Resource Markers

Identifier:
org.eclipse.core.resources.markers

Description:
The workspace supports the notion of markers on arbitrary resources. A marker is a kind of metadata (similar to properties) which can be used to tag resources with user information. Markers are optionally persisted by the workspace whenever a workspace save or snapshot is done.

Users can define and query for markers of a given type. Marker types are defined in a hierarchy that supports multiple-inheritance. Marker type definitions also specify a number attributes which must or may be present on a marker of that type as well as whether or not markers of that type should be persisted.

The markers extension-point allows marker writers to register their marker types under a symbolic name that is then used from within the workspace to create and query markers. The symbolic name is the id of the marker extension. When defining a marker extension, users are encouraged to include a human-readable value for the "name" attribute which indentifies their marker and potentially may be presented to users.

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (super* , persistent? , attribute*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #REQUIRED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT super EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST super

type IDREF #REQUIRED>


<!ELEMENT persistent EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST persistent

value (true | false) >


<!ELEMENT attribute EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST attribute

name CDATA #REQUIRED>


Examples:
Following is an example of a marker configuration:


   <extension id="com.xyz.coolMarker" point="org.eclipse.core.resources.markers" name="Cool Marker"> 
      <persistent value="true"/> 
      <super type="org.eclipse.core.resources.problemmarker"/> 
      <super type="org.eclipse.core.resources.textmarker"/> 
      <attribute name="owner"/> 
   </extension> 

API Information:
All markers, regardless of their type, are instances of org.eclipse.core.resources.IMarker.

Supplied Implementation:
The platform itself has a number of pre-defined marker types. Particular product installs may include additional markers as required.


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