net.refractions.udig.ui.operations
Interface IOp

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileExportOperation

public interface IOp

Define user interface needs for a for an operation.

Since:

0.3

Author:

jgarnett

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

EXTENSION_POINT EXTENSION_POINT field

Method Summary

void	op(Display display, java.lang.Object target, IProgressMonitor monitor) Each operation is called by the frame work in a seperate thread.

Field Detail

EXTENSION_POINT

static final java.lang.String EXTENSION_POINT

EXTENSION_POINT field

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

op

void op(Display display,
        java.lang.Object target,
        IProgressMonitor monitor)
        throws java.lang.Exception

Each operation is called by the frame work in a seperate thread. Interaction with the display must be done by calling display.asyncExec() and display.syncExec().

Each operation implementation must define the steps needed to carry out its function.

Parameters:

target - the object that the operation operates on. This parameter will be the same as the type declared in targetClass of the operation extension. If the enablesFor attribute of the operation extension is not 1 or undefined then target will be an array of objects of the type declared in targetClass.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception