PathVariableResolver (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.core.resources.variableresolvers.PathVariableResolver

```
public abstract class PathVariableResolver
extends Object
```
An interface that variable providers should implement in order to extends the default path variable list used to resolve relative locations of linked resources.

Since:

3.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PathVariableResolver()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract String`	`getValue(String variable, IResource resource)`	Returns a variable value
`String[]`	`getVariableNames(String variable, IResource resource)`	This method can return a list of possible variables resolved by this resolver.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - PathVariableResolver
```
public PathVariableResolver()
```
- Method Detail
  - getVariableNames
```
public String[] getVariableNames(String variable,
                                 IResource resource)
```
    This method can return a list of possible variables resolved by this resolver.
    This default implementation always returns null. Subclasses should override to provide custom extensions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    variable - The current variable name.
    
    resource - The resource that the variable is being resolved for.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of supported variables
  - getValue
```
public abstract String getValue(String variable,
                                IResource resource)
```
    Returns a variable value
    
    Parameters:
    
    variable - The current variable name.
    
    resource - The resource that the variable is being resolved for.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variable value.