Launch Configuration Comparators
Identifier:
org.eclipse.debug.core.launchConfigurationComparators
Description:
This extension point provides a configurable mechanism for comparing specific attributes of a launch configuration.
In general, launch configuration attributes can be compared for equality via the default implementation of
java.lang.Object.equals(Object).
However, attributes that require special handling should implement this extension point.
For example, when an attribute is stored as XML, it is possible that two strings representing an equivalent attribute have different whitespace formatting.
Configuration Markup:
<!ELEMENT extension (
launchConfigurationComparator*)>
<!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 launchConfigurationComparator EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST launchConfigurationComparator
id CDATA #REQUIRED
attribute CDATA #REQUIRED
class CDATA #REQUIRED
>
-
id - specifies a unique identifier for this extension.
-
attribute - specifies the launch configuration attribute name that this comparator compares.
-
class - specifies a fully-qualified name of a class that implements
java.util.Comparator.
Examples:
The following is an example of a launch configuration comparator extension point:
<extension point=
"org.eclipse.debug.core.launchConfigurationComparators"
>
<launchConfigurationComparator
id=
"com.example.ExampleIdentifier"
attribute=
"com.example.ExampleAttributeName"
class=
"com.example.ComparatorImplementation"
>
</launchConfigurationComparator>
</extension>
In the example above, the specified type of launch configuration comparator will be consulted when comparing the equality of attributes keyed with name
com.example.ExampleAttributeName.
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