Bug 296728 [CommonNavigator] Problem with enablement on navigatorContent extension point
If I use the enablement node with the expression "WITH", no variable was found because no real context is given. example : <extension point="org.eclipse.ui.navigator.navigatorContent"> <commonWizard type="new" wizardId="com.mywizard"> <enablement> <with variable="activeWorkbenchWindow.activePerspective"> <equals value="com.myperpective"> </equals> </with> </enablement> </commonWizard> make this error : org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException: The variable activeWorkbenchWindow.activePerspective is not defined at org.eclipse.core.internal.expressions.WithExpression.evaluate(WithExpression.java:65) at org.eclipse.core.internal.expressions.CompositeExpression.evaluateAnd(CompositeExpression.java:53) at org.eclipse.core.internal.expressions.EnablementExpression.evaluate(EnablementExpression.java:53) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.navigator.wizards.CommonWizardDescriptor.isEnabledFor(CommonWizardDescriptor.java:145) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.navigator.wizards.CommonWizardDescriptorManager.getEnabledCommonWizardDescriptors(CommonWizardDescriptorManager.java:158) at org.eclipse.ui.navigator.WizardActionGroup.setContext(WizardActionGroup.java:193) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.navigator.resources.actions.NewActionProvider.fillContextMenu(NewActionProvider.java:107) You could do use the currentState of the IEvaluationService. (see WorkbenchWindow line 3035)
bundles/org.eclipse.ui.navigator/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/navigator/extensions/NavigatorContentDescriptor.java
private static final int HASH_CODE_NOT_COMPUTED = -1;
	private String id;
	private String name;
	private IConfigurationElement configElement;
	private int priority = Priority.NORMAL_PRIORITY_VALUE;
	private Expression enablement;
	private Expression possibleChildren;
	private String icon;
	private boolean activeByDefault;
	private IPluginContribution contribution;
	private Set overridingExtensions;
	private List overridingExtensionsList; 
	private OverridePolicy overridePolicy;
	private String suppressedExtensionId;
	private INavigatorContentDescriptor overriddenDescriptor;
	private int hashCode = HASH_CODE_NOT_COMPUTED;
	private boolean providesSaveables;
	/**
	 * Creates a new content descriptor from a configuration element.
	 * 
	 * @param configElement
	 *            configuration element to create a descriptor from
	 * 
	 * @throws WorkbenchException
	 *             if the configuration element could not be parsed. Reasons
	 *             include:
	 *             <ul>
	 *             <li>A required attribute is missing.</li>
	 *             <li>More elements are define than is allowed.</li>
	 *             </ul>