Interface IPlugin

All Superinterfaces:

IAdaptable, IExtensions, IIdentifiable, IPluginBase, IPluginObject, IWritable

public interface IPlugin
extends IPluginBase

A model object that represents the content of the plugin.xml file.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	P_CLASS_NAME	A property that will be used when the plug-in activator field is changed.

Fields inherited from interface IExtensions

P_EXTENSION_ORDER

Fields inherited from interface IIdentifiable

P_ID

Fields inherited from interface IPluginBase

P_IMPORT_ORDER, P_LIBRARY_ORDER, P_PROVIDER, P_SCHEMA_VERSION, P_VERSION

Fields inherited from interface IPluginObject

P_NAME

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getClassName()	Returns a plug-in activator class name
void	setClassName(String className)	Sets the name of the plug-in activator class.

Methods inherited from interface IAdaptable

getAdapter

Methods inherited from interface IExtensions

add, add, getExtensionPoints, getExtensions, getIndexOf, remove, remove, swap

Methods inherited from interface IIdentifiable

getId, setId

Methods inherited from interface IPluginBase

add, add, exportsExternalAnnotations, getImports, getLibraries, getProviderName, getSchemaVersion, getVersion, remove, remove, setProviderName, setSchemaVersion, setVersion, swap, swap

Methods inherited from interface IPluginObject

getModel, getName, getParent, getPluginBase, getPluginModel, getResourceString, getTranslatedName, isInTheModel, isValid, setInTheModel, setName

Methods inherited from interface IWritable

write

Field Details

P_CLASS_NAME

static final String P_CLASS_NAME

A property that will be used when the plug-in activator field is changed.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getClassName

String getClassName()

Returns a plug-in activator class name

Returns:

plug-in activator class name or null if not specified.

setClassName

void setClassName(String className)
           throws CoreException

Sets the name of the plug-in activator class. This method will throw a CoreException if the model is not editable.

Parameters:

className - the new class name

Throws:

CoreException - if the model is not editable