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org.eclipse.ui.preferences
Interface IWorkingCopyManager

All Known Implementing Classes:: WorkingCopyManager

public interface IWorkingCopyManager

IWorkingCopyManager is the interface for the working copy support for references to shared preference nodes.

Since:: 3.1

Method Summary

void applyChanges ()
Apply the changes for all working copies, to their original preference nodes.

IEclipsePreferences getWorkingCopy ( IEclipsePreferences original)
Return a working copy instance based on the given preference node.

Method Detail

getWorkingCopy


IEclipsePreferences getWorkingCopy(
IEclipsePreferences original)

Return a working copy instance based on the given preference node. If a working copy already exists then return it, otherwise create one and keep track of it for other clients who are looking for it.

Parameters:: original - the original node
Returns:: the working copy node

applyChanges

void applyChanges()
                  throws 
BackingStoreException

Apply the changes for all working copies, to their original preference nodes. Alternatively, if a client wishes to apply the changes for a single working copy they can call #flush on that working copy node.

Throws:: BackingStoreException - if there were problems accessing the backing store