显示来自已部署插件的错误

Question

Finally, after hours of working, I finally got my plug-in to work in the Virtual Eclipse application (the one where you can test your plug-in). Happy, I created a feature and a site to deploy the plug-in. After installing, it seems my plug-in isn't working.

Now, I don't know where the errors are or why isn't it working because I was only using System.out.println(error) when I was testing it.

What do I need to use when I want to display the error when a plug-in has been installed in the actual Eclipse application?

Thanks.

Answer 1

You need to write messages to the Eclipse log. This is the .log file in the workspace .metadata directory (both hidden on some platforms).

You can write to the log using the ILog interface.

If you have an Activator class which extends AbstractUIPlugin or Plugin to can get the ILog by calling the getLog() method of Plugin .

Alternatively you can get the log with:

Bundle bundle = ... your plug-in bundle

ILog log = Platform.getLog(bundle);

Write an entry to the log with something like:

IStatus status = new Status(IStatus.ERROR, "message", exception);

log.log(status);

where exception is any exception you want to report or null .

You can get the plug-in bundle with:

Bundle bundle = FrameworkUtil.getBundle(getClass());

or

Bundle bundle = Platform.getBundle("plugin id");