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org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer
Class DiffElement

java.lang.Object
  
org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer.DiffElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

ITypedElement, IDiffElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

DiffContainer

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public abstract class DiffElement
extends 
Object
implements 
IDiffElement

An abstract base implementation of the IDiffElement interface.

Subclasses may add behavior and state, and may override getImage and getType to suit.

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Field Summary

 

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.compare. ITypedElement
FOLDER_TYPE, TEXT_TYPE, UNKNOWN_TYPE

 

Constructor Summary
DiffElement ( IDiffContainer parent, int kind)           Creates a new DiffElement as a child of the given parent.

 

Method Summary
Image	getImage ()           The DiffElement implementation of this ITypedInput method returns null.
int	getKind ()           Returns the kind of difference as defined in Differencer.
IDiffContainer	getParent ()           Returns the parent of this element.
String	getType ()           The DiffElement implementation of this ITypedElement method returns ITypedElement.UNKNOWN_TYPE.
void	setKind (int kind)           Sets the kind of difference for this element.
void	setParent ( IDiffContainer parent)           Sets the parent of this element.

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

 

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.compare. ITypedElement
getName

 

Constructor Detail

DiffElement

public DiffElement(
IDiffContainer parent,
                   int kind)

Creates a new DiffElement as a child of the given parent. If parent is not null the new element is added to the parent.

Parameters:

parent - the parent of this child; if not null this element is automatically added as a child

kind - the kind of change

Method Detail

getImage

public 
Image getImage()

The DiffElement implementation of this ITypedInput method returns null. Subclasses may re-implement to provide an image for this element.

Specified by:

getImage in interface ITypedElement

Returns:

null.

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getType

public 
String getType()

The DiffElement implementation of this ITypedElement method returns ITypedElement.UNKNOWN_TYPE. Subclasses may re-implement to provide a type for this element.

Specified by:

getType in interface ITypedElement

Returns:

ITypedElement.UNKNOWN_TYPE.

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setKind

public void setKind(int kind)

Sets the kind of difference for this element.

Parameters:

kind - set the kind of difference this element represents

See Also:

Differencer

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getKind

public int getKind()

Description copied from interface: IDiffElement

Returns the kind of difference as defined in Differencer.

Specified by:

getKind in interface IDiffElement

Returns:

the kind of difference as defined in Differencer

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getParent

public 
IDiffContainer getParent()

Description copied from interface: IDiffElement

Returns the parent of this element. If the object is the root of a hierarchy null is returned.

Specified by:

getParent in interface IDiffElement

Returns:

the parent of this element, or null if the element has no parent

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setParent

public void setParent(
IDiffContainer parent)

Description copied from interface: IDiffElement

Sets the parent of this element.

Specified by:

setParent in interface IDiffElement

Parameters:

parent - the new parent of this element, or null if this element is to have no parent

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