Package org.eclipse.osgi.service.resolver

Interface ExportPackageDescription

All Superinterfaces:

BaseDescription

public interface ExportPackageDescription
extends BaseDescription

This class represents a specific version of an exported package in the system.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. The StateObjectFactory should be used to construct instances.

Since:

3.1

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Map<String,Object>	getAttributes()	Returns the arbitrary attributes for this package.
Object	getDirective(String key)	Returns the specified directive for this package.
Map<String,Object>	getDirectives()	Returns the directives for this package.
BundleDescription	getExporter()	Returns the exporter of this package.
boolean	isRoot()	Deprecated. all export package descriptions are roots.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.osgi.service.resolver.BaseDescription

getCapability, getDeclaredAttributes, getDeclaredDirectives, getName, getSupplier, getUserObject, getVersion, setUserObject

Method Details

isRoot

boolean isRoot()

Deprecated.

all export package descriptions are roots. The Reexport-Package header never became API.

Returns true if the export package is a root package; false otherwise. A ExportPackageDescription is not a root package the exporting bundle is re-exporting the package using the Reexport-Package header.

Returns:

true if the export package is a root package; false otherwise

getAttributes

Map<String,Object> getAttributes()

Returns the arbitrary attributes for this package.

Returns:

the arbitrary attributes for this package

getDirectives

Map<String,Object> getDirectives()

Returns the directives for this package.

Returns:

the directives for this package

getDirective

Object getDirective(String key)

Returns the specified directive for this package.

Parameters:

key - the directive to fetch

Returns:

the specified directive for this package

getExporter

BundleDescription getExporter()

Returns the exporter of this package.

Returns:

the exporter of this package.