CompareNavigator (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.compare.CompareNavigator

All Implemented Interfaces:

ICompareNavigator
```
public abstract class CompareNavigator
extends Object
implements ICompareNavigator
```
Supports cross-pane navigation through the differences of a compare container.
Clients may subclass this class.

Since:

3.3

See Also:

INavigatable

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CompareNavigator()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected abstract INavigatable[]`	`getNavigatables()`
`protected INavigatable`	`getNavigator(Object object)`	Returns the `INavigatable` for the given object if the object adapts to `INavigatable`.
`boolean`	`hasChange(boolean next)`	Returns whether a call to `ICompareNavigator.selectChange(boolean)` with the same parameter would succeed.
`boolean`	`selectChange(boolean next)`	Starting from the current selection `selectChange` selects and reveals the next (previous) change.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - CompareNavigator
```
public CompareNavigator()
```
- Method Detail
  - selectChange
```
public boolean selectChange(boolean next)
```
    Description copied from interface: ICompareNavigator
    
    Starting from the current selection selectChange selects and reveals the next (previous) change. If the end (or beginning) is reached, the method returns true.
    
    Specified by:
    
    selectChange in interface ICompareNavigator
    
    Parameters:
    
    next - if true the next change is selected, otherwise the previous change
    
    Returns:
    
    returns true if end (beginning) is reached, false otherwise
  - getNavigatables
```
protected abstract INavigatable[] getNavigatables()
```
  - getNavigator
```
protected final INavigatable getNavigator(Object object)
```
    Returns the INavigatable for the given object if the object adapts to INavigatable.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object
    
    Returns:
    
    the INavigatable for the given object or null
  - hasChange
```
public boolean hasChange(boolean next)
```
    Returns whether a call to ICompareNavigator.selectChange(boolean) with the same parameter would succeed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    next - if true the next change is selected, otherwise the previous change
    
    Returns:
    
    whether a call to ICompareNavigator.selectChange(boolean) with the same parameter would succeed.
    
    Since:
    
    3.3