Because that's the code used in File -> Open for external files. <br><br>I tried using an ExternalFileEditorInput but it caused problems and would not init the part properly. Nitind told me the file -> open code worked, so I used it.
<br><br>If you actually look at the JavaFileEditorInput code, it's at best a stub implementation with default implementations. It is backed by a JavaFileStorage object, who's javadoc describes it as: * A storage for java.io.File
.<br><br>So I think it is simply named improperly, or misleading. It is not an editor input for java files, but rather, an editor input for java.io.File.<br><br>- Rob<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/30/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">
Max Rydahl Andersen</b> <<a href="mailto:max.andersen@jboss.com">max.andersen@jboss.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Rob,<br><br>how come you are using JavaFileEditorInput for an xml file ?<br><br>just curious.<br><br>/max<br><br>------- Forwarded message -------<br>From: <a href="mailto:bugzilla-daemon@eclipse.org">bugzilla-daemon@eclipse.org
</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:max.andersen@jboss.com">max.andersen@jboss.com</a><br>Cc:<br>Subject: [Bug 166274] Opening external file in xml editor fails<br>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:20:23 +0100<br><br><a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=166274">
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=166274</a><br>Product/Component: Web Tools / wst.xml<br><br><br><br><br><br>------- Comment #4 from <a href="mailto:rob.stryker@jboss.com">rob.stryker@jboss.com</a> 2006-11-30 12:22 -------
<br>I've switched my code to use that which the file -> open uses. Namely:<br><br> IWorkbench wb = PlatformUI.getWorkbench();<br> IWorkbenchWindow win = wb.getActiveWorkbenchWindow();<br> IWorkbenchPage page =
win.getActivePage();<br> File file = new File("C:\\some\\file.xml");<br> IFileStore fileStore= EFS.getLocalFileSystem().fromLocalFile(file);<br> if( fileStore != null ) {<br> IEditorInput input = new JavaFileEditorInput(fileStore);
<br> IEditorDescriptor desc = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().<br> getEditorRegistry().getDefaultEditor(file.getName());<br> page.openEditor(input, desc.getId());<br> }<br><br>This seems to work fine. Thanks for the help though =]
<br><br><br><br>--<br>--<br>Max Rydahl Andersen<br>callto://max.rydahl.andersen<br><br>Hibernate<br><a href="mailto:max@hibernate.org">max@hibernate.org</a><br><a href="http://hibernate.org">http://hibernate.org</a><br><br>
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