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Problemes with plugin.xml properties [message #248844]

Wed, 13 February 2008 10:30

Eclipse User

Hello,

I am having a hard time undertanding what seems to be a basic concept in
plugin.xml files ...
Some attributes are of the form xxx:yyy and I do not know how it works.

For instance, when using the progress view, one must use the following
syntax :
<view
name="Progress View"
icon="icons/progress.png"
category="org.eclipse.ui"
class="org.eclipse.ui.ExtensionFactory:progressView"
id="org.eclipse.ui.views.ProgressView">
</view>

I also saw an action with the following class :
class=" org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.ModifyWorkingSetDelegate:fal se "

or here, more complicated, in a workingSet :
elementAdapterClass=" org.eclipse.ui.BasicWorkingSetElementAdapter:org.eclipse.cor e.resources.IResource;adapt=true "

Is there somewhere on eclipse's site an explanation on how this works.
For instance, if I wanted to define my own ExtensionFactory ?
Or what is the consequence for the action class to have the ":false" ?

Is this a general common behavior ?

Any tip would be useful,
Thx in advancce.
Jean

Re: Problemes with plugin.xml properties [message #248944 is a reply to message #248844]

Thu, 14 February 2008 01:06

Eclipse User

The use of the ':' ties in with the IExecutableExtension interface
as supported by
IConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(String). The ';' is
most likely specific to the code supporting that particular
extension point.

http://help.eclipse.org/stable/topic/org.eclipse.platform.do c.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/core/runtime/IExecutableExte nsion.html
http://help.eclipse.org/stable/topic/org.eclipse.platform.do c.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/core/runtime/IConfigurationE lement.html

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Nitin Dahyabhai
Eclipse WTP Source Editing
IBM Rational

Re: Problemes with plugin.xml properties [message #248954 is a reply to message #248944]

Thu, 14 February 2008 04:24

Eclipse User

Thx a lot.
Jean

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