Package org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences

Class PreferenceFilterEntry

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.PreferenceFilterEntry
public final class PreferenceFilterEntry extends Object
Class which represents and preference filter entry to be used during preference import/export (for example).
Since:
3.1
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • PreferenceFilterEntry

      public PreferenceFilterEntry(String key)
      Constructor for the class. Create a new preference filter entry with the given key. The key must not be null or empty.
      Parameters:
      key - the name of the preference key

    • PreferenceFilterEntry

      public PreferenceFilterEntry(String key, String matchType)
      Constructor for the class. Create a new preference filter entry with the given key and match type. The key must not be null or empty.

      Setting matchType to "prefix" treats the key as if it were a regular expression with an asterisk at the end. If matchType is null, the key must be an exact match.

      Parameters:
      key - the name of the preference key
      matchType - specifies key match type, may be null to indicate that exact match is required
      Since:
      3.3

  • Method Details

    • getKey

      public String getKey()
      Return the name of the preference key for this filter entry. It will not return null or the empty string.
      Returns:
      the name of the preference key

    • getMatchType

      public String getMatchType()
      Return the match type specified for this filter. May return null to indicate that exact match is used.
      Returns:
      matchType the match type, might be null indicating that exact match is used
      Since:
      3.3