IWorkbenchPart2 (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Superinterfaces:

IAdaptable, IWorkbenchPart

All Known Subinterfaces:

IWorkbenchPart3

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDebugView, AbstractDecoratedTextEditor, AbstractMultiEditor, AbstractTextEditor, CommonNavigator, CommonSourceNotFoundEditor, ContentOutline, EditorPart, org.eclipse.ui.internal.views.markers.ExtendedMarkersView, FormEditor, FormPage, MarkerSupportView, MultiEditor, MultiPageEditor, MultiPageEditorPart, PageBookView, ProjectExplorer, PropertySheet, ResourceNavigator, SharedHeaderFormEditor, StatusTextEditor, TemplatesView, TextEditor, ViewPart, WorkbenchPart
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public interface IWorkbenchPart2
extends IWorkbenchPart
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Extends IWorkbenchPart, adding the name and status text properties. Prior to 3.0, a view's title was often modified to show both the part name and extra status text. With this interface, the distinction is made more explicit.

Since:

3.0

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart
  PROP_TITLE

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getContentDescription()`	Returns the content description of this part.
`String`	`getPartName()`	Returns the name of this part.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable
getAdapter

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart
addPropertyListener, createPartControl, dispose, getSite, getTitle, getTitleImage, getTitleToolTip, removePropertyListener, setFocus

- Method Detail
  - getPartName
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String getPartName()
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    Returns the name of this part. If this value changes the part must fire a property listener event with IWorkbenchPartConstants.PROP_PART_NAME.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of this view, or the empty string if the name is being managed by the workbench (not null)
  - getContentDescription
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String getContentDescription()
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    Returns the content description of this part. The content description is an optional user-readable string that describes what is currently being displayed in the part. By default, the workbench will display the content description in a line near the top of the view or editor. An empty string indicates no content description text. If this value changes the part must fire a property listener event with IWorkbenchPartConstants.PROP_CONTENT_DESCRIPTION.
    
    Returns:
    
    the content description of this part (not null)