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org.eclipse.ui.ide.fileSystem
Class FileSystemContributor


java.lang.Object
  
org.eclipse.ui.ide.fileSystem.FileSystemContributor

public abstract class FileSystemContributor
extends Object
extends Object

The abstract base class for all UI file system contributors. This class provides the infrastructure for defining a contributor and fulfills the contract specified by the org.eclipse.ui.ide.filesystemSupport extension point.

Since:: 3.2
See Also:: IFileSystem

Constructor Summary

FileSystemContributor ()


Method Summary

abstract URI browseFileSystem ( String initialPath, Shell shell)
          Browse the file system for a URI to display to the user.

URI getURI ( String string)
          Return a URI for the supplied String from the user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileSystemContributor

public FileSystemContributor()

Method Detail

browseFileSystem

public abstract 
URI browseFileSystem(
String initialPath,
                                     
Shell shell)

Browse the file system for a URI to display to the user.

Parameters:: initialPath - The path to initialize the selection with.; shell - The shell to parent any required dialogs from
Returns:: URI if the file system is browsed successfully or null if a URI could not be determined.