Interface IProject

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IContainer, IResource, ISchedulingRule

public interface IProject extends IContainer, IAdaptable
A project is a type of resource which groups resources into buildable, reusable units.

Features of projects include:

  • A project collects together a set of files and folders.
  • A project's location controls where the project's resources are stored in the local file system.
  • A project's build spec controls how building is done on the project.
  • A project can carry session and persistent properties.
  • A project can be open or closed; a closed project is passive and has a minimal in-memory footprint.
  • A project can have one or more project build configurations.
  • A project can carry references to other project build configurations.
  • A project can have one or more project natures.

Projects implement the IAdaptable interface; extensions are managed by the platform's adapter manager.

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Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • build

      void build(int kind, String builderName, Map<String,String> args, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Invokes the build method of the specified builder for this project. Does nothing if this project is closed. If this project has multiple builders on its build spec matching the given name, only the first matching builder will be run. The build is run for the project's active build configuration.

      The builder name is declared in the extension that plugs in to the standard org.eclipse.core.resources.builders extension point. The arguments are builder specific.

      This method may change resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      kind - the kind of build being requested. Valid values are:
      builderName - the name of the builder
      args - a table of builder-specific arguments keyed by argument name (key type: String, value type: String); null is equivalent to an empty map
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if the build fails. The status contained in the exception may be a generic IResourceStatus.BUILD_FAILED code, but it could also be any other status code; it might also be a MultiStatus.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
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    • build

      void build(int kind, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Builds this project. Does nothing if the project is closed.

      Building a project involves executing the commands found in this project's build spec. The build is run for the project's active build configuration.

      This method may change resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      kind - the kind of build being requested. Valid values are:
      • IncrementalProjectBuilder.FULL_BUILD - indicates a full build.
      • IncrementalProjectBuilder.INCREMENTAL_BUILD - indicates an incremental build.
      • CLEAN_BUILD- indicates a clean request. Clean does not actually build anything, but rather discards all problems and build states.
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if the build fails. The status contained in the exception may be a generic BUILD_FAILED code, but it could also be any other status code; it might also be a multi-status.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
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    • build

      void build(IBuildConfiguration config, int kind, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Builds a specific build configuration of this project. Does nothing if the project is closed or the build configuration does not exist.

      Building a project involves executing the commands found in this project's build spec. The build is run for the specific project build configuration.

      This method may change resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      config - build configuration to build
      kind - the kind of build being requested. Valid values are:
      • IncrementalProjectBuilder.FULL_BUILD - indicates a full build.
      • IncrementalProjectBuilder.INCREMENTAL_BUILD - indicates an incremental build.
      • CLEAN_BUILD- indicates a clean request. Clean does not actually build anything, but rather discards all problems and build states.
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if the build fails. The status contained in the exception may be a generic BUILD_FAILED code, but it could also be any other status code; it might also be a multi-status.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
      Since:
      3.7
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    • close

      void close(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Closes this project. The project need not be open. Closing a closed project does nothing.

      Closing a project involves ensuring that all important project-related state is safely stored on disk, and then discarding the in-memory representation of its resources and other volatile state, including session properties. After this method, the project continues to exist in the workspace but its member resources (and their members, etc.) do not. A closed project can later be re-opened.

      This method changes resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event that includes an indication that this project has been closed and its members have been removed.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This resource does not exist.
      • Resource changes are disallowed during certain types of resource change event notification. See IResourceChangeEvent for more details.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
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    • create

      void create(IProjectDescription description, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Creates a new project resource in the workspace using the given project description. Upon successful completion, the project will exist but be closed.

      Newly created projects have no session or persistent properties.

      If the project content area given in the project description does not contain a project description file, a project description file is written in the project content area with the natures, build spec, comment, and referenced projects as specified in the given project description. If there is an existing project description file, it is not overwritten. In either case, this method does not cause natures to be configured.

      This method changes resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event, including an indication that the project has been added to the workspace.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      description - the project description
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project already exists in the workspace.
      • The name of this resource is not valid (according to IWorkspace.validateName).
      • The project location is not valid (according to IWorkspace.validateProjectLocation).
      • The project description file could not be created in the project content area.
      • Resource changes are disallowed during certain types of resource change event notification. See IResourceChangeEvent for more details.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
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    • create

      void create(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Creates a new project resource in the workspace with files in the default location in the local file system. Upon successful completion, the project will exist but be closed.

      Newly created projects have no session or persistent properties.

      If the project content area does not contain a project description file, an initial project description file is written in the project content area with the following information:

      • no references to other projects
      • no natures
      • an empty build spec
      • an empty comment

      If there is an existing project description file, it is not overwritten.

      This method changes resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event, including an indication that this project has been added to the workspace.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project already exists in the workspace.
      • The name of this resource is not valid (according to IWorkspace.validateName).
      • The project location is not valid (according to IWorkspace.validateProjectLocation).
      • The project description file could not be created in the project content area.
      • Resource changes are disallowed during certain types of resource change event notification. See IResourceChangeEvent for more details.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
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    • create

      void create(IProjectDescription description, int updateFlags, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Creates a new project resource in the workspace using the given project description. Upon successful completion, the project will exist but be closed.

      Newly created projects have no session or persistent properties.

      If the project content area given in the project description does not contain a project description file, a project description file is written in the project content area with the natures, build spec, comment, and referenced projects as specified in the given project description. If there is an existing project description file, it is not overwritten. In either case, this method does not cause natures to be configured.

      This method changes resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event, including an indication that the project has been added to the workspace.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      The IResource.HIDDEN update flag indicates that this resource should immediately be set as a hidden resource. Specifying this flag is equivalent to atomically calling IResource.setHidden(boolean) with a value of true immediately after creating the resource.

      Update flags other than those listed above are ignored.

      Parameters:
      description - the project description
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project already exists in the workspace.
      • The name of this resource is not valid (according to IWorkspace.validateName).
      • The project location is not valid (according to IWorkspace.validateProjectLocation).
      • The project description file could not be created in the project content area.
      • Resource changes are disallowed during certain types of resource change event notification. See IResourceChangeEvent for more details.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
      Since:
      3.4
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    • delete

      void delete(boolean deleteContent, boolean force, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Deletes this project from the workspace. No action is taken if this project does not exist.

      This is a convenience method, fully equivalent to:

         delete(
           (deleteContent ? IResource.ALWAYS_DELETE_PROJECT_CONTENT : IResource.NEVER_DELETE_PROJECT_CONTENT )
              | (force ? FORCE : IResource.NONE),
           monitor);
       

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      deleteContent - a flag controlling how whether content is aggressively deleted
      force - a flag controlling whether resources that are not in sync with the local file system will be tolerated
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project could not be deleted.
      • This project's contents could not be deleted.
      • Resource changes are disallowed during certain types of resource change event notification. See IResourceChangeEvent for more details.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
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    • getActiveBuildConfig

      IBuildConfiguration getActiveBuildConfig() throws CoreException
      Returns the active build configuration for the project.

      If at any point the active configuration is removed from the project, for example when updating the list of build configurations, the active build configuration will be set to the first build configuration specified by IProjectDescription.setBuildConfigs(String[]).

      If all of the build configurations are removed, the active build configuration will be set to the default configuration.

      Returns:
      the active build configuration
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
      Since:
      3.7
    • getBuildConfig

      IBuildConfiguration getBuildConfig(String configName) throws CoreException
      Returns the project IBuildConfiguration with the given name for this project.
      Parameters:
      configName - the name of the configuration to get
      Returns:
      a project configuration
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
      • The configuration does not exist in this project.
      Since:
      3.7
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    • getBuildConfigs

      IBuildConfiguration[] getBuildConfigs() throws CoreException
      Returns the build configurations for this project. A project always has at least one build configuration, so this will never return an empty list or null. The result will not contain duplicates.
      Returns:
      a list of project build configurations
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
      Since:
      3.7
    • getContentTypeMatcher

      IContentTypeMatcher getContentTypeMatcher() throws CoreException
      Returns this project's content type matcher. This content type matcher takes project specific preferences and nature-content type associations into account.
      Returns:
      the content type matcher for this project
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
      Since:
      3.1
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    • getDescription

      IProjectDescription getDescription() throws CoreException
      Returns the description for this project. The returned value is a copy and cannot be used to modify this project. The returned value is suitable for use in creating, copying and moving other projects.
      Returns:
      the description for this project
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
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    • getFile

      IFile getFile(String name)
      Returns a handle to the file with the given name in this project.

      This is a resource handle operation; neither the resource nor the result need exist in the workspace. The validation check on the resource name/path is not done when the resource handle is constructed; rather, it is done automatically as the resource is created.

      Parameters:
      name - the string name of the member file
      Returns:
      the (handle of the) member file
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    • getFolder

      IFolder getFolder(String name)
      Returns a handle to the folder with the given name in this project.

      This is a resource handle operation; neither the container nor the result need exist in the workspace. The validation check on the resource name/path is not done when the resource handle is constructed; rather, it is done automatically as the resource is created.

      Parameters:
      name - the string name of the member folder
      Returns:
      the (handle of the) member folder
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    • getNature

      IProjectNature getNature(String natureId) throws CoreException
      Returns the specified project nature for this project or null if the project nature has not been added to this project. Clients may downcast to a more concrete type for more nature-specific methods. The documentation for a project nature specifies any such additional protocol.

      This may cause the plug-in that provides the given nature to be activated.

      Parameters:
      natureId - the fully qualified nature extension identifier, formed by combining the nature extension id with the id of the declaring plug-in. (e.g. "com.example.acmeplugin.coolnature")
      Returns:
      the project nature object
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
      • The project nature extension could not be found.
    • getWorkingLocation

      IPath getWorkingLocation(String id)
      Returns the location in the local file system of the project-specific working data area for use by the bundle/plug-in with the given identifier, or null if the project does not exist.

      The content, structure, and management of this area is the responsibility of the bundle/plug-in. This area is deleted when the project is deleted.

      This project needs to exist but does not need to be open.

      Parameters:
      id - the bundle or plug-in's identifier
      Returns:
      a local file system path
      Since:
      3.0
    • getReferencedProjects

      IProject[] getReferencedProjects() throws CoreException
      Returns the projects referenced by this project. This includes both the static and dynamic references of this project. The returned projects need not exist in the workspace. The result will not contain duplicates. Returns an empty array if there are no referenced projects.
      Returns:
      a list of projects
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
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    • clearCachedDynamicReferences

      void clearCachedDynamicReferences()
      Clears the cache of dynamic project references for this project. Invoking this method will cause the dynamic project references to be recomputed the next time they are accessed (for example, in a call to getReferencedProjects(). It is not necessary to hold the workspace lock when invoking this method. Plugins that provide an IDynamicReferenceProvider should invoke this method to inform the rest of the application when one or more dynamic project references may have changed. This will also clear any other cached data that is derived from the dynamic references.
      Since:
      3.12
    • getReferencingProjects

      IProject[] getReferencingProjects()
      Returns the list of all open projects which reference this project. This project may or may not exist. Returns an empty array if there are no referencing projects.
      Returns:
      a list of open projects referencing this project
    • getReferencedBuildConfigs

      IBuildConfiguration[] getReferencedBuildConfigs(String configName, boolean includeMissing) throws CoreException
      Returns the build configurations referenced by the passed in build configuration on this project.

      This includes both the static and dynamic project level references. These are converted to build configurations pointing at the currently active referenced project configuration. The result will not contain duplicates.

      References to active configurations will be translated to references to actual build configurations, if the project is accessible. Note that if includeMissing is true BuildConfigurations which can't be resolved (i.e. exist on missing projects, or aren't listed on the referenced project) are still included in the returned IBuildConfiguration array.

      Returns an empty array if there are no references.

      Parameters:
      configName - the configuration to get the references for
      includeMissing - boolean controls whether unresolved buildConfiguration should be included in the result
      Returns:
      an array of project build configurations
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
      • The build configuration does not exist in this project.
      Since:
      3.7
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    • hasBuildConfig

      boolean hasBuildConfig(String configName) throws CoreException
      Checks whether the project has the specified build configuration.
      Parameters:
      configName - the configuration
      Returns:
      true if the project has the specified configuration, false otherwise
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
      Since:
      3.7
    • hasNature

      boolean hasNature(String natureId) throws CoreException
      Returns whether the project nature specified by the given nature extension id has been added to this project.
      Parameters:
      natureId - the nature extension identifier
      Returns:
      true if the project has the given nature
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
    • isNatureEnabled

      boolean isNatureEnabled(String natureId) throws CoreException
      Returns true if the project nature specified by the given nature extension id is enabled for this project, and false otherwise.

      Reasons for a nature not to be enabled include:

      • The nature is not available in the install.
      • The nature has not been added to this project.
      • The nature has a prerequisite that is not enabled for this project.
      • The nature specifies "one-of-nature" membership in a set, and there is another nature on this project belonging to that set.
      • The prerequisites for the nature form a cycle.
      Parameters:
      natureId - the nature extension identifier
      Returns:
      true if the given nature is enabled for this project
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist.
      • This project is not open.
      Since:
      2.0
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    • isOpen

      boolean isOpen()
      Returns whether this project is open.

      A project must be opened before it can be manipulated. A closed project is passive and has a minimal memory footprint; a closed project has no members.

      Returns:
      true if this project is open, false if this project is closed or does not exist
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    • loadSnapshot

      void loadSnapshot(int options, URI snapshotLocation, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Loads a snapshot of project meta-data from the given location URI. Must be called after the project has been created, but before it is opened. The options constant controls what kind of snapshot information to load. Valid option values include:
      Parameters:
      options - kind of snapshot information to load
      snapshotLocation - URI to load from
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • The snapshot was not found at the specified URI.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled.
      Since:
      3.6
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    • move

      void move(IProjectDescription description, boolean force, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Renames this project so that it is located at the name in the given description.

      This is a convenience method, fully equivalent to:

         move(description, (force ? FORCE : IResource.NONE), monitor);
       

      This method changes resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event that will include an indication that the resource has been removed from its parent and that a corresponding resource has been added to its new parent. Additional information provided with resource delta shows that these additions and removals are related.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      description - the description for the destination project
      force - a flag controlling whether resources that are not in sync with the local file system will be tolerated
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this resource could not be moved. Reasons include:
      • This resource is not accessible.
      • This resource or one of its descendents is not local.
      • This resource or one of its descendents is out of sync with the local file system and force is false.
      • The workspace and the local file system are out of sync at the destination resource or one of its descendents.
      • Resource changes are disallowed during certain types of resource change event notification. See IResourceChangeEvent for more details.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
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    • open

      void open(int updateFlags, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Opens this project. No action is taken if the project is already open.

      Opening a project constructs an in-memory representation of its resources from information stored on disk.

      When a project is opened for the first time, initial information about the project's existing resources can be obtained in the following ways:

      • If a loadSnapshot(int, URI, IProgressMonitor) call has been made before the open, resources are restored from that file (a file written by saveSnapshot(int, URI, IProgressMonitor)). When the snapshot includes resource tree information and can be loaded without error, no refresh is initiated, so the project's resource tree will match what the snapshot provides.
      • Otherwise, when the IResource.BACKGROUND_REFRESH flag is specified, resources on disk will be added to the project in the background after this method returns. Child resources of the project may not be available until this background refresh completes.
      • Otherwise, resource information is obtained with a refresh operation in the foreground, before this method returns.

      This method changes resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event that includes an indication that the project has been opened and its resources have been added to the tree. If the BACKGROUND_REFRESH update flag is specified, multiple resource change events may occur as resources on disk are discovered and added to the tree.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      updateFlags - if IResource.BACKGROUND_REFRESH is passed, and the project is not new in the workspace (i.e. is not being opened for the first time) a background refresh is scheduled with the workspace refresh manager. See description above for cases in which the project is new in the workspace.
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • Resource changes are disallowed during certain types of resource change event notification. See IResourceChangeEvent for more details.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
      Since:
      3.1
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    • open

      void open(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Opens this project. No action is taken if the project is already open.

      This is a convenience method, fully equivalent to open(IResource.NONE, monitor).

      This method changes resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event that includes an indication that the project has been opened and its resources have been added to the tree.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • Resource changes are disallowed during certain types of resource change event notification. See IResourceChangeEvent for more details.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
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    • saveSnapshot

      void saveSnapshot(int options, URI snapshotLocation, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Writes a snapshot of project meta-data into the given location URI. The options constant controls what kind of snapshot information to write. Valid option values include:
      Parameters:
      options - kind of snapshot information to save
      snapshotLocation - URI for saving the snapshot to
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • The URI is not writable or an error occurs writing the data.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled.
      Since:
      3.6
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    • setDescription

      void setDescription(IProjectDescription description, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Changes this project resource to match the given project description. This project should exist and be open.

      This is a convenience method, fully equivalent to:

         setDescription(description, KEEP_HISTORY, monitor);
       

      This method requires the IWorkspaceRoot scheduling rule.

      This method changes resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event, including an indication that the project's content has changed.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      description - the project description
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist in the workspace.
      • This project is not open.
      • The location in the local file system corresponding to the project description file is occupied by a directory.
      • The workspace is out of sync with the project description file in the local file system .
      • Resource changes are disallowed during certain types of resource change event notification. See IResourceChangeEvent for more details.
      • The file modification validator disallowed the change.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
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    • setDescription

      void setDescription(IProjectDescription description, int updateFlags, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException
      Changes this project resource to match the given project description. This project should exist and be open.

      The given project description is used to change the project's natures, build spec, comment, and referenced projects. The name and location of a project cannot be changed using this method; these settings in the project description are ignored. To change a project's name or location, use IResource.move(IProjectDescription, int, IProgressMonitor). The project's session and persistent properties are not affected.

      If the new description includes nature ids of natures that the project did not have before, these natures will be configured in automatically, which involves instantiating the project nature and calling IProjectNature.configure() on it. An internal reference to the nature object is retained, and will be returned on subsequent calls to getNature for the specified nature id. Similarly, any natures the project had which are no longer required will be automatically de-configured by calling IProjectNature.deconfigure() on the nature object and letting go of the internal reference to it.

      The FORCE update flag controls how this method deals with cases where the workspace is not completely in sync with the local file system. If FORCE is not specified, the method will only attempt to overwrite the project's description file in the local file system provided it is in sync with the workspace. This option ensures there is no unintended data loss; it is the recommended setting. However, if FORCE is specified, an attempt will be made to write the project description file in the local file system, overwriting any existing one if need be.

      The KEEP_HISTORY update flag controls whether or not a copy of current contents of the project description file should be captured in the workspace's local history. The local history mechanism serves as a safety net to help the user recover from mistakes that might otherwise result in data loss. Specifying KEEP_HISTORY is recommended. Note that local history is maintained with each individual project, and gets discarded when a project is deleted from the workspace.

      The AVOID_NATURE_CONFIG update flag controls whether or not added and removed natures should be configured or de-configured. If this flag is not specified, then added natures will be configured and removed natures will be de-configured. If this flag is specified, natures can still be added or removed, but they will not be configured or de-configured.

      The scheduling rule required for this operation depends on the AVOID_NATURE_CONFIG flag. If the flag is specified the IResourceRuleFactory.modifyRule(org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource) is required; If the flag is not specified, the IWorkspaceRoot scheduling rule is required.

      Update flags other than FORCE, KEEP_HISTORY, and AVOID_NATURE_CONFIG are ignored.

      Prior to modifying the project description file, the file modification validator (if provided by the Team plug-in), will be given a chance to perform any last minute preparations. Validation is performed by calling IFileModificationValidator.validateSave on the project description file. If the validation fails, then this operation will fail.

      This method changes resources; these changes will be reported in a subsequent resource change event, including an indication that the project's content has changed.

      This method is long-running; progress and cancellation are provided by the given progress monitor.

      Parameters:
      description - the project description
      updateFlags - bit-wise or of update flag constants (FORCE, KEEP_HISTORY and AVOID_NATURE_CONFIG)
      monitor - a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • This project does not exist in the workspace.
      • This project is not open.
      • The location in the local file system corresponding to the project description file is occupied by a directory.
      • The workspace is not in sync with the project description file in the local file system and FORCE is not specified.
      • Resource changes are disallowed during certain types of resource change event notification. See IResourceChangeEvent for more details.
      • The file modification validator disallowed the change.
      OperationCanceledException - if the operation is canceled. Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided.
      Since:
      2.0
      See Also:
    • getDefaultLineSeparator

      String getDefaultLineSeparator() throws CoreException
      Returns line separator appropriate for new files in the given project.

      This method uses the following algorithm to determine the line separator to be returned:

      1. the line separator defined in project preferences, or
      2. the line separator defined in workspace preferences, or
      3. the line separator defined in default preferences, or
      4. Operating system default line separator
      Returns:
      line separator for the current file
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails.
      Since:
      3.18