Package org.eclipse.ui.intro.config

Class IntroURLFactory

  • public final class IntroURLFactory
extends Object
    Factory class used to create instances of an Intro URL. Instances of intro URLs need to be created if you need to programatically construct and execute a valid Intro URL.

    This class provides all its functionality via static members. It is not intended to be instantiated.

    Since:
    3.0
    See Also:
    IIntroURL

    • Method Detail

      • createIntroURL

        public static IIntroURL createIntroURL​(String url)
        Parses the given string, and returns an IntroURL if the string is a valid Intro URL. Returns null in all other cases. Example usage: 
         StringBuilder url = new StringBuilder();
 url.append("http://org.eclipse.ui.intro/showStandby?");
 url.append("pluginId=org.eclipse.pde.ui");
 url.append("&");
 url.append("partId=org.eclipse.pde.ui.sampleStandbyPart");
 url.append("&");
 url.append("input=");
 url.append(sampleId);
 IIntroURL introURL = IntroURLFactory.createIntroURL(url.toString());
 if (introURL != null) {
     introURL.execute();
 }
        Parameters:
        url - the url to construct an IntroURL from
        Returns:
        an IntroURL, or null if the url is invalid