public Image getImage(Object obj) {
String imageKey = ISharedImages.IMG_OBJ_ELEMENT;
return PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getSharedImages().getImage(imageKey);
}
But how do we add our own image to our plugin, and use it in a simple way?
Here's How:
In this example I've prepared two images and placed them in the project's icons directory:
In your plugin's Activator class override the initializeImageRegistry method. For example:
@Override
protected void initializeImageRegistry(ImageRegistry registry) {
super.initializeImageRegistry(registry);
Bundle bundle = Platform.getBundle(PLUGIN_ID);
//
// Setup our own images to be used as icons, etc
//
ImageDescriptor image = ImageDescriptor.createFromURL(
FileLocator.find(bundle, new Path("icons/chart.gif"), null));
registry.put(ACTIVE_CHART, i);
image = ImageDescriptor.createFromURL(
FileLocator.find(bundle, new Path("icons/module.gif"), null));
registry.put(MODULE, i);
}
In the example code above, we prepare two images: module.gif and chart.gif . Now we're ready to use them in a viewer's label. You should already know how to use a LabelProvider for your viewer. A LabelProvider is a class that implements ILabelProvider. In my case I had a TreeViewer that needed special icons on tree nodes.
My LabelProvider's getImage method:
@Override
public Image getImage(Object obj) {
// we'll just get the MODULE image
Image image = imageRegistry.get(gov.faa.ata.sdat.Activator.MODULE);
return image;
}
So there you have it.
