using push editor hints through code

You can use the actions and action-groups to achieve that. Moreover you need to get and push the editor hints from the code in your action. For instance:

string[] editorHints = {concept editor hint/your_hint/}; 
this.editorComponent.getUpdater().setInitialEditorHints(editorHints); 
this.editorComponent.rebuildEditorContent();

If you want to preserve your previously pushed hints, you can use:

if (this.editorComponent.getUpdater().getInitialEditorHints() != null) { 
 sequence<string> editorHints = this.editorComponent.getUpdater().getInitialEditorHints().asSequence; 
 ...
}

Hope it helps.

Hello Benjamin,

Thanks a lot you reply, it works you said, however, I have two issues -

1. I need to press F5 button to refresh the screen for the new editor.

2. I implemented for my editor hint,  I would also like to revert back to  my default editor with button push but the default editor option is not visible when selecting editor hints.

3. I did  not find drop down menu  as swing component,  so i used radio button for now, but I would  like to  implement it using drop down button. 

My code is,

string[]editorHints={concept editor hint/<myhint>/};

editorContext.getEditorComponent().getUpdater().setInitialEditorHints(editorHints);

editorContext.getEditorComponent().rebuildEditorContent();

editorContext.getEditorComponent().update();

Hi,

Where did you implement your action? Your solution should look like follows:

You can add your action to the MPS menus using an action group as follows:

group MyViewMenu 
is popup: true 
caption: My View Options 
mnemonic: <no mnemonic> 
is invisible when disabled: false 
 
contents 
 <---> 
 My_Action_To_Push_The_Editor_Hint 
 <---> 
 
modifications 
 add to IDEAView at position <default>

Your action should look like follows:

action My_Action_To_Push_The_Editor_Hint { 
 mnemonic: <no mnemonic> 
 execute outside command: false 
 also available in: everywhere 
 
 caption: Activate My Hint 
 description: <no description> 
 icon: <no icon> 
 
 construction parameters 
 << ... >> 
 
 action context parameters ( always visible = true ) 
 EditorComponent editorComponent key: EDITOR_COMPONENT required 
 
 execute(event)->void { 
   string[] editorHints = {concept editor hint/myhint/}; 
   this.editorComponent.getUpdater().setInitialEditorHints(editorHints); 
   this.editorComponent.rebuildEditorContent(); 
}
 
 additional methods 
 
 << ... >> 
} 

Did you do it this way? You can also push the hint from an intention like you may have done.

to 1) Hm, actually rebuildEditorContent should do the job.

to 2) You can go back to default by just pushing an empty set.

to 3) I don't quite get what you'd like to do.

Cheers,

Ben

Dear Ben,

Thanks for your help a  lot! My 3rd point was about implementing a clickable drop down button which i could not find in  MPS. I was wondering if it is possible.

Sure. Yet, you must use standard Java Swing to do so, I'm not aware of any DSL that would ease the job for you.

Cheers, Ben

thanks a lot Ben:)