Package org.eclipse.ui.ide

Interface IEditorAssociationOverride

public interface IEditorAssociationOverride
Allows to override editor associations for the IDE.

This interface is implemented by org.eclipse.ui.ide.editorAssociationOverride extensions.

Clients may implement this interface.

Since:
3.8

  • Method Details

    • overrideEditors

      IEditorDescriptor[] overrideEditors(IEditorInput editorInput, IContentType contentType, IEditorDescriptor[] editorDescriptors)
      Allows to override the given editor descriptors for the given editor input with different ones.
      Parameters:
      editorInput - the editor input for the editor
      contentType - the content type of the input or null if not available
      editorDescriptors - the current association for the given input
      Returns:
      the editor descriptors to be used for the given input - can be editorDescriptors. The order is not relevant.

    • overrideEditors

      IEditorDescriptor[] overrideEditors(String fileName, IContentType contentType, IEditorDescriptor[] editorDescriptors)
      Allows to override the given editor descriptors for the given file name with different ones.
      Parameters:
      fileName - the name of the file for which to choose the editor
      contentType - the content type of the input or null if not available
      editorDescriptors - the current association for the given input
      Returns:
      the editor descriptors to be used for the given input - can be editorDescriptors. The order is not relevant.

    • overrideDefaultEditor

      IEditorDescriptor overrideDefaultEditor(IEditorInput editorInput, IContentType contentType, IEditorDescriptor editorDescriptor)
      Allows to override the given editor descriptor for the given editor input with a different one. Normally, this is used to override the default editor for the given input.

      Though possible, it is advised not to override an editor that has been explicitly chosen by the user for the given input. This is the case when IFile#getPersistentProperty(IDE.EDITOR_KEY) != null.

      Parameters:
      editorInput - the editor input for the editor
      contentType - the content type of the input or null if not available
      editorDescriptor - the current association for the given input or null if none
      Returns:
      the editor descriptor to be used for the given input or null if none. Can be editorDescriptor.

    • overrideDefaultEditor

      IEditorDescriptor overrideDefaultEditor(String fileName, IContentType contentType, IEditorDescriptor editorDescriptor)
      Allows to override the given editor descriptor for the given input with a different one. Normally, this is used to override the default editor for the given input.
      Parameters:
      fileName - the name of the file for which to choose the editor
      contentType - the content type of the input or null if not available
      editorDescriptor - the current association for the given input or null if none
      Returns:
      the editor descriptor to be used for the given input or null if none. Can be editorDescriptor.