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Chapter 5. Seam Menus and Actions

5.1. File Menu Actions
5.2. Navigate Menu Actions
5.2.1. Find Seam References/Declarations
5.2.2. Open Seam Component

In this chapter we provide a description of Seam actions that are available from

5.1. File Menu Actions

In a Seam perspective, by default there are the following actions in File > New submenu

Table 5.1. Seam Actions in the New Submenu

Name

Function

Seam Web Project

Runs New Seam Project wizard for creating a new Seam project

Seam Action

Runs New Seam Action wizard for creating a new Seam action

Seam Form

Runs New Seam Form wizard for creating a new Seam form

Seam Entity

Runs New Seam Entity wizard for creating a new Seam entity

Seam Conversation

Runs New Seam Conversation wizard for creating a new Seam conversation

Seam Generate Entities

Runs Generate Seam Entities wizard


5.2. Navigate Menu Actions

In the next sections we are going to describe Seam actions which can help you to easily navigate through the source code.

To find EL expressions both in .java and .xhtml files use Find Seam References/Declarations actions. For that, in the main menu bar click on Search > Find Seam References or Find Seam Declarations.

Look at the description of the actions in the table below.

Table 5.2. Find Seam References/Declarations actions

Name

Function

Keyboard Shortcut

Find Seam References

Find Seam Declarations

Find all references and declarations to the selected element. It's available for EL expressions in both .java and .xhtml files. Differs from normal Eclipse Find References/Declarations by showing an EL or Seam references in the Search View.

Ctrl+G

Ctrl+Shift+G

also Ctrl + 1 for .java files


On the screenshot example below you could see that the search results are listed in the Search view.

Find Seam Declaration for "Identity"

Figure 5.1. Find Seam Declaration for "Identity"


You can also use Ctrl + 1 in .java files to activate the actions:

Find Seam References for "Identity"

Figure 5.2. Find Seam References for "Identity"


To open Seam Components click on Navigate > Open Seam Component in the main menu bar. This dialog is also available from toolbar icon or with hot keys combination "Ctrl+Shift+Z ".

Open Seam Components icon

Figure 5.3. Open Seam Components icon


In the table below read a description about the dialog.

Table 5.3. Open Seam Components Dialog

Name

Function

Keyboard Shortcut

Open Seam Components

Brings up the Open Seam Component dialog to open a component in the editor. The Open Seam Component selection dialog shows all Seam components existing in the workspace. You can search the components via their short, imported or full name.

Ctrl+Shift+Z


Enter a name in the text field and see the results as it shown on screenshot:

Open Seam Components Dialog

Figure 5.4. Open Seam Components Dialog


You can also open Seam Component from the other component where the required one is declared in @In by using OpenOn (Ctrl + left click and select Open Declaration of Seam Component for seam_component in Seam_class.java ).