Package org.eclipse.debug.core.sourcelookup

Interface ISourceContainerTypeDelegate

All Known Subinterfaces:
ISourceContainerType
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractSourceContainerTypeDelegate
public interface ISourceContainerTypeDelegate
A source container type delegate represents a kind of container of source code. For example, a source container type may be a project or a directory. A specific project or directory is represented by an instance of a source container type, which is called a source container (ISourceContainer).

A source container type delegate is contributed via the sourceContainerTypes extension point.

Clients may implement this interface.

Since:
3.0
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • createSourceContainer

      ISourceContainer createSourceContainer(String memento) throws CoreException
      Creates and returns a new source container of this type corresponding to the given memento.
      Parameters:
      memento - a memento for a source container of this source container type
      Returns:
      a source container corresponding to the given memento
      Throws:
      CoreException - if unable to construct a source container based on the given memento

    • getMemento

      String getMemento(ISourceContainer container) throws CoreException
      Constructs and returns a memento for the given source container. A memento can be used to reconstruct a source container.
      Parameters:
      container - The container for which a memento should be created. The container must of this source container type.
      Returns:
      a memento for the source container
      Throws:
      CoreException - if unable to create a memento