IExportedPreferences (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Superinterfaces:

IEclipsePreferences, Preferences
```
public interface IExportedPreferences
extends IEclipsePreferences
```
Represents a node in the preference hierarchy which is used in the import/export mechanism.
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Since:

3.0

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences
  IEclipsePreferences.INodeChangeListener, IEclipsePreferences.IPreferenceChangeListener, IEclipsePreferences.NodeChangeEvent, IEclipsePreferences.PreferenceChangeEvent

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isExportRoot()`	Return `true` if this node was an export root when the preferences were exported, and `false` otherwise.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences
accept, addNodeChangeListener, addPreferenceChangeListener, node, removeNode, removeNodeChangeListener, removePreferenceChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface org.osgi.service.prefs.Preferences
absolutePath, childrenNames, clear, flush, get, getBoolean, getByteArray, getDouble, getFloat, getInt, getLong, keys, name, nodeExists, parent, put, putBoolean, putByteArray, putDouble, putFloat, putInt, putLong, remove, sync

- Method Detail
  - isExportRoot
```
boolean isExportRoot()
```
    Return true if this node was an export root when the preferences were exported, and false otherwise. This information is used during the import to clear nodes when importing a node's (and its children's) preferences.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this node is an export root and false otherwise