| Proper way to get plugin ID [message #318213] |
Mon, 23 July 2007 13:04  |
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Originally posted by: daniel4321.terra.com.br
Hi,
I am a bit confused about the right way the get the plugin ID.
Many classes, like FileLocaltor, have methods that require a plugin ID.
In the documentation, I have found that
myPluginInstance.getBundle().getSymbolicName()
will return the name that is given in the manifest file.
This requires me to implement the plugin activator as a singleton, since
this is the only way (that I know ) to get the instance from anyware. Am
I doing it right?
I also read that it might return null if the manifest files does not
provide a plugin id. How should I handle this. In my opinion, it is an
error (or at least a bad programming practice) to leave the plugin ID
empty in the manifest file.
I also saw many plugins declare a static constant string, called
PLUGIN_ID, that holds exactly the same id as the manifest file. What
about this? I personally don't like it, since it does not refactor and
it remains a bit "hidden".
I would appreciate any clarification,
Thanks,
Daniel Ferber
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| Re: Proper way to get plugin ID [message #318223 is a reply to message #318213] |
Mon, 23 July 2007 13:37  |
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When I use any of the "create a plugin" wizards in Eclipse, those
wizards always create that static, and make the plug-in's Activator a
singleton, and put the id into the plugin.xml and the manifest.mf. So I
just go ahead and use that.
I believe the Activator.getInstance().getBundle().getSymbolicName()
method is reliable, too.
HTH,
Paul
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