Presentation Edit Part Providers

Identifier:
org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.editpartProviders

Since:
[Enter the first release in which this extension point appears.]

Description:
The EditPart service is a factory of editparts given a model and a context. An EditPart provider will extend the service by providing for new editparts or existing ones using a different combination of a model and a context.

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (editpartProvider+)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT editpartProvider (Priority , object* , context*)>

<!ATTLIST editpartProvider

class CDATA #REQUIRED>

The editpart provider description tag. A provider's description outlines zero or more objects to be referenced by the provider's contexts, and then lists zero or more contexts supported by the provider.



<!ELEMENT Priority EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST Priority

name (Lowest|Low|Medium|High|Highest) >

The description for the priority of the editpart provider



<!ELEMENT object (method* , staticMethod*)>

<!ATTLIST object

id    CDATA #REQUIRED

class CDATA #IMPLIED>

A descriptor of an object that is examined by this provider. The object descriptor can include an optional set of methods to call on the object.



<!ELEMENT method (value* , notValue*)>

<!ATTLIST method

name     CDATA #REQUIRED

value    CDATA #IMPLIED

notValue CDATA #IMPLIED>

A method to call by reflection on the object. The method has a name and a value. The value could be described by its string representation (value & notValue), or as an object "value" or "notValue". The rules of evaluation are as follows: 1- The return value string has to be in the "value" string set. 2- The return value string has to be not in the "notValue" string set. 3- The return value object has to be in the "value" object set. 4- The return value object has to be not in the "notValue" object set.



<!ELEMENT value (method*)>

<!ATTLIST value

class CDATA #IMPLIED>

A descriptor of an object that represents a method's returned value. The descriptor can include an optional set of methods to call on the "value" object.



<!ELEMENT notValue (method*)>

<!ATTLIST notValue

class CDATA #IMPLIED>

A descriptor of an object that represents a method's returned value that is not required. The descriptor can include an optional set of methods to call on the "notValue" object.



<!ELEMENT context EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST context

views                CDATA #IMPLIED

providesRootEditPart (true | false) "false">

A context supported by the editpart provider.



<!ELEMENT staticMethod (value* , notValue*)>

<!ATTLIST staticMethod

name     CDATA #REQUIRED

value    CDATA #IMPLIED

notValue CDATA #IMPLIED>

A static method to call by reflection on the class. The static method has a name and a value. The value could be described by its string representation (value & notValue), or as an object "value" or "notValue". The rules of evaluation are as follows: 1- The return value string has to be in the "value" string set. 2- The return value string has to be not in the "notValue" string set. 3- The return value object has to be in the "value" object set. 4- The return value object has to be not in the "notValue" object set.



Examples:
[Enter extension point usage example here.]

Supplied Implementation:
[Enter information about supplied implementation of this extension point.]


Copyright (c) 2005 IBM Corporation and others.
All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution, and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html