Interface IDiffElement
- All Superinterfaces:
ITypedElement
- All Known Subinterfaces:
IDiffContainer
,ISynchronizeModelElement
- All Known Implementing Classes:
DiffContainer
,DiffElement
,DiffNode
An
IDiffElement
is used in the DiffTreeViewer
to display the kind of change detected as the result of a two-way or three-way compare.
The base interface ITypedElement
provides a name, a type, and an image.
IDiffElement
adds API for maintaining a parent relationship.
DiffTreeViewer
works on a tree of IDiffElements
.
Leaf elements must implement the
IDiffElement
interface, inner nodes the IDiffContainer
interface.
IDiffElement
s are typically created as the result of performing
a compare with the Differencer
.
Clients may implement this interface, or use one of the standard implementations,
DiffElement
, DiffContainer
, or DiffNode
.
- See Also:
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Field Summary
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.compare.ITypedElement
FOLDER_TYPE, TEXT_TYPE, UNKNOWN_TYPE
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionint
getKind()
Returns the kind of difference as defined inDifferencer
.Returns the parent of this element.void
setParent
(IDiffContainer parent) Sets the parent of this element.Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.compare.ITypedElement
getImage, getName, getType
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Method Details
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getKind
int getKind()Returns the kind of difference as defined inDifferencer
.- Returns:
- the kind of difference as defined in
Differencer
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getParent
IDiffContainer getParent()Returns the parent of this element. If the object is the root of a hierarchynull
is returned.- Returns:
- the parent of this element, or
null
if the element has no parent
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setParent
Sets the parent of this element.- Parameters:
parent
- the new parent of this element, ornull
if this element is to have no parent
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