ITypedElement (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Known Subinterfaces:

IDiffContainer, IDiffElement, ISynchronizeModelElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

DiffContainer, DiffElement, DiffNode, HistoryItem, ResourceNode, StructureRootNode
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public interface ITypedElement
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Interface for getting the name, image, and type for an object.
These methods are typically used to present an input object in the compare UI (getName and getImage) and for finding a viewer for a given input type (getType).
Clients may implement this interface.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`FOLDER_TYPE`	Type for a folder input (value `"FOLDER"`).
`static String`	`TEXT_TYPE`	Type for an element whose actual type is text (value `"txt"`).
`static String`	`UNKNOWN_TYPE`	Type for an element whose actual type could not be determined.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Image`	`getImage()`	Returns an image for this object.
`String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this object.
`String`	`getType()`	Returns the type of this object.

- Field Detail
  - FOLDER_TYPE
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static final String FOLDER_TYPE
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    Type for a folder input (value "FOLDER"). Folders are comparison elements that have no contents, only a name and children.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - TEXT_TYPE
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static final String TEXT_TYPE
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    Type for an element whose actual type is text (value "txt").
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - UNKNOWN_TYPE
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static final String UNKNOWN_TYPE
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    Type for an element whose actual type could not be determined. (value "???").
    
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    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getName
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String getName()
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    Returns the name of this object. The name is used when displaying this object in the UI.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of this object
  - getImage
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Image getImage()
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    Returns an image for this object. This image is used when displaying this object in the UI.
    
    Returns:
    
    the image of this object or null if this type of input has no image
  - getType
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String getType()
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    Returns the type of this object. For objects with a file name this is typically the file extension. For folders its the constant FOLDER_TYPE. The type is used for determining a suitable viewer for this object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of this object