- The default behavior of the sash allows dragging, but you must write code to make the sash stay.
- You implement an event handler to adjust the FormAttachment object associated with the sash's movable direction.
- For a vertical sash, adjust the left FormAttachment.
- For a horizontal sash, adjust the top FormAttachment.
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionAdapter;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionEvent;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.FormAttachment;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.FormData;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.FormLayout;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Sash;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Text;
public class SashFormSticker {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Display display = new Display();
Shell shell = new Shell(display);
shell.setText("Sash One");
shell.setLayout(new FormLayout());
final Sash sash = new Sash(shell, SWT.VERTICAL);
FormData data = new FormData();
data.top = new FormAttachment(0, 0); // Attach to top
data.bottom = new FormAttachment(100, 0); // Attach to bottom
data.left = new FormAttachment(50, 0); // Attach halfway across
sash.setLayoutData(data);
Text one = new Text(shell, SWT.BORDER);
data = new FormData();
data.top = new FormAttachment(0, 0);
data.bottom = new FormAttachment(100, 0);
data.left = new FormAttachment(0, 0);
data.right = new FormAttachment(sash, 0);
one.setLayoutData(data);
Text two = new Text(shell, SWT.BORDER);
data = new FormData();
data.top = new FormAttachment(0, 0);
data.bottom = new FormAttachment(100, 0);
data.left = new FormAttachment(sash, 0);
data.right = new FormAttachment(100, 0);
two.setLayoutData(data);
sash.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent event) {
// Reattach to the left edge, and use the x value of the event to
// determine the offset from the left
((FormData) sash.getLayoutData()).left = new FormAttachment(0, event.x);
// Until the parent window does a layout, the sash will not be redrawn in
// its new location. So, force a layout.
sash.getParent().layout();
}
});
shell.pack();
shell.open();
while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
if (!display.readAndDispatch()) {
display.sleep();
}
}
display.dispose();
}
}