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+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+$Id: codetemplates.xml 1 2011-01-01 00:00:01Z hoelzl $
+|                                                                          |
+| Copyright 2012 ForTISS GmbH                     |
+|                                                                          |
+| Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");          |
+| you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.         |
+| You may obtain a copy of the License at                                  |
+|                                                                          |
+|    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                            |
+|                                                                          |
+| Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software      |
+| distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,        |
+| WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
+| See the License for the specific language governing permissions and      |
+| limitations under the License.                                           |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+package org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.utils;
+
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.IStatusLineManager;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IActionBars;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IViewSite;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPartSite;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow;
+import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
+
+/**
+ * Methods for accessing the status line
+ * 
+ * @author gareis
+ * @author $Author: hoelzl $
+ * @version $Rev: 18709 $
+ * @ConQAT.Rating RED Hash:
+ */
+public class StatusUtils {
+
+	public static IStatusLineManager getStatusLine() {
+
+		IWorkbenchWindow window = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow();
+
+		IWorkbenchPage page = window.getActivePage();
+
+		IWorkbenchPart part = page.getActivePart();
+		IWorkbenchPartSite site = part.getSite();
+
+		IViewSite vSite = (IViewSite)site;
+
+		IActionBars actionBars = vSite.getActionBars();
+
+		if(actionBars == null)
+			return null;
+
+		IStatusLineManager statusLine = actionBars.getStatusLineManager();
+
+		if(statusLine == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return statusLine;
+
+	}
+
+	public static void setStatusMessage(String message) {
+		if(getStatusLine() != null)
+			getStatusLine().setMessage(message);
+
+	}
+}