Package org.eclipse.ui.preferences

Class SettingsTransfer

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.ui.preferences.SettingsTransfer

Direct Known Subclasses:

org.eclipse.ui.internal.preferences.WorkbenchSettingsTransfer

public abstract class SettingsTransfer
extends Object

The SettingsTransfer is the abstract superclass of settings transfers used when switching workspaces.

Since:

3.3

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SettingsTransfer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract String	getName()	Return the name for the receiver.
static IConfigurationElement[]	getSettingsTransfers()	Return the configuration elements for all of the settings transfers.
abstract IStatus	transferSettings(IPath newWorkspaceRoot)	Transfer the settings to a workspace rooted at newWorkspacwe

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

SettingsTransfer

public SettingsTransfer()

Method Details

getSettingsTransfers

public static IConfigurationElement[] getSettingsTransfers()

Return the configuration elements for all of the settings transfers.

Returns:

IConfigurationElement[]

transferSettings

public abstract IStatus transferSettings(IPath newWorkspaceRoot)

Transfer the settings to a workspace rooted at newWorkspacwe

Parameters:

newWorkspaceRoot - root of the new workspace

Returns:

IStatus the status of the transfer.

getName

public abstract String getName()

Return the name for the receiver.

Returns:

receiver name