Eclipse Gef Tutorial Apr 2026
– Base class for all shapes:
private Diagram createDiagram() diagram = new Diagram(); RectangleShape rect = new RectangleShape(); rect.setX(100); rect.setY(100); rect.setWidth(80); rect.setHeight(60); diagram.addShape(rect); EllipseShape ellipse = new EllipseShape(); ellipse.setX(250); ellipse.setY(150); ellipse.setWidth(70); ellipse.setHeight(70); diagram.addShape(ellipse); return diagram;
public class ShapeEditPart extends AbstractGraphicalEditPart
@Override protected IFigure createFigure() Shape model = (Shape) getModel(); if (model instanceof RectangleShape) return new RectangleFigure(); else if (model instanceof EllipseShape) return new EllipseFigure(); // create similar return null; eclipse gef tutorial
// Getters & Setters with property change firing public int getX() return x; public void setX(int x) int old = this.x; this.x = x; listeners.firePropertyChange(LOCATION_PROP, old, x);
editor/ShapeEditor.java :
@Override protected void initializeGraphicalViewer() super.initializeGraphicalViewer(); GraphicalViewer viewer = getGraphicalViewer(); viewer.setContents(createDiagram()); viewer.getControl().setBackground(ColorConstants.white); – Base class for all shapes: private Diagram
public class RectangleFigure extends RectangleFigure public RectangleFigure() setBackgroundColor(ColorConstants.lightBlue); setForegroundColor(ColorConstants.blue); setBorder(new LineBorder(1));
// similarly for y, width, height...
@Override protected List<Shape> getModelChildren() return ((Diagram) getModel()).getShapes(); RectangleShape rect = new RectangleShape()
Bridges model ↔ figure.
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