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IProject instanceof MyProject [message #491921]

Fri, 16 October 2009 14:47

Alexander Mack

Messages: 100
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hello,
I am currently working on an eclipse plugin to create our own projects an debug them.
The project and file creation wizard is ready ready to use.
Now the problem is the following:
If I create a file with the fileCreationWizard I want to check whether the selected project is instanceof MyProject or not.
I don't really know how to check that.
A java project for example is a IJavaProject I think.
How can I create a IMyProject to check wheter IProject is instanceof IMyProject or not?

I would appreciate any help because I really don't know how to do that.

Great thanks!
Best regards
Alex

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Re: IProject instanceof MyProject [message #491932 is a reply to message #491921]

Fri, 16 October 2009 14:54

Ed Merks

Messages: 31770
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Alex,

It's not possible. Look at the Javadoc and you'll see

* @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
* @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

You should look at IProjectNature for better ways to "type" your projects.

Alexander Mack wrote:
> Hello,
> I am currently working on an eclipse plugin to create our own projects
> an debug them.
> The project and file creation wizard is ready ready to use.
> Now the problem is the following:
> If I create a file with the fileCreationWizard I want to check whether
> the selected project is instanceof MyProject or not.
> I don't really know how to check that. A java project for example is a
> IJavaProject I think.
> How can I create a IMyProject to check wheter IProject is instanceof
> IMyProject or not?
>
> I would appreciate any help because I really don't know how to do that.
>
> Great thanks!
> Best regards
> Alex

Ed Merks
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Re: IProject instanceof MyProject [message #492182 is a reply to message #491921]

Mon, 19 October 2009 10:55

Ravi

Messages: 27
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

Projects are distinguished by their "Types" using natures or facets (wtp) not by implementation class.

Facets are more powerful than natures in the sense that the latter can only "tag" your projects of certain type while the
former allows you to do certain actions while adding/removing the tag.

For more information on natures see
http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Builders/builders.ht ml
http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_When_does_my_language_need_its_o wn_nature%3F

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