Eclipse : Adding a Static text to the toolbar

There are situations you need to show a static text on the toolbar with a user name or some sort of text. This can be done using the ControlContribution.

JFace provides ControlContribution which can be added to the toolbar.

public class LabelControlContribution extends ControlContribution
{

    protected LabelControlContribution(String id)
    {
        super(id);
    }

    @Override
    protected Control createControl(Composite parent)
    {
        final Label b = new Label(parent, SWT.LEFT);
        b.setText("Label: <Your User Name>");
        return b;
    }

}

Add the ControlContribution to the coolbar in the ApplicationActionBarAdvisors fillCoolbar method.

IToolBarManager toolbar1 = new ToolBarManager(SWT.FLAT
    | SWT.RIGHT_TO_LEFT);
coolBar.add(new ToolBarContributionItem(toolbar1, "label"));
toolbar1.add(new LabelContribution("Label"));

Now the toolbar with the ControlContribution gets added to the Toolbar.