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Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.rulers
Interface IColumnSupport

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractTextEditor.ColumnSupport

public interface IColumnSupport

Provides support to modify and query the visibility of ruler columns and test whether a ruler column is supported.

This interface must not be implemented by clients.

Since:
3.3
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Method Summary
 void dispose ()
          Removes and disposes all currently visible ruler columns.
 boolean isColumnSupported ( RulerColumnDescriptor descriptor)
          Returns true if the column described by descriptor is supported by the receiver's editor, false if id is not the identifier of a known column contribution, if the column does not target the editor, or if the editor does not support contributed columns.
 boolean isColumnVisible ( RulerColumnDescriptor descriptor)
          Returns true if the column described by descriptor is currently showing, false if not.
 void setColumnVisible ( RulerColumnDescriptor descriptor, boolean visible)
          Attempts to set the visibility of the column described by descriptor.
 

Method Detail

isColumnVisible

boolean isColumnVisible(
RulerColumnDescriptor descriptor)
Returns true if the column described by descriptor is currently showing, false if not.

Parameters:
descriptor - the column descriptor
Returns:
true if the specified column is currently visible

setColumnVisible

void setColumnVisible(
RulerColumnDescriptor descriptor,
                      boolean visible)
Attempts to set the visibility of the column described by descriptor. Nothing happens if the visibility is already as requested, or if the column is not supported by the editor.

Parameters:
descriptor - the column descriptor
visible - true to show the column, false to hide it

isColumnSupported

boolean isColumnSupported(
RulerColumnDescriptor descriptor)
Returns true if the column described by descriptor is supported by the receiver's editor, false if id is not the identifier of a known column contribution, if the column does not target the editor, or if the editor does not support contributed columns.

Parameters:
descriptor - the column descriptor
Returns:
true if the specified column is supported

dispose

void dispose()
Removes and disposes all currently visible ruler columns.


Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

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