Package org.eclipse.ui.model

Interface IComparableContribution

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable
public interface IComparableContribution extends IAdaptable
Instances of this interface represent a contribution within the workbench. This interface is typically implemented by the workbench itself although extension developers may wish to implement it as well for their own extensions.
Since:
3.4

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final int
    PRIORITY_DEFAULT
    The default priority (0);

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    <T> T
    getAdapter(Class<T> adapter)
    Possible adaptations include: IConfigurationElement useful for contributions that eventually work back to registry elements.
    String
    getLabel()
    Return the human readable label for this contribution.
    int
    getPriority()
    Return the priority of this contribution.

  • Field Details

    • PRIORITY_DEFAULT

      static final int PRIORITY_DEFAULT
      The default priority (0);
      See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getPriority

      int getPriority()
      Return the priority of this contribution. Lower values constitute higher priorities.
      Returns:
      the priority

    • getLabel

      String getLabel()
      Return the human readable label for this contribution. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      the label for this contribution

    • getAdapter

      <T> T getAdapter(Class<T> adapter)
      Possible adaptations include:
      IConfigurationElement
      useful for contributions that eventually work back to registry elements. The majority of IComparableContribution instances provided by the platform will provide this adapter.
      Specified by:
      getAdapter in interface IAdaptable
      Type Parameters:
      T - the class type
      Parameters:
      adapter - the adapter class to look up
      Returns:
      a object of the given class, or null if this object does not have an adapter for the given class