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org.eclipse.ui.model
Interface IContributionService

public interface IContributionService

Instances of this service are capable of providing standard mechanisms that clients may use to order, display, and generally work with contributions to the Workbench.

Since:: 3.4

Field Summary

static String TYPE_PREFERENCE
          contributionType value for Preferences

static String TYPE_PROPERTY
          contributionType value for the PropertyDialog

Method Summary

ContributionComparator getComparatorFor ( String contributionType)
          Return a comparator for ordering contributions within the user interface.

Field Detail

TYPE_PROPERTY

static final 
String TYPE_PROPERTY

contributionType value for the PropertyDialog

See Also:: Constant Field Values

TYPE_PREFERENCE

static final 
String TYPE_PREFERENCE

contributionType value for Preferences

See Also:: Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getComparatorFor


ContributionComparator getComparatorFor(
String contributionType)

Return a comparator for ordering contributions within the user interface.

Parameters:: contributionType - the type of contribution, must not be null.
Returns:: the comparator
See Also:: TYPE_PREFERENCE, TYPE_PROPERTY