Package org.eclipse.ui.forms
Interface IDetailsPageProvider
public interface IDetailsPageProvider
The class that implements this interface provides for dynamic
computation of page key and the page itself based on the
input object. It should be used in situations where
using the object class as a static key is not enough
i.e. different pages may need to be loaded for objects
of the same type depending on their state.
- Since:
- 3.0
- See Also:
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionReturns the page for the provided key.getPageKey
(Object object) Returns the page key for the provided object.
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Method Details
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getPageKey
Returns the page key for the provided object. The assumption is that the provider knows about various object types and is in position to cast the object into a type and call methods on it to determine the matching page key.- Parameters:
object
- the input object- Returns:
- the page key for the provided object
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getPage
Returns the page for the provided key. This method is the dynamic alternative to registering pages with the details part directly.- Parameters:
key
- the page key- Returns:
- the matching page for the provided key
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