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.

- Rob On 11/30/06, Max Rydahl Andersen <max.andersen(a)jboss.com&gt; wrote: > > Hi Rob, > > how come you are using JavaFileEditorInput for an xml file ? > > just curious. > > /max > > ------- Forwarded message ------- > From: bugzilla-daemon(a)eclipse.org > To: max.andersen(a)jboss.com > Cc: > Subject: [Bug 166274] Opening external file in xml editor fails > Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:20:23 +0100 > > https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=166274 > Product/Component: Web Tools / wst.xml > > > > > > ------- Comment #4 from rob.stryker(a)jboss.com 2006-11-30 12:22 ------- > I've switched my code to use that which the file -> open uses. Namely: > > IWorkbench wb = PlatformUI.getWorkbench(); > IWorkbenchWindow win = wb.getActiveWorkbenchWindow(); > IWorkbenchPage page = win.getActivePage(); > File file = new File("C:\\some\\file.xml"); > IFileStore fileStore= EFS.getLocalFileSystem().fromLocalFile(file); > if( fileStore != null ) { > IEditorInput input = new JavaFileEditorInput(fileStore); > IEditorDescriptor desc = PlatformUI.getWorkbench(). > getEditorRegistry().getDefaultEditor(file.getName()); > page.openEditor(input, desc.getId()); > } > > This seems to work fine. Thanks for the help though =] > > > > -- > -- > Max Rydahl Andersen > callto://max.rydahl.andersen > > Hibernate > max(a)hibernate.org > http://hibernate.org > > JBoss a division of Red Hat > max.andersen(a)jboss.com > > _______________________________________________ > jbosside-dev mailing list > jbosside-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/jbosside-dev >