Package org.eclipse.ui.preferences

Interface IWorkbenchPreferenceContainer

public interface IWorkbenchPreferenceContainer
IWorkbenchPreferenceContainer is the class that specifies the workbench specific preferences support.
Since:
3.1

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    IWorkingCopyManager
    getWorkingCopyManager()
    Get the working copy manager in use by this preference page container.
    boolean
    openPage(String preferencePageId, Object data)
    Open the page specified in the org.eclipse.ui.preferencePage extension point with id pageId.
    void
    registerUpdateJob(Job job)
    Register a job to be run after the container has been closed.

  • Method Details

    • openPage

      boolean openPage(String preferencePageId, Object data)
      Open the page specified in the org.eclipse.ui.preferencePage extension point with id pageId. Apply data to it when it is opened.
      Parameters:
      preferencePageId - String the id specified for a page in the plugin.xml of its defining plug-in.
      data - The data to be applied to the page when it opens.
      Returns:
      boolean true if the page was opened successfully and data was applied.

    • getWorkingCopyManager

      IWorkingCopyManager getWorkingCopyManager()
      Get the working copy manager in use by this preference page container. This IWorkingCopyManager will have IWorkingCopyManager#applyChanges()
      Returns:
      IWorkingCopyManager

    • registerUpdateJob

      void registerUpdateJob(Job job)
      Register a job to be run after the container has been closed.
      Parameters:
      job - job to register