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org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.type.core
Interface IMetamodelTypeDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:
IElementTypeDescriptor

public interface IMetamodelTypeDescriptor
extends IElementTypeDescriptor

Descriptor for a metamodel element type that has been defined in XML using the elementTypes extension point.


Method Summary
 org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass getEClass()
          Gets the metaclass that this type represents.
 IEditHelper getEditHelper()
          Gets the edit helper.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.type.core.IElementTypeDescriptor
getIconURL, getId, getKindName, getName, getParamValue
 

Method Detail

getEClass

org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass getEClass()
Gets the metaclass that this type represents.

Returns:
the metaclass

getEditHelper

IEditHelper getEditHelper()
Gets the edit helper. May activate the plugin in which the edit helper is defined.

Returns:
the edit helper.

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