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| = How do I invoke an action programmatically? |
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| include::front::partial$database.adoc[] |
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| Use `FileUtil.getConfigObject()` |
| |
| [source,java] |
| ---- |
| |
| //provide the path to your action instance |
| Action action = FileUtil.getConfigObject("Actions/Window/org-netbeans-core-windows-actions-MaximizeWindowAction.instance", Action.class); |
| action.actionPerformed(ev); |
| ---- |
| |
| or |
| |
| [source,java] |
| ---- |
| |
| //provide the path to the action folder |
| List<? extends Action> actions = org.openide.util.Utilities.actionsForPath("Navigation/Hierarchy/text/x-java/Actions") |
| //Bonus: Create a popupmenu from these actions |
| //Action[] aactions = actions.toArray(new Action[]{}); |
| //JPopupMenu menu = Utilities.actionsToPopup(aactions, getLookup()); |
| ---- |
| |
| or `Actions.forID()` (since NB 7.2) |
| |
| [source,java] |
| ---- |
| |
| //provide category and classname |
| Action action=org.openide.awt.Actions.forID("Window", "org.netbeans.core.windows.actions.MaximizeWindowAction"); |
| action.actionPerformed(ev); |
| ---- |
| |
| See |
| |
| * link:{apidoclink}org-openide-filesystems/org/openide/filesystems/FileUtil.html#getConfigObject(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.Class[FileUtil.getConfigObject(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class]) |
| * link:{apidoclink}org-openide-awt/org/openide/awt/Actions.html#forID(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String[Actions.forID(java.lang.String, java.lang.String]) |
