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= DevFaqOWTabEmbedding
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== How do I embed output window tab to another component?

You have to create `IOContainer` which provides access (for `IOProvider`) to your component where you want to embed OW tab (IO tab). Then you need to pass `IOContainer` instance to `IOProvider.getIO(String name, Actionlink:_.asciidoc[ ] actions, IOContainer ioContainer)`. `IOContainer` is created by `IOContainer.create(IOContainer.Provider)`. The following code demonstrates how to add OW to custom TopComponent.:

[source,java]
----

    IOContainer ioc = IOContainer.create(new IOC());
    InputOutput io = IOProvider.getDefault().getIO("test", new Action[0], ioc);
    io.getOut().println("Hi there");
    io.select();

    // implement IOContainer.Provider in TopComponent where OW tab will be added
    class IOC extends TopComponent implements IOContainer.Provider {
        JComponent ioComp;
        CallBacks ioCb;

        public IOC() {
            setLayout(new BorderLayout());
            setDisplayName("Test");
        }

        @Override
        public int getPersistenceType() {
            return PERSISTENCE_NEVER;
        }

        public void add(JComponent comp, CallBacks cb) {
            if (ioComp != null) {
                remove(ioComp);
                if (ioCb != null) {
                    ioCb.closed();
                }
            }
            ioComp = comp;
            ioCb = cb;
            add(comp);
            validate();
        }

        public JComponent getSelected() {
            return ioComp;
        }

        boolean activated;
        public boolean isActivated() {
            return activated;
        }

        @Override
        protected void componentActivated() {
            super.componentActivated();
            activated = true;
            if (ioCb != null) {
                ioCb.activated();
            }
        }

        @Override
        protected void componentDeactivated() {
            super.componentDeactivated();
            activated = false;
            if (ioCb != null) {
                ioCb.deactivated();
            }
        }

        public boolean isCloseable(JComponent comp) {
            return false;
        }

        public void remove(JComponent comp) {
            if (comp == ioComp) {
                ioComp = null;
                ioCb = null;
            }
        }

        public void select(JComponent comp) {
        }

        public void setIcon(JComponent comp, Icon icon) {
        }

        public void setTitle(JComponent comp, String name) {
        }

        public void setToolTipText(JComponent comp, String text) {
        }

        public void setToolbarActions(JComponent comp, Action[] toolbarActions) {
        }
    }
----

<hr/>
Applies to: NetBeans 6.7

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