener to register

removeConsoleListener

public void removeConsoleListener(IConsoleListener listener)
Deregisters the given listener for console notifications. Has no effect if an identical listener is not already registered.

Parameters:
listener - listener to deregister

addConsoles

public void addConsoles(IConsole[] consoles)
Adds the given consoles to the console manager. Has no effect for equivalent consoles already registered. The consoles will be added to any existing console views.

Parameters:
consoles - consoles to add

removeConsoles

public void removeConsoles(IConsole[] consoles)
Removes the given consoles from the console manager. If the consoles are being displayed in any console views, the associated pages will be closed.

Parameters:
consoles - consoles to remove

getConsoles

public IConsole[] getConsoles()
Returns a collection of consoles registered with the console manager.

Returns:
a collection of consoles registered with the console manager

showConsoleView

public void showConsoleView(IConsole console)
Opens the console view and displays given the console. If the view is already open, it is brought to the front unless the view is pinned on a console other than the given console.

Parameters:
console - console to display

warnOfContentChange

public void warnOfContentChange(IConsole console)
Warns that the content of the given console has changed in all console views.

Parameters:
console - the console that has changed

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.0

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