The next step is to add the view menu, which is the drop-down menu shown by the triangle in the top-right of the original view. Adding this takes the same pattern as before, but the drop-down menu requires an additional tag to be shown as a view menu.
Add a method
createViewMenuin theSampleViewclass. Add a call to thecreatePartControlmethod so that it is called when the view is created.In the
createViewMenumethod, create an instance ofMMenuusingMMenuFactory.INSTANCE.createMenu().Add the
menuto thepartusingpart.getMenus().add(menu).To configure the
menuas a view menu, add a tagViewMenuusingmenu.getTags().add("ViewMenu").As with toolbar items, a menu item can either be handled or direct. A direct menu item is associated directly with a handler implementation class. Create a direct menu item with
MMenuFactory.INSTANCE.createDirectMenuItem()and store it in a local fieldone. Set the tooltip and label appropriately, and use the same icon...