Package org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin

Interface IPluginExtensionPoint

All Superinterfaces:

IAdaptable, IIdentifiable, IPluginObject, IWritable

public interface IPluginExtensionPoint
extends IPluginObject, IIdentifiable

Classes that implement this interface model an extension point element specified in the plug-in manifest.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	P_SCHEMA	A property name that will be used to notify about changes to the schema value.

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.IIdentifiable

P_ID

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginObject

P_NAME

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getFullId()	Returns the full extension point Id that is composed as "pluginId.pointId".
String	getSchema()	Returns the name of the extension point XML schema that defines this extension point.
void	setSchema(String schema)	Sets the plug-in relative name of the extension point schema file that describes this extension point.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable

getAdapter

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.IIdentifiable

getId, setId

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginObject

getModel, getName, getParent, getPluginBase, getPluginModel, getResourceString, getTranslatedName, isInTheModel, isValid, setInTheModel, setName

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.IWritable

write

Field Details

P_SCHEMA

static final String P_SCHEMA

A property name that will be used to notify about changes to the schema value.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getFullId

String getFullId()

Returns the full extension point Id that is composed as "pluginId.pointId". This full Id will be used by extensions to reference this extension point.

Returns:

a full extension point Id

getSchema

String getSchema()

Returns the name of the extension point XML schema that defines this extension point.

Returns:

XML extension point schema file name

setSchema

void setSchema(String schema)
        throws CoreException

Sets the plug-in relative name of the extension point schema file that describes this extension point. This method will throw a CoreException if the model is not editable.

Parameters:

schema - the schema file name

Throws:

CoreException - if the model is not editable