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Make "Compare with Clipboard" work in active editor of FormEditor #2100

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions team/bundles/org.eclipse.compare/compare/org/eclipse/compare/internal/ClipboardCompare.java
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import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart;
import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
import org.eclipse.ui.forms.editor.FormEditor;
import org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditor;

public class ClipboardCompare extends BaseCompareAction implements IObjectActionDelegate {
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return;
}
final String selectionContents;
if (editor instanceof FormEditor fromEditor) {
editor = fromEditor.getActiveEditor();
}
if (editor instanceof ITextEditor txtEditor) {
ISelection selection = txtEditor.getSelectionProvider().getSelection();
if (selection instanceof ITextSelection textSelection) {
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