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org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.core.services
Class ViewService.ProviderDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  

org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.core.service.AbstractProvider
      

org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.core.service.Service.ProviderDescriptor
          
org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.core.services.ViewService.ProviderDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:: java.util.EventListener, IProvider, IProviderChangeListener

Enclosing class:: ViewService

protected static class ViewService.ProviderDescriptor
extends Service.ProviderDescriptor
extends Service.ProviderDescriptor

A descriptor for ISemanticProvider defined by a configuration element.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.core.service. Service.ProviderDescriptor

A_CLASS, A_PLUGIN, E_POLICY, policy, policyInitialized, provider

Constructor Summary

ViewService.ProviderDescriptor ( IConfigurationElement element)
          Constructs a ISemanticProvider descriptor for the specified configuration element.

Method Summary

boolean provides ( IOperation operation)
          Indicates whether this provider descriptor can provide the functionality described by the specified operation.

java.lang.String toString ()
          the default implementation is overriden here to make it easier to debug XML providers, now when you select the ProviderDescriptor in the debug window the provider class name will be displayed

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.core.service. Service.ProviderDescriptor

getElement, getPolicy, getProvider, providerChanged

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.core.service. AbstractProvider

addProviderChangeListener, fireProviderChange, removeProviderChangeListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.core.service. IProvider

addProviderChangeListener, removeProviderChangeListener

Constructor Detail

ViewService.ProviderDescriptor

public ViewService.ProviderDescriptor(
IConfigurationElement element)

Constructs a ISemanticProvider descriptor for the specified configuration element.

Parameters:: element - The configuration element describing the provider.

Method Detail

provides

public boolean provides(
IOperation operation)

Description copied from class: Service.ProviderDescriptor

Indicates whether this provider descriptor can provide the functionality described by the specified operation.

Specified by:: provides in interface IProvider
Overrides:: provides in class Service.ProviderDescriptor

Parameters:: operation - The operation in question.
Returns:: true if this descriptor's policy or provider provides the operation; false otherwise.
See Also:: IProvider.provides(org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.core.service.IOperation)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

the default implementation is overriden here to make it easier to debug XML providers, now when you select the ProviderDescriptor in the debug window the provider class name will be displayed