Document Providers
Identifier:
org.eclipse.ui.editors.documentProviders
Since:
3.0 (originally named org.eclipse.ui.documentProviders)
Description:
This extension point is used to define mappings between file types and document providers or between types of editor inputs and document providers that can be used by editors. Document providers must implement the interface
org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.IDocumentProvider. Editor inputs must be instance of
org.eclipse.ui.IEditorInput.
Configuration Markup:
<!ELEMENT extension (
provider+)>
<!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 provider EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST provider
extensions CDATA #IMPLIED
inputTypes CDATA #IMPLIED
class CDATA #REQUIRED
id CDATA #REQUIRED
>
-
extensions - a comma separated list of file extensions
-
inputTypes - a comma separated list of qualified editor input class names
-
class - the qualified name of the document provider class
-
id - the unique id of this provider
Examples:
<extension point=
"org.eclipse.ui.editors.documentProviders"
>
<provider
extensions=
"jav"
class=
"org.eclipse.ui.examples.javaeditor.JavaDocumentProvider"
id=
"org.eclipse.ui.examples.javaeditor.JavaDocumentProvider"
>
</provider>
</extension>
This example registers org.eclipse.ui.examples.javaeditor.JavaDocumentProvider as the default provider for files with the extension ".jav".
<extension point=
"org.eclipse.ui.editors.documentProviders"
>
<provider
inputTypes=
"org.eclipse.ui.IStorageEditorInput"
class=
"org.eclipse.ui.editors.text.FileDocumentProvider"
id=
"org.eclipse.ui.editors.text.FileDocumentProvider"
>
</provider>
</extension>
This example registers
org.eclipse.ui.editors.text.FileDocumentProvider as the default provider for all editor inputs that are
instance of org.eclipse.ui.IStorageEditorInput.
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