Class UnionByAttributePlugIn

All Implemented Interfaces:
EnableChecked, Iconified, PlugIn, Recordable, ShortcutEnabled, ThreadedPlugIn, ActionListener, EventListener

public class UnionByAttributePlugIn extends AbstractThreadedUiPlugIn
UnionByAttribute plugin is used to union features in a Layer or to Dissolve features using an attribute. It can optionnaly merge unioned LineStrings (union just create MultiLineStrings by default).
There are three options available :
  • Features with empty values can be discarded
  • Attribute values can be added up (numeric) or concatened (strings)
  • Constructor Details

    • UnionByAttributePlugIn

      public UnionByAttributePlugIn()
  • Method Details

    • getName

      public String getName()
      Description copied from class: AbstractUiPlugIn
      Get the name of the plug-in. If a name was not specified ask super class.
      Specified by:
      getName in interface PlugIn
      Overrides:
      getName in class AbstractUiPlugIn
      Returns:
      The plug-in name.
    • initialize

      public void initialize(PlugInContext context) throws Exception
      Description copied from class: AbstractUiPlugIn
      Method to be overridden by implementations to initialize the plug-in. Plug-ins must invoke super.initialize().
      Specified by:
      initialize in interface PlugIn
      Overrides:
      initialize in class AbstractUiPlugIn
      Parameters:
      context - The plug-in context.
      Throws:
      Exception - if an exception occur during initialization
    • createEnableCheck

      public static MultiEnableCheck createEnableCheck(WorkbenchContext workbenchContext)
    • execute

      public boolean execute(PlugInContext context) throws Exception
      Description copied from class: AbstractUiPlugIn
      Method to be overridden by implementations to execute the plug-in.
      Specified by:
      execute in interface PlugIn
      Overrides:
      execute in class AbstractUiPlugIn
      Parameters:
      context - The plug-in context.
      Returns:
      true if the PlugIn has been executed
      Throws:
      Exception - if an Exception occurs during execution
      See Also:
    • run

      public void run(TaskMonitor monitor, PlugInContext context) throws Exception
      Description copied from interface: ThreadedPlugIn
      Runs the task. This method will be executed in a separate thread, so that the GUI remains responsive (but only partially so, as a modal progress dialog will be in the way). Don't call GUI classes in this method as it is not executed on the GUI thread.
      Parameters:
      monitor - context to which this task can report its progress and check whether a party has requested its cancellation
      context - context of this PlugIn
      Throws:
      Exception - if an Exception occurs during the run