Package org.eclipse.ui.model
Interface IWorkbenchAdapter
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- All Known Subinterfaces:
IDeferredWorkbenchAdapter
- All Known Implementing Classes:
AdaptableList
,BreakpointTypeCategory
,DebugElementWorkbenchAdapter
,DeferredDebugElementWorkbenchAdapter
,PendingUpdateAdapter
,WorkbenchAdapter
public interface IWorkbenchAdapter
This adapter interface provides visual presentation and hierarchical structure for workbench elements, allowing them to be displayed in the UI without having to know the concrete type of the element.There is an associate label provider and content provider for showing elements with a registered workbench adapter in JFace structured viewers.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description Object[]
getChildren(Object o)
Returns the children of this object.ImageDescriptor
getImageDescriptor(Object object)
Returns an image descriptor to be used for displaying an object in the workbench.String
getLabel(Object o)
Returns the label text for this element.Object
getParent(Object o)
Returns the logical parent of the given object in its tree.
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Method Detail
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getChildren
Object[] getChildren(Object o)
Returns the children of this object. When this object is displayed in a tree, the returned objects will be this element's children. Returns an empty array if this object has no children.- Parameters:
o
- The object to get the children for.- Returns:
- Object[]
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getImageDescriptor
ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(Object object)
Returns an image descriptor to be used for displaying an object in the workbench. Returnsnull
if there is no appropriate image.- Parameters:
object
- The object to get an image descriptor for.- Returns:
- ImageDescriptor
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getLabel
String getLabel(Object o)
Returns the label text for this element. This is typically used to assign a label to this object when displayed in the UI. Returns an empty string if there is no appropriate label text for this object.- Parameters:
o
- The object to get a label for.- Returns:
- String
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