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Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

org.eclipse.ui
Interface IFileEditorMapping


public interface IFileEditorMapping

An association between a file name/extension and a list of known editors for files of that type.

The name and extension can never empty or null. The name may contain the single wild card character (*) to indicate the editor applies to all files with the same extension (e.g. *.doc). The name can never embed the wild card character within itself (i.e. rep*)

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

See Also:
IEditorRegistry.getFileEditorMappings()
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary
  IEditorDescriptor getDefaultEditor ()
          Returns the default editor registered for this type mapping.
  IEditorDescriptor[] getDeletedEditors ()
          Returns the list of editors formerly registered for this type mapping which have since been deleted.
  IEditorDescriptor[] getEditors ()
          Returns the list of editors registered for this type mapping.
  String getExtension ()
          Returns the file's extension for this type mapping.
  ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor ()
          Returns the descriptor of the image to use for a file of this type.
  String getLabel ()
          Returns the label to use for this mapping.
  String getName ()
          Returns the file's name for this type mapping.
 

Method Detail

getDefaultEditor


IEditorDescriptor getDefaultEditor()
Returns the default editor registered for this type mapping.

Returns:
the descriptor of the default editor, or null if there is no default editor registered. Will also return null if the default editor exists but fails the Expressions check.

getEditors


IEditorDescriptor[] getEditors()
Returns the list of editors registered for this type mapping.

Returns:
a possibly empty list of editors.

getDeletedEditors


IEditorDescriptor[] getDeletedEditors()
Returns the list of editors formerly registered for this type mapping which have since been deleted.

Returns:
a possibly empty list of editors

getExtension


String getExtension()
Returns the file's extension for this type mapping.

Returns:
the extension for this mapping

getImageDescriptor


ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor()
Returns the descriptor of the image to use for a file of this type.

The image is obtained from the default editor. A default file image is returned if no default editor is available.

Returns:
the descriptor of the image to use for a resource of this type

getLabel


String getLabel()
Returns the label to use for this mapping. Labels have the form "name.extension".

Returns:
the label to use for this mapping

getName


String getName()
Returns the file's name for this type mapping.

Returns:
the name for this mapping

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

Guidelines for using Eclipse APIs.

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