Package org.eclipse.ui.views

Interface IViewRegistry

public interface IViewRegistry
The view registry maintains a list of views explicitly registered against the view extension point..

The description of a given view is kept in a IViewDescriptor.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Since:
3.1
See Also:
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

  • Method Details

    • find

      IViewDescriptor find(String id)
      Return a view descriptor with the given extension id. If no view exists with the id return null. Will also return null if the view descriptor exists, but is filtered by an expression-based activity.
      Parameters:
      id - the id to search for
      Returns:
      the descriptor or null

    • getCategories

      IViewCategory[] getCategories()
      Returns an array of view categories.
      Returns:
      the categories. Never null.

    • getViews

      IViewDescriptor[] getViews()
      Return a list of views defined in the registry.
      Returns:
      the views. Never null.

    • getStickyViews

      IStickyViewDescriptor[] getStickyViews()
      Return a list of sticky views defined in the registry.
      Returns:
      the sticky views. Never null.