Package org.eclipse.ui.console
Interface IConsoleFactory
public interface IConsoleFactory
A console factory extension is responsible for opening a console in the
console view. Extensions appear on a menu in the console view, and their
openConsole
method is called when the action is invoked.
Implementations may choose to open a new console or activate an existing
console. The extension point used to contribute a console factory is
org.eclipse.ui.console.consoleFactories
.
Following is an example console factory extension.
<extension point="org.eclipse.ui.console.consoleFactories"> <consoleFactory label="Command Console" icon="icons\cmd_console.gif" class="com.example.CommandConsoleFactory"> </consoleFactory> </extension>
An action appears in the console view's 'Open Console' drop-down menu with
the corresponding label
and optional icon
. When the
action is invoked, the specified class
is instantiated and
called to open a console, via the method openConsole()
.
Clients providing console factory extensions are intended to implement this interface.
- Since:
- 3.1
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Method Summary
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Method Details
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openConsole
void openConsole()Opens a console in the console view. Implementations may create a new console or activate an existing console.
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