Using the Bridge

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JViews provides an IlvSwingControl class that encapsulates a Swing JComponent in an SWT widget. It allows you to use IlvManager or IlvJManagerViewPanel objects in an SWT window, together with other SWT or JFace controls. In this way, it provides a bridge between the AWT/Swing windowing system and the SWT windowing system.

Composite parent = ...;
IlvManagerView mgrView = ...;
IlvJManagerViewPanel jmgrView = new IlvJManagerViewPanel(mgrView);
ControlSWTview = new IlvSwingControl(parent, SWT.NONE, jmgrView);

• Simplicity: it is easier to use, since you do not have to worry about the details of the Component hierarchy.
• Portability: IlvSwingControl works also on platforms that do not have SWT_AWT platforms, like X11/Motif and MacOS X 10.4.
• Flickering on Linux/Gtk is reduced.
• Popup menus can be positioned on each Component inside the AWT component hierarchy.
• The size management between SWT and AWT (LayoutManager) is integrated.
• A focus problem on Windows is worked around.