/** Save attributes to an XML file. */
static void saveAttributes(IPath filenameHint, AttributeValueSets attributes) {
final IPath pathHint =
filenameHint.isAbsolute()
? filenameHint
: FileDialogs.recallPath(REMEMBER_DIRECTORY).append(filenameHint);
final Path saveLocation = FileDialogs.openSaveXML(pathHint);
if (saveLocation != null) {
try {
final Persister persister = new Persister(new Format(2));
persister.write(attributes, saveLocation.toFile());
} catch (Exception e) {
Utils.showError(
new Status(
IStatus.ERROR,
WorkbenchCorePlugin.PLUGIN_ID,
"An error occurred while saving attributes.",
e));
}
FileDialogs.rememberDirectory(REMEMBER_DIRECTORY, saveLocation);
}
}
