Example 1: No Configuration

The Class

The ActionListenerExample class is a simple example of a contributed tool that does not have any configuration logic.

API Documentation

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Source Code

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Do the Work

The do_ActionPerformed() method has been modified to write a simple message to: 

do_ActionPerformed:
	enter IExtCommand

	/*
	 * Write a short message to the Plug-in debug EventLog
	 */
	_eventLog=new("ErrorLogBuilder",_pvxConstants,ViewManager)
	_eventLog'bufferInit()
	_eventLog'bufferAddText("Contributed tool: "+_obj'getDescription$()+$0A$)
	_eventLog'bufferWriteText()
	drop object _eventLog

	! write a message to the 'Console' view
	aReq=new("pvxrequestclient")
	aReq'print("Contributed tool: "+_obj'getDescription$())
	drop object aReq

	! Finally, use standard ProvideX message box to display message
	msgbox "Example contributed tool - my work is complete.","Message"

return