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

All Known Subinterfaces:
IMetamodelTypeDescriptor, ISpecializationTypeDescriptor

public interface IElementTypeDescriptor

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


Method Summary
 java.net.URL getIconURL()
          Gets the element type icon URL.
 java.lang.String getId()
          Gets the element type identifier.
 java.lang.String getKindName()
          Gets the name of the element factory kind.
 java.lang.String getName()
          Gets the element type display name.
 java.lang.String getParamValue(java.lang.String paramName)
          Gets the value for the parameter named paramName.
 

Method Detail

getId

java.lang.String getId()
Gets the element type identifier.

Returns:
the element type identifier.

getIconURL

java.net.URL getIconURL()
Gets the element type icon URL.

Returns:
the element type icon URL

getName

java.lang.String getName()
Gets the element type display name.

Returns:
the element type display name.

getKindName

java.lang.String getKindName()
Gets the name of the element factory kind. Identifies the factory that should be used to create the new element type.

Returns:
the element factory kind name

getParamValue

java.lang.String getParamValue(java.lang.String paramName)
Gets the value for the parameter named paramName.

Parameters:
paramName - the parameter name
Returns:
the parameter value

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