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package org.eclipse.ui;
import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
/**
* Interface for an object action that is contributed into a popup menu for a
* view or editor. It extends IActionDelegate and adds an
* initialization method for connecting the delegate to the part it should work
* with.
*/
public interface IObjectActionDelegate extends IActionDelegate {
/**
* Sets the active part for the delegate. The active part is commonly used to
* get a working context for the action, such as the shell for any dialog which
* is needed.
*
* This method will be called every time the action appears in a popup menu. The
* targetPart may change with each invocation.
*
*
* @param action the action proxy that handles presentation portion of the
* action; must not be null.
* @param targetPart the new part target; must not be null.
*/
void setActivePart(IAction action, IWorkbenchPart targetPart);
}