Content assist processors

Identifier:

org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor.contentAssistProcessors

Since:

1.0

Description:

This extension point is used to contribute content assist processors for adding content assist support to a given content type.

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (contentAssistProcessor)+>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #IMPLIED

name CDATA #IMPLIED>

point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
name - an optional name of the extension instance

<!ELEMENT contentAssistProcessor (enabledWhen?)>

<!ATTLIST contentAssistProcessor

class CDATA #REQUIRED

contentType IDREF #REQUIRED>

class - The fully qualified class name implementing the interface org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist.IContentAssistProcessor
contentType - The target content-type for this extension. Content-types are defined as extension to the org.eclipse.core.contenttype.contentTypes extension point.

A core Expression that controls the enabled of the given content assist processor. The viewer, editor, and editor input are registered in the evaluation context as variable: * : use it if your expression requires the viewer. * : use it if your expression requires the document. * : use it if your expression requires the editor (deprecated, not always set). * : use it if your expression requires the editor input (deprecated, not always set).

Examples:

This is an example of a processor being registered for a target definition file type:


<extension point="org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor.contentAssistProcessors">
   <contentAssistProcessor
       class="org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor.examples.TargedDefinitionContentAssist"
       contentType="org.eclipse.pde.targetFile">
      <enabledWhen>
         <with variable="editor">
            <test property="org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor.examples.TargetDefinitionPropertyTester">
            </test>
         </with>
      </enabledWhen>
   </contentAssistProcessor>
</extension>

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