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org.eclipse.ui.preferences
Class ScopedPreferenceStore


java.lang.Object
  

org.eclipse.core.commands.common.EventManager
      
org.eclipse.ui.preferences.ScopedPreferenceStore

All Implemented Interfaces:: IPersistentPreferenceStore, IPreferenceStore

public class ScopedPreferenceStore
extends EventManager
implements IPreferenceStore, IPersistentPreferenceStore
extends EventManager
implements IPreferenceStore, IPersistentPreferenceStore

The ScopedPreferenceStore is an IPreferenceStore that uses the scopes provided in org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.

A ScopedPreferenceStore does the lookup of a preference based on it's search scopes and sets the value of the preference based on its store scope.

The default scope is always included in the search scopes when searching for preference values.

Since:: 3.1
See Also:: org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences

Field Summary

protected boolean silentRunning
          A boolean to indicate the property changes should not be propagated.

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.preference. IPreferenceStore

BOOLEAN_DEFAULT_DEFAULT, DOUBLE_DEFAULT_DEFAULT, FALSE, FLOAT_DEFAULT_DEFAULT, INT_DEFAULT_DEFAULT, LONG_DEFAULT_DEFAULT, STRING_DEFAULT_DEFAULT, TRUE

Constructor Summary

ScopedPreferenceStore ( IScopeContext context, String qualifier)
          Create a new instance of the receiver.

ScopedPreferenceStore ( IScopeContext context, String qualifier, String defaultQualifierPath)
          Create a new instance of the receiver.

Method Summary

void addPropertyChangeListener ( IPropertyChangeListener listener)
           Adds a property change listener to this preference store.

boolean contains ( String name)
          Returns whether the named preference is known to this preference store.

void firePropertyChangeEvent ( String name, Object oldValue, Object newValue)
          Fires a property change event corresponding to a change to the current value of the preference with the given name.

boolean getBoolean ( String name)
          Returns the current value of the boolean-valued preference with the given name.

boolean getDefaultBoolean ( String name)
          Returns the default value for the boolean-valued preference with the given name.

double getDefaultDouble ( String name)
          Returns the default value for the double-valued preference with the given name.

float getDefaultFloat ( String name)
          Returns the default value for the float-valued preference with the given name.

int getDefaultInt ( String name)
          Returns the default value for the integer-valued preference with the given name.

long getDefaultLong ( String name)
          Returns the default value for the long-valued preference with the given name.

String getDefaultString ( String name)
          Returns the default value for the string-valued preference with the given name.

double getDouble ( String name)
          Returns the current value of the double-valued preference with the given name.

float getFloat ( String name)
          Returns the current value of the float-valued preference with the given name.

int getInt ( String name)
          Returns the current value of the integer-valued preference with the given name.

long getLong ( String name)
          Returns the current value of the long-valued preference with the given name.

IEclipsePreferences[] getPreferenceNodes (boolean includeDefault)
          Return the preference path to search preferences on.

String getString ( String name)
          Returns the current value of the string-valued preference with the given name.

boolean isDefault ( String name)
          Returns whether the current value of the preference with the given name has the default value.

boolean needsSaving ()
          Returns whether the current values in this property store require saving.

void putValue ( String name, String value)
          Sets the current value of the preference with the given name to the given string value without sending a property change.

void removePropertyChangeListener ( IPropertyChangeListener listener)
          Removes the given listener from this preference store.

void save ()
          Saves the non-default-valued preferences known to this preference store to the file from which they were originally loaded.

void setDefault ( String name, boolean value)
          Sets the default value for the boolean-valued preference with the given name.

void setDefault ( String name, double value)
          Sets the default value for the double-valued preference with the given name.

void setDefault ( String name, float value)
          Sets the default value for the float-valued preference with the given name.

void setDefault ( String name, int value)
          Sets the default value for the integer-valued preference with the given name.

void setDefault ( String name, long value)
          Sets the default value for the long-valued preference with the given name.

void setDefault ( String name, String defaultObject)
          Sets the default value for the string-valued preference with the given name.

void setSearchContexts ( IScopeContext[] scopes)
          Set the search contexts to scopes.

void setToDefault ( String name)
          Sets the current value of the preference with the given name back to its default value.

void setValue ( String name, boolean value)
          Sets the current value of the boolean-valued preference with the given name.

void setValue ( String name, double value)
          Sets the current value of the double-valued preference with the given name.

void setValue ( String name, float value)
          Sets the current value of the float-valued preference with the given name.

void setValue ( String name, int value)
          Sets the current value of the integer-valued preference with the given name.

void setValue ( String name, long value)
          Sets the current value of the long-valued preference with the given name.

void setValue ( String name, String value)
          Sets the current value of the string-valued preference with the given name.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.commands.common. EventManager

addListenerObject, clearListeners, getListeners, isListenerAttached, removeListenerObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object

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

Field Detail

silentRunning

protected boolean silentRunning

A boolean to indicate the property changes should not be propagated.

Constructor Detail

ScopedPreferenceStore

public ScopedPreferenceStore(
IScopeContext context,
                             
String qualifier,
                             
String defaultQualifierPath)

Create a new instance of the receiver. Store the values in context in the node looked up by qualifier. NOTE: Any instance of ScopedPreferenceStore should call

Parameters:: context - the scope to store to; qualifier - the qualifier used to look up the preference node; defaultQualifierPath - the qualifier used when looking up the defaults

ScopedPreferenceStore

public ScopedPreferenceStore(
IScopeContext context,
                             
String qualifier)

Create a new instance of the receiver. Store the values in context in the node looked up by qualifier.

Parameters:: context - the scope to store to; qualifier - the qualifer used to look up the preference node

Method Detail

addPropertyChangeListener

public void addPropertyChangeListener(
IPropertyChangeListener listener)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Adds a property change listener to this preference store.

Note The types of the oldValue and newValue of the generated PropertyChangeEvent are determined by whether or not the typed API in IPreferenceStore was called. If values are changed via setValue(name,type) the values in the PropertyChangedEvent will be of that type. If they are set using a non typed API (i.e. #setToDefault or using the OSGI Preferences) the values will be unconverted Strings.

A listener will be called in the same Thread that it is invoked in. Any Thread dependant listeners (such as those who update an SWT widget) will need to update in the correct Thread. In the case of an SWT update you can update using Display#syncExec(Runnable) or Display#asyncExec(Runnable).

Likewise any application that updates an IPreferenceStore from a Thread other than the UI Thread should be aware of any listeners that require an update in the UI Thread.

Specified by:: addPropertyChangeListener in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: listener - a property change listener
See Also:: PropertyChangeEvent, IPreferenceStore.setToDefault(String), IPreferenceStore.setValue(String, boolean), IPreferenceStore.setValue(String, double), IPreferenceStore.setValue(String, float), IPreferenceStore.setValue(String, int), IPreferenceStore.setValue(String, long), IPreferenceStore.setValue(String, String)

getPreferenceNodes

public 
IEclipsePreferences[] getPreferenceNodes(boolean includeDefault)

Return the preference path to search preferences on. This is the list of preference nodes based on the scope contexts for this store. If there are no search contexts set, then return this store's context.

Whether or not the default context should be included in the resulting list is specified by the includeDefault parameter.

Parameters:: includeDefault - true if the default context should be included and false otherwise
Returns:: IEclipsePreferences[]
Since:: 3.4 public, was added in 3.1 as private method

setSearchContexts

public void setSearchContexts(
IScopeContext[] scopes)

Set the search contexts to scopes. When searching for a value the seach will be done in the order of scope contexts and will not search the storeContext unless it is in this list.

If the given list is null, then clear this store's search contexts. This means that only this store's scope context and default scope will be used during preference value searching.

The defaultContext will be added to the end of this list automatically and MUST NOT be included by the user.

Parameters:: scopes - a list of scope contexts to use when searching, or null

contains

public boolean contains(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns whether the named preference is known to this preference store.

Specified by:: contains in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: true if either a current value or a default value is known for the named preference, and false otherwise

firePropertyChangeEvent

public void firePropertyChangeEvent(
String name,
                                    
Object oldValue,
                                    
Object newValue)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Fires a property change event corresponding to a change to the current value of the preference with the given name.

This method is provided on this interface to simplify the implementation of decorators. There is normally no need to call this method since setValue and setToDefault report such events in due course. Implementations should funnel all preference changes through this method.

Specified by:: firePropertyChangeEvent in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference, to be used as the property in the event object; oldValue - the old value; newValue - the new value

getBoolean

public boolean getBoolean(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the current value of the boolean-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (false) if there is no preference with the given name, or if the current value cannot be treated as a boolean.

Specified by:: getBoolean in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the boolean-valued preference

getDefaultBoolean

public boolean getDefaultBoolean(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the default value for the boolean-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (false) if there is no default preference with the given name, or if the default value cannot be treated as a boolean.

Specified by:: getDefaultBoolean in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the default value of the named preference

getDefaultDouble

public double getDefaultDouble(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the default value for the double-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (0.0) if there is no default preference with the given name, or if the default value cannot be treated as a double.

Specified by:: getDefaultDouble in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the default value of the named preference

getDefaultFloat

public float getDefaultFloat(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the default value for the float-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (0.0f) if there is no default preference with the given name, or if the default value cannot be treated as a float.

Specified by:: getDefaultFloat in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the default value of the named preference

getDefaultInt

public int getDefaultInt(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the default value for the integer-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (0) if there is no default preference with the given name, or if the default value cannot be treated as an integer.

Specified by:: getDefaultInt in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the default value of the named preference

getDefaultLong

public long getDefaultLong(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the default value for the long-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (0L) if there is no default preference with the given name, or if the default value cannot be treated as a long.

Specified by:: getDefaultLong in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the default value of the named preference

getDefaultString

public 
String getDefaultString(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the default value for the string-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (the empty string "") is no default preference with the given name, or if the default value cannot be treated as a string.

Specified by:: getDefaultString in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the default value of the named preference

getDouble

public double getDouble(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the current value of the double-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (0.0) if there is no preference with the given name, or if the current value cannot be treated as a double.

Specified by:: getDouble in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the double-valued preference

getFloat

public float getFloat(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the current value of the float-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (0.0f) if there is no preference with the given name, or if the current value cannot be treated as a float.

Specified by:: getFloat in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the float-valued preference

getInt

public int getInt(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the current value of the integer-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (0) if there is no preference with the given name, or if the current value cannot be treated as an integter.

Specified by:: getInt in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the int-valued preference

getLong

public long getLong(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the current value of the long-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (0L) if there is no preference with the given name, or if the current value cannot be treated as a long.

Specified by:: getLong in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the long-valued preference

getString

public 
String getString(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns the current value of the string-valued preference with the given name. Returns the default-default value (the empty string "") if there is no preference with the given name, or if the current value cannot be treated as a string.

Specified by:: getString in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: the string-valued preference

isDefault

public boolean isDefault(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns whether the current value of the preference with the given name has the default value.

Specified by:: isDefault in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference
Returns:: true if the preference has a known default value and its current value is the same, and false otherwise (including the case where the preference is unknown to this store)

needsSaving

public boolean needsSaving()

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Returns whether the current values in this property store require saving.

Specified by:: needsSaving in interface IPreferenceStore

Returns:: true if at least one of values of the preferences known to this store has changed and requires saving, and false otherwise.

putValue

public void putValue(
String name,
                     
String value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the current value of the preference with the given name to the given string value without sending a property change.

This method does not fire a property change event and should only be used for setting internal preferences that are not meant to be processed by listeners. Normal clients should instead call #setValue.

Specified by:: putValue in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new current value of the preference

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(
IPropertyChangeListener listener)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Removes the given listener from this preference store. Has no affect if the listener is not registered.

Specified by:: removePropertyChangeListener in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: listener - a property change listener

setDefault

public void setDefault(
String name,
                       double value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the default value for the double-valued preference with the given name.

Note that the current value of the preference is affected if the preference's current value was its old default value, in which case it changes to the new default value. If the preference's current is different from its old default value, its current value is unaffected. No property change events are reported by changing default values.

Specified by:: setDefault in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new default value for the preference

setDefault

public void setDefault(
String name,
                       float value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the default value for the float-valued preference with the given name.

Specified by:: setDefault in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new default value for the preference

setDefault

public void setDefault(
String name,
                       int value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the default value for the integer-valued preference with the given name.

Specified by:: setDefault in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new default value for the preference

setDefault

public void setDefault(
String name,
                       long value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the default value for the long-valued preference with the given name.

Specified by:: setDefault in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new default value for the preference

setDefault

public void setDefault(
String name,
                       
String defaultObject)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the default value for the string-valued preference with the given name.

Specified by:: setDefault in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; defaultObject - the new default value for the preference

setDefault

public void setDefault(
String name,
                       boolean value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the default value for the boolean-valued preference with the given name.

Specified by:: setDefault in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new default value for the preference

setToDefault

public void setToDefault(
String name)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the current value of the preference with the given name back to its default value.

Note that the preferred way of re-initializing a preference to the appropriate default value is to call setToDefault. This is implemented by removing the named value from the store, thereby exposing the default value.

Specified by:: setToDefault in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference

setValue

public void setValue(
String name,
                     double value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the current value of the double-valued preference with the given name.

A property change event is reported if the current value of the preference actually changes from its previous value. In the event object, the property name is the name of the preference, and the old and new values are wrapped as objects.

Note that the preferred way of re-initializing a preference to its default value is to call setToDefault.

Specified by:: setValue in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new current value of the preference

setValue

public void setValue(
String name,
                     float value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the current value of the float-valued preference with the given name.

Note that the preferred way of re-initializing a preference to its default value is to call setToDefault.

Specified by:: setValue in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new current value of the preference

setValue

public void setValue(
String name,
                     int value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the current value of the integer-valued preference with the given name.

Note that the preferred way of re-initializing a preference to its default value is to call setToDefault.

Specified by:: setValue in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new current value of the preference

setValue

public void setValue(
String name,
                     long value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the current value of the long-valued preference with the given name.

Note that the preferred way of re-initializing a preference to its default value is to call setToDefault.

Specified by:: setValue in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new current value of the preference

setValue

public void setValue(
String name,
                     
String value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the current value of the string-valued preference with the given name.

Note that the preferred way of re-initializing a preference to its default value is to call setToDefault.

Specified by:: setValue in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new current value of the preference

setValue

public void setValue(
String name,
                     boolean value)

Description copied from interface: IPreferenceStore

Sets the current value of the boolean-valued preference with the given name.

Note that the preferred way of re-initializing a preference to its default value is to call setToDefault.

Specified by:: setValue in interface IPreferenceStore

Parameters:: name - the name of the preference; value - the new current value of the preference

save

public void save()
          throws 
IOException

Description copied from interface: IPersistentPreferenceStore

Saves the non-default-valued preferences known to this preference store to the file from which they were originally loaded.

Specified by:: save in interface IPersistentPreferenceStore

Throws:: IOException - if there is a problem saving this store

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