Eclipse PDE, create controls

Question

From the very helpful templates I´ve got some controls. But how do I discover where those controls are located.

For example I know how to create a label or a button but how can I find a checkbox or add a browser to a button a List Box ...

Isn´t there any documentation where a developer can find those things?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 05 '11 at 08:48

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You could use the Plugin Spy to see how those control are referenced in other plugins, in order to replicate that in your own plugins.

plugin spy

answered Sep 05 '11 at 08:48

VonC

Very good hint, thanks! Isn´t there any further documentation? If I´d like to get a checkbox control I can´t get the information about it with the plugin spy because it´s only for the eclipse UI not for Submenus like new project editors. – Nautis Sep 05 '11 at 09:40
@Nautis: you can start be reusing existing template, as described in http://www.vogella.de/blog/2011/01/13/eclipse-papercut-7-adding-the-pde-plugin-creation-wizard-to-the-eclipse-toolbar/ – VonC Sep 05 '11 at 10:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 06 '11 at 18:14

For example I know how to create a label or a button but how can I find a checkbox or add a browser to a button a List Box ...

A checkbox is a Button with the SWT.CHECK style.

Isn't there any documentation where a developer can find those things?

I bought an SWT book. The Definitive Guide to SWT and JFace.

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