com.ibm.xtools.comparemerge.emf.renderer

Interface IDifferenceRenderer

All Superinterfaces:

org.eclipse.core.runtime.IExecutableExtension

All Known Subinterfaces:

IClonableDifferenceRenderer

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultDifferenceRenderer

public interface IDifferenceRenderer
extends org.eclipse.core.runtime.IExecutableExtension

IDifferenceRenderer is an interface used to generate user-readable, translatable string representation of the Difference to be shown in the Structure Viewer.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getContentType() Returns the content type against which this extension is bound.
java.lang.String	getNameForNavigation(Delta context, org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject eObject) Returns the nave of the delta object to use for navigation commands.
java.lang.String	renderDescription(Delta delta) Renders a description to be shown in the description viewer when a difference is selected
java.lang.String	renderShortName(Delta delta) Renders a short name to be shown as a difference label in the tree
void	setAlternateDifferenceRendering(boolean set) sets alternate difference rendering in case of duplicate rendering.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IExecutableExtension

setInitializationData

Method Detail

renderShortName

java.lang.String renderShortName(Delta delta)

Renders a short name to be shown as a difference label in the tree

Parameters:

delta - to render the name for

Returns:

generated string

renderDescription

java.lang.String renderDescription(Delta delta)

Renders a description to be shown in the description viewer when a difference is selected

Parameters:

delta - to render the description for

Returns:

generated string

getContentType

java.lang.String getContentType()

Returns the content type against which this extension is bound.

Returns:

string representing the content ID

setAlternateDifferenceRendering

void setAlternateDifferenceRendering(boolean set)

sets alternate difference rendering in case of duplicate rendering.

getNameForNavigation

java.lang.String getNameForNavigation(Delta context,
                                      org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject eObject)

Returns the nave of the delta object to use for navigation commands.

Parameters:

context -

eObject -