Eclipse PDE
Release 3.0

org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin
Interface IPluginExtensionPoint

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IIdentifiable, IPluginObject, IWritable

public interface IPluginExtensionPoint
extends IPluginObject, IIdentifiable

Classes that implement this interface model an extension point element specified in the plug-in manifest.


Field Summary
static String P_SCHEMA
          A property name that will be used to notify about changes to the schema value.
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginObject
P_NAME
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.IIdentifiable
P_ID
 
Method Summary
 String getFullId()
          Returns the full extension point Id that is composed as "pluginId.pointId".
 String getSchema()
          Returns the name of the extension point XML schema that defines this extension point.
 void setSchema(String schema)
          Sets the plug-in relative name of the extension point schema file that describes this extension point.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginObject
getModel, getName, getParent, getPluginBase, getPluginModel, getResourceString, getTranslatedName, isInTheModel, isValid, setInTheModel, setName
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.IWritable
write
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable
getAdapter
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.pde.core.IIdentifiable
getId, setId
 

Field Detail

P_SCHEMA

public static final String P_SCHEMA
A property name that will be used to notify about changes to the schema value.

See Also:
Constant Field Values
Method Detail

getFullId

public String getFullId()
Returns the full extension point Id that is composed as "pluginId.pointId". This full Id will be used by extensions to reference this extension point.

Returns:
a full extension point Id

getSchema

public String getSchema()
Returns the name of the extension point XML schema that defines this extension point.

Returns:
XML extension point schema file name

setSchema

public void setSchema(String schema)
               throws CoreException
Sets the plug-in relative name of the extension point schema file that describes this extension point. This method will throw a CoreException if the model is not editable.

Throws:
CoreException

Eclipse PDE
Release 3.0

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