org.eclipse.compare
Interface ITypedElement
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All Known Subinterfaces:
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IDiffContainer,
IDiffElement,
ISynchronizeModelElement
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All Known Implementing Classes:
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DiffContainer,
DiffElement,
DiffNode,
HistoryItem,
ResourceNode,
StructureRootNode
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public interface ITypedElement
Interface for getting the name, image, and type for an object.
These methods are typically used to present an input object in the compare UI
(getName
and getImage
)
and for finding a viewer for a given input type (getType
).
Clients may implement this interface.
Field Summary
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static
String
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FOLDER_TYPE
Type for a folder input (value "FOLDER" ). |
static
String
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TEXT_TYPE
Type for an element whose actual type is text (value "txt" ). |
static
String
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UNKNOWN_TYPE
Type for an element whose actual type could not
be determined. |
FOLDER_TYPE
static final
String FOLDER_TYPE
- Type for a folder input (value
"FOLDER"
).
Folders are comparison elements that have no contents, only a name and children.
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See Also:
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Constant Field Values
TEXT_TYPE
static final
String TEXT_TYPE
- Type for an element whose actual type is text (value
"txt"
).
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See Also:
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Constant Field Values
UNKNOWN_TYPE
static final
String UNKNOWN_TYPE
- Type for an element whose actual type could not
be determined. (value
"???"
).
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See Also:
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Constant Field Values
getName
String getName()
- Returns the name of this object.
The name is used when displaying this object in the UI.
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Returns:
- the name of this object
getImage
Image getImage()
- Returns an image for this object.
This image is used when displaying this object in the UI.
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Returns:
- the image of this object or
null
if this type of input has no image
getType
String getType()
- Returns the type of this object. For objects with a file name
this is typically the file extension. For folders its the constant
FOLDER_TYPE
.
The type is used for determining a suitable viewer for this object.
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Returns:
- the type of this object
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