/**
* Opens the internal HelpView and address it to the given doc url.
*
* @param url
*/
public static void openHelp(String url) {
IWorkbenchPage page = getActivePage();
if (page != null) {
try {
IViewPart part = page.showView(HELP_VIEW_ID);
if (part != null) {
HelpView view = (HelpView) part;
view.showHelp(url);
}
} catch (PartInitException e) {
IdeLog.logError(UIPlugin.getDefault(), e);
}
} else {
IdeLog.logWarning(
UIPlugin.getDefault(),
"Could not open the help view. Active page was null."); //$NON-NLS-1$
}
}
/**
* Opens the internal help in the Studio's internal browser.
*
* @param url
* @return A boolean value indicating a successful operations or not.
*/
public static boolean openHelpInBrowser(String url) {
IWorkbench workbench = PlatformUI.getWorkbench();
if (workbench != null) {
IWorkbenchHelpSystem helpSystem = workbench.getHelpSystem();
URL resolvedURL = helpSystem.resolve(url, true);
if (resolvedURL != null) {
return openInBroswer(
resolvedURL,
true,
IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.AS_EDITOR | IWorkbenchBrowserSupport.STATUS);
} else {
IdeLog.logError(
UIPlugin.getDefault(), "Unable to resolve the Help URL for " + url); // $NON-NLS-1$
return false;
}
}
return false;
}
/**
* Open a URL in a browser.
*
* @param url
* @param internal In case true, the system will try to open the internal browser if it's
* available.
* @param style the Browser's style, in case an internal browser is requested.
* @return A boolean value indicating a successful operations or not.
*/
public static boolean openInBroswer(URL url, boolean internal, int style) {
IWorkbench workbench = PlatformUI.getWorkbench();
if (workbench != null) {
IWorkbenchBrowserSupport support = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getBrowserSupport();
try {
if (internal && support.isInternalWebBrowserAvailable()) {
support.createBrowser(style, INTERNAL_HELP_BROWSER_ID, null, null).openURL(url);
} else {
support.getExternalBrowser().openURL(url);
}
} catch (PartInitException e) {
IdeLog.logError(UIPlugin.getDefault(), "Error opening the help", e); // $NON-NLS-1$
return false;
}
return true;
}
return false;
}