Package org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin

Interface IPluginExtension

All Superinterfaces:

IAdaptable, IIdentifiable, IPluginObject, IPluginParent, IWritable

public interface IPluginExtension
extends IPluginParent, IIdentifiable

Classes that implement this interface model the extension element found in the plug-in or fragment manifest.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	P_POINT	A name of the property that will be used to notify about the "point" change

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.IIdentifiable

P_ID

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginObject

P_NAME

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginParent

P_SIBLING_ORDER

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getPoint()	Returns the full ID of the extension point that this extension is plugged into.
Object	getSchema()	Returns the schema for the extension point that this extension is plugged into or null if not found.
void	setPoint(String point)	Sets the value of the extension point Id This method will throw a CoreException if this model is not editable.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable

getAdapter

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.IIdentifiable

getId, setId

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginObject

getModel, getName, getParent, getPluginBase, getPluginModel, getResourceString, getTranslatedName, isInTheModel, isValid, setInTheModel, setName

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginParent

add, add, getChildCount, getChildren, getIndexOf, remove, swap

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.IWritable

write

Field Details

P_POINT

static final String P_POINT

A name of the property that will be used to notify about the "point" change

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getPoint

String getPoint()

Returns the full ID of the extension point that this extension is plugged into.

Returns:

the full extension point ID

getSchema

Object getSchema()

Returns the schema for the extension point that this extension is plugged into or null if not found.

This method is an implementation detail - schema object is not needed for clients outside PDE and should not be used.

Returns:

The schema for the associated extension point or null

setPoint

void setPoint(String point)
       throws CoreException

Sets the value of the extension point Id This method will throw a CoreException if this model is not editable.

Parameters:

point - the new extension point Id

Throws:

CoreException - if the model is not editable