ErrorSupportProvider (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ErrorSupportProvider

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractStatusAreaProvider
```
public abstract class ErrorSupportProvider
extends Object
```
A ErrorSupportProvider defines the area to be shown in an error dialog for extra support information.

Since:

3.3

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ErrorSupportProvider()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Control`	`createSupportArea(Composite parent, IStatus status)`	Create an area for adding support components as a child of parent.
`boolean`	`validFor(IStatus status)`	This method is called before `createSupportArea(Composite, IStatus)` to check if the `ErrorSupportProvider` will display any significant informations.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - ErrorSupportProvider
```
public ErrorSupportProvider()
```
- Method Detail
  - createSupportArea
```
public abstract Control createSupportArea(Composite parent,
                                          IStatus status)
```
    Create an area for adding support components as a child of parent.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - The parent Composite
    
    status - The IStatus that is being displayed.
    
    Returns:
    
    Control
  - validFor
```
public boolean validFor(IStatus status)
```
    This method is called before createSupportArea(Composite, IStatus) to check if the ErrorSupportProvider will display any significant informations. If not, then it will not be presented at all.
    
    Parameters:
    
    status - - IStatus for which status are will be requested.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if provider is able to process particular IStatus
    
    Since:
    
    3.7