SettingsTransfer (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.ui.preferences.SettingsTransfer

```
public abstract class SettingsTransfer
extends Object
```
The SettingsTransfer is the abstract superclass of settings transfers used when switching workspaces.

Since:

3.3

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SettingsTransfer()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract String`	`getName()`	Return the name for the receiver.
`static IConfigurationElement[]`	`getSettingsTransfers()`	Return the configuration elements for all of the settings transfers.
`abstract IStatus`	`transferSettings(IPath newWorkspaceRoot)`	Transfer the settings to a workspace rooted at newWorkspacwe

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SettingsTransfer
```
public SettingsTransfer()
```
- Method Detail
  - getSettingsTransfers
```
public static IConfigurationElement[] getSettingsTransfers()
```
    Return the configuration elements for all of the settings transfers.
    
    Returns:
    
    IConfigurationElement[]
  - transferSettings
```
public abstract IStatus transferSettings(IPath newWorkspaceRoot)
```
    Transfer the settings to a workspace rooted at newWorkspacwe
    
    Parameters:
    
    newWorkspaceRoot - root of the new workspace
    
    Returns:
    
    IStatus the status of the transfer.
  - getName
```
public abstract String getName()
```
    Return the name for the receiver.
    
    Returns:
    
    receiver name