IRepositoryReference (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Known Implementing Classes:

RepositoryReference
```
public interface IRepositoryReference
```
Since:

2.0

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. Instead clients should use one of the class implementing this interface.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`URI`	`getLocation()`	Returns the location of the referenced repository
`String`	`getNickname()`	Returns the optional nickname of the referenced repository
`int`	`getOptions()`	Returns bit-wise or of option constants (currently either `IRepository.ENABLED` or `IRepository.NONE`).
`int`	`getType()`	Returns the type of the referenced repository (currently either `IRepository.TYPE_METADATA` or `IRepository.TYPE_ARTIFACT`)

- Method Detail
  - getLocation
```
URI getLocation()
```
    Returns the location of the referenced repository
    
    Returns:
    
    the location
  - getType
```
int getType()
```
    Returns the type of the referenced repository (currently either IRepository.TYPE_METADATA or IRepository.TYPE_ARTIFACT)
    
    Returns:
    
    the repository type
  - getOptions
```
int getOptions()
```
    Returns bit-wise or of option constants (currently either IRepository.ENABLED or IRepository.NONE).
    
    Returns:
    
    bit-wise or of option constants
  - getNickname
```
String getNickname()
```
    Returns the optional nickname of the referenced repository
    
    Returns:
    
    The nickname or null