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How to store data in the $WORKSPACE/.metadata/.plugins/myplugin folder [message #1950]

Wed, 30 April 2008 15:11

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: jimmy.shi.justfly.cn

Hi,
I want to store some plug-in specific data into the workspace, I think the
..metadata/.plugins/.myplugin folder is a nice place to store the data. How
can I do it?

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Re: How to store data in the $WORKSPACE/.metadata/.plugins/myplugin folder [message #1997 is a reply to message #1950]

Wed, 30 April 2008 23:01

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: eclipse-news.rizzoweb.com

Jimmy Shi wrote:
> Hi,
> I want to store some plug-in specific data into the workspace, I think
> the .metadata/.plugins/.myplugin folder is a nice place to store the
> data. How can I do it?

If you want to use a org.eclipse.core.runtime.Preferences object to
store simple name/value pairs, just call getPluginPreferences() and
savePluginPreferences() on your Plugin class. See the Javadoc of
Preferences to see what it can do.
If you want to store files, you can call getStateLocation() to get an
IPath that represents that plugin's metadata state location, and then do
various things with that (like create/read directories and/or files).

Hope this helps,
Eric

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Re: How to store data in the $WORKSPACE/.metadata/.plugins/myplugin folder [message #566321 is a reply to message #1950]

Wed, 30 April 2008 23:01

Eric Rizzo

Messages: 3070
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Jimmy Shi wrote:
> Hi,
> I want to store some plug-in specific data into the workspace, I think
> the .metadata/.plugins/.myplugin folder is a nice place to store the
> data. How can I do it?

If you want to use a org.eclipse.core.runtime.Preferences object to
store simple name/value pairs, just call getPluginPreferences() and
savePluginPreferences() on your Plugin class. See the Javadoc of
Preferences to see what it can do.
If you want to store files, you can call getStateLocation() to get an
IPath that represents that plugin's metadata state location, and then do
various things with that (like create/read directories and/or files).

Hope this helps,
Eric

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