Content Viewers

Identifier:
org.eclipse.compare.contentViewers

Description:
This extension point allows a plug-in to register viewers for specific content types. These viewers are used in the EditionSelectionDialog when presenting an edition of a resource or a subsection thereof. The viewer is expected to extend org.eclipse.jface.viewers.Viewer. However since viewers don't have a default constructor the extension point must implement the factory interface for viewers org.eclipse.compare.IViewerCreator.

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (viewer* , contentTypeBinding*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT viewer EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST viewer

id         CDATA #REQUIRED

class      CDATA #REQUIRED

extensions CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT contentTypeBinding EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST contentTypeBinding

contentTypeId   IDREF #REQUIRED

contentViewerId IDREF #REQUIRED>

A contentTypeBinding binds a content viewer to a content type.



Examples:
The following is an example of a viewer for text files (extension "txt"):


<extension point = "org.eclipse.compare.contentViewers"> 
     <viewer 
         id="org.eclipse.compare.internal.TextViewer" 
         class="org.eclipse.compare.internal.TextViewerCreator" 
         extensions="txt" 
    /> 
</extension> 

API Information:
The contributed class must implement org.eclipse.compare.IViewerCreator

Supplied Implementation:
The Compare UI plugin defines content viewers for text and images.


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