## org.gjt.sp.jedit
Class EditAction

    java.lang.Object
      org.gjt.sp.jedit.JEditAbstractEditAction<View>
          org.gjt.sp.jedit.EditAction

Direct Known Subclasses:
  BeanShellAction, Macros.Macro

    public abstract class EditAction

extends JEditAbstractEditAction<View>

An action that can be bound to a menu item, tool bar button or keystroke.

See Also:
  `jEdit.getAction(String)`, `jEdit.getActionNames()`, `ActionSet`

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `EditAction.Wrapper` 'Wrap' EditActions in this class to turn them into AWT ActionListeners, that can be attached to buttons, menu items, etc.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.gjt.sp.jedit.JEditAbstractEditAction
`args, name`

Constructor Summary
`EditAction(java.lang.String name)` Creates a new edit action with the specified name.
`EditAction(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object[] newArgs)`

Method Summary
`java.lang.String` `getCode()` Returns the BeanShell code that will replay this action.
`java.lang.String` `getLabel()` Returns the action's label.
`java.lang.String` `getMouseOverText()` Returns the action's mouse over message.
`abstract void` `invoke(View view)` Invokes the action.
`boolean` `isSelected(java.awt.Component comp)` If this edit action is a toggle, returns if it is selected or not.
`boolean` `isToggle()` Returns if this edit action should be displayed as a check box in menus.
`boolean` `noRecord()` Returns if this edit action should not be recorded.
`boolean` `noRememberLast()` Returns if this edit action should not be remembered as the most recently invoked action.
`boolean` `noRepeat()` Returns if this edit action should not be repeated.

Methods inherited from class org.gjt.sp.jedit.JEditAbstractEditAction
`getName, invoke, setName, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### EditAction

    public EditAction(java.lang.String name)

  Creates a new edit action with the specified name.

  Parameters:
    `name` - The action name

### EditAction

    public EditAction(java.lang.String name,
                      java.lang.Object[] newArgs)

Method Detail

### getLabel

    public java.lang.String getLabel()

  Returns the action's label. This returns the value of the property named by `JEditAbstractEditAction.getName()` suffixed with `.label`.

### getMouseOverText

    public final java.lang.String getMouseOverText()

  Returns the action's mouse over message. This returns the value of the property named by `JEditAbstractEditAction.getName()` suffixed with `.mouse-over`.

### invoke

    public abstract void invoke(View view)

  Invokes the action. This is an implementation of the Command pattern, and concrete actions should override this.

  Specified by:
    `invoke` in class `JEditAbstractEditAction<View>`
  Parameters:
    `view` - The view
  Since:
    jEdit 2.7pre2 abstract since jEdit 4.3pre7

### isToggle

    public final boolean isToggle()

  Returns if this edit action should be displayed as a check box in menus. This returns the value of the property named by `JEditAbstractEditAction.getName()` suffixed with `.toggle`.

  Since:
    jEdit 2.2pre4

### isSelected

    public boolean isSelected(java.awt.Component comp)

  If this edit action is a toggle, returns if it is selected or not.

  Parameters:
    `comp` - The component
  Since:
    jEdit 4.2pre1

### noRepeat

    public boolean noRepeat()

  Returns if this edit action should not be repeated. Returns false by default.

  Since:
    jEdit 2.7pre2

### noRecord

    public boolean noRecord()

  Returns if this edit action should not be recorded. Returns false by default.

  Since:
    jEdit 2.7pre2

### noRememberLast

    public boolean noRememberLast()

  Returns if this edit action should not be remembered as the most recently invoked action.

  Since:
    jEdit 4.2pre1

### getCode

    public java.lang.String getCode()

  Returns the BeanShell code that will replay this action. BeanShellAction.getCode() returns something more interesting for Actions that were loaded from the actions.xml file. You do not need to override this method if your action name is unique, this EditAction was added to an ActionSet and that to an ActionContext of jEdit. concrete since jEdit 4.3pre7

  Since:
    jEdit 2.7pre2