Package org.eclipse.core.runtime.content

Interface IContentTypeSettings

All Known Subinterfaces:
IContentType
public interface IContentTypeSettings
Gives access to the user settings for a content type.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Since:
3.1
See Also:
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final int
    FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC
    File spec type constant, indicating a file extension specification.
    static final int
    FILE_NAME_SPEC
    File spec type constant, indicating a file name specification.
    static final int
    FILE_PATTERN_SPEC
    File spec type constant, indicating a file pattern specification

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    addFileSpec(String fileSpec, int type)
    Adds a user-defined file specification to the corresponding content type.
    String
    getDefaultCharset()
    Returns the default charset for the corresponding content type if it has been set, or null otherwise.
    String[]
    getFileSpecs(int type)
    Returns the file specifications for the corresponding content type.
    String
    getId()
    Returns the corresponding content type's unique identifier.
    boolean
    isUserDefined()
     
    void
    removeFileSpec(String fileSpec, int type)
    Removes a user-defined file specification from the corresponding content type.
    void
    setDefaultCharset(String userCharset)
    Sets the default charset for the corresponding content type.

  • Field Details

    • FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC

      static final int FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC
      File spec type constant, indicating a file extension specification.
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    • FILE_NAME_SPEC

      static final int FILE_NAME_SPEC
      File spec type constant, indicating a file name specification.
      See Also:

    • FILE_PATTERN_SPEC

      static final int FILE_PATTERN_SPEC
      File spec type constant, indicating a file pattern specification
      Since:
      3.7
      See Also:

  • Method Details

    • addFileSpec

      void addFileSpec(String fileSpec, int type) throws CoreException
      Adds a user-defined file specification to the corresponding content type. Has no effect if the given file specification is already defined.
      Parameters:
      fileSpec - the file specification
      type - the type of the file specification. One of FILE_NAME_SPEC, FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC, FILE_PATTERN_SPEC.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the type bit mask is incorrect
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • An error occurred persisting this setting.
      See Also:

    • getDefaultCharset

      String getDefaultCharset()
      Returns the default charset for the corresponding content type if it has been set, or null otherwise.
      Returns:
      the default charset, or null

    • getFileSpecs

      String[] getFileSpecs(int type)
      Returns the file specifications for the corresponding content type. The type mask is a bit-wise or of file specification type constants indicating the file specification types of interest.
      Parameters:
      type - a bit-wise or of file specification type constants. Valid flags are one of FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC or FILE_NAME_SPEC
      Returns:
      the file specification
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    • getId

      String getId()
      Returns the corresponding content type's unique identifier. Each content type has an identifier by which they can be retrieved from the content type catalog.
      Returns:
      the content type unique identifier

    • removeFileSpec

      void removeFileSpec(String fileSpec, int type) throws CoreException
      Removes a user-defined file specification from the corresponding content type. Has no effect if the given file specification was not defined by the user.
      Parameters:
      fileSpec - the file specification
      type - the type of the file specification. One of FILE_NAME_SPEC, FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC, FILE_PATTERN_SPEC.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the type bit mask is incorrect
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • An error occurred persisting this setting.
      See Also:

    • setDefaultCharset

      void setDefaultCharset(String userCharset) throws CoreException
      Sets the default charset for the corresponding content type. If null is provided, restores the pre-defined default charset.
      Parameters:
      userCharset - the new charset for the content type, or null
      Throws:
      CoreException - if this method fails. Reasons include:
      • An error occurred persisting this setting.

    • isUserDefined

      boolean isUserDefined()
      Returns:
      whether the content-type was defined via user action, using IContentTypeManager.addContentType(String, String, IContentType)
      Since:
      3.6