Property Testers
Identifier:
org.eclipse.core.expressions.propertyTesters
Since:
3.0
Description:
This extension point allows to add properties to an already existing type. Those
properties can then be used inside the expression language's test expression
element.
Configuration Markup:
<!ELEMENT extension (
propertyTester*)>
<!ATTLIST extension
point CDATA #REQUIRED
id CDATA #IMPLIED
name CDATA #IMPLIED
>
-
point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
-
id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
-
name - an optional name of the extension instance
<!ELEMENT propertyTester EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST propertyTester
id CDATA #REQUIRED
type CDATA #REQUIRED
namespace CDATA #REQUIRED
properties CDATA #REQUIRED
class CDATA #REQUIRED
>
-
id - unique identifier for the property tester
-
type - the type to be extended by this property tester
-
namespace - a unique id determining the name space the properties are added to
-
properties - a comma separated list of properties provided by this property tester
-
class - the name of the class that implements the testing methods. The class must be public and extend
org.eclipse.core.expressions.PropertyTester with a public 0-argument constructor.
Examples:
The following is an example of a property tester contribution:
<extension point=
"org.eclipse.core.expressions.propertyTesters"
>
<propertyTester
id=
"org.eclipse.jdt.ui.IResourceTester"
type=
"org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource"
namespace=
"org.eclipse.jdt.ui"
properties=
"canDelete"
class=
"org.eclipse.jdt.ui.internal.ResourceTester"
>
</propertyTester>
</extension>
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