AdapterFactory (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.compare.internal.AdapterFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:: IAdapterFactory

public class AdapterFactory extends Object implements IAdapterFactory

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdapterFactory
SERVICE_PROPERTY_ADAPTABLE_CLASS, SERVICE_PROPERTY_ADAPTER_NAMES
Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

AdapterFactory()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

<T> T

getAdapter(Object adaptableObject, Class<T> adapterType)

Returns an object which is an instance of the given class associated with the given object.

Class<?>[]

getAdapterList()

Returns the collection of adapter types handled by this factory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- AdapterFactory
  
  public AdapterFactory()
Method Details
- getAdapter
  
  public <T> T getAdapter(Object adaptableObject, Class<T> adapterType)
  
  Description copied from interface: IAdapterFactory
  
  Returns an object which is an instance of the given class associated with the given object. Returns null if no such object can be found.
  
  Specified by:
  
  getAdapter in interface IAdapterFactory
  
  Parameters:
  
  adaptableObject - the adaptable object being queried (usually an instance of IAdaptable)
  
  adapterType - the type of adapter to look up
  
  Returns:
  
  a object of the given adapter type, or null if this adapter factory does not have an adapter of the given type for the given object
- getAdapterList
  
  public Class<?>[] getAdapterList()
  
  Description copied from interface: IAdapterFactory
  
  Returns the collection of adapter types handled by this factory.
  This method is generally used by an adapter manager to discover which adapter types are supported, in advance of dispatching any actual getAdapter requests.
  
  The default implementation collects the required classes from the AdapterTypes annotation, if that is not used implementors must override this method.
  
  Specified by:
  
  getAdapterList in interface IAdapterFactory
  
  Returns:
  
  the collection of adapter types