EBComponent (jEdit API Documentation)

Package org.gjt.sp.jedit

## Interface EBComponent

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    `DockingLayoutManager`, `EBPlugin`, `PageBreakExtension`

      public interface EBComponent

  A component on the EditBus. Every plugin class that uses the EditBus for receiving messages must implement this interface.
  Since:
    jEdit 2.2pre6
  See Also:
    `EBMessage`

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | `handleMessage​(EBMessage message)` | Handles a message sent on the EditBus.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### handleMessage

          void handleMessage​(EBMessage message)

      Handles a message sent on the EditBus. This method must specify the type of responses the plugin will have for various subclasses of the `EBMessage` class. Typically this is done with one or more `if` blocks that test whether the message is an instance of a derived message class in which the component has an interest. For example:

           if(msg instanceof BufferUpdate) {
               // a buffer's state has changed!
           }
           else if(msg instanceof ViewUpdate) {
               // a view's state has changed!
           }
           // ... and so on

      Parameters:
        `message` - The message