Package org.eclipse.ui.views
Interface IViewRegistry
public interface IViewRegistry
The view registry maintains a list of views explicitly registered against the
view extension point..
The description of a given view is kept in a IViewDescriptor
.
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
- Since:
- 3.1
- See Also:
- Restriction:
- This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionReturn a view descriptor with the given extension id.Returns an array of view categories.Return a list of sticky views defined in the registry.getViews()
Return a list of views defined in the registry.
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Method Details
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find
Return a view descriptor with the given extension id. If no view exists with the id returnnull
. Will also returnnull
if the view descriptor exists, but is filtered by an expression-based activity.- Parameters:
id
- the id to search for- Returns:
- the descriptor or
null
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getCategories
IViewCategory[] getCategories()Returns an array of view categories.- Returns:
- the categories. Never
null
.
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getViews
IViewDescriptor[] getViews()Return a list of views defined in the registry.- Returns:
- the views. Never
null
.
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getStickyViews
IStickyViewDescriptor[] getStickyViews()Return a list of sticky views defined in the registry.- Returns:
- the sticky views. Never
null
.
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