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+package net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.actions;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.PMDConstants;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.PMDPlugin;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.PMDVisitor;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.ICompilationUnit;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaProject;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IStructuredSelection;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IObjectActionDelegate;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart;
+
+/**
+ * Implements action on the "Check code with PMD" action menu on a file
+ * 
+ * @author Philippe Herlin
+ * @version $Revision$
+ * 
+ * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.1  2003/03/17 23:30:30  phherlin
+ * refactoring of pmd check action
+ *
+ */
+public class PMDCheckAction implements IObjectActionDelegate {
+    private IWorkbenchPart targetPart;
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.eclipse.ui.IObjectActionDelegate#setActivePart(IAction, IWorkbenchPart)
+     */
+    public void setActivePart(IAction action, IWorkbenchPart targetPart) {
+        this.targetPart = targetPart;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.eclipse.ui.IActionDelegate#run(IAction)
+     */
+    public void run(IAction action) {
+        ISelection sel = targetPart.getSite().getSelectionProvider().getSelection();
+        PMDVisitor visitor = new PMDVisitor(null);
+        visitor.setUseTaskMarker(true);
+
+        if (sel instanceof IStructuredSelection) {
+            IStructuredSelection structuredSel = (IStructuredSelection) sel;
+            for (Iterator i = structuredSel.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
+                Object element = i.next();
+
+                try {
+                    if (element instanceof IResource) {
+                        ((IResource) element).accept(visitor);
+                    } else if (element instanceof ICompilationUnit) {
+                        IResource resource = ((ICompilationUnit) element).getResource();
+                        resource.accept(visitor);
+                    } else if (element instanceof IJavaProject) {
+                        IResource resource = ((IJavaProject) element).getResource();
+                        resource.accept(visitor);
+                    } // else no processing for other types
+                } catch (CoreException e) {
+                    MessageDialog.openError(
+                        null,
+                        PMDPlugin.getDefault().getMessage(PMDConstants.MSGKEY_ERROR_TITLE),
+                        PMDPlugin.getDefault().getMessage(PMDConstants.MSGKEY_ERROR_CORE_EXCEPTION) + e.toString());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.eclipse.ui.IActionDelegate#selectionChanged(IAction, ISelection)
+     */
+    public void selectionChanged(IAction action, ISelection selection) {
+    }
+
+}