IElementCollector (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

```
public interface IElementCollector
```
IElementCollector is a type that allows for the incremental update of a collection of objects. This used for updating trees incrementally with a progress monitor so that the update can be reported.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

IDeferredWorkbenchAdapter, DeferredTreeContentManager

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`add(Object[] elements, IProgressMonitor monitor)`	Add the elements to the IElementCollector.
`void`	`add(Object element, IProgressMonitor monitor)`	Add the element to the IElementCollector.
`void`	`done()`	The element collection is done.

- Method Detail
  - add
```
void add(Object element,
         IProgressMonitor monitor)
```
    Add the element to the IElementCollector. Send any progress information to monitor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - The element being added
    
    monitor - The monitor to send updates to.
  - add
```
void add(Object[] elements,
         IProgressMonitor monitor)
```
    Add the elements to the IElementCollector. Send any progress information to monitor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    elements - The elements being added
    
    monitor - The monitor to send updates to.
  - done
```
void done()
```
    The element collection is done. Clean up any temporary state.