Package javax.ide.extension

Classes and interfaces used by extensions to extend an IDE with new functionality.

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Interface Summary

DynamicHook.ElementTypeResolver	An object which can resolve an ElementName into a Class type for that element.
ElementContext	ElementContext provides information about the current element being visited and provides utilities for processing child elements, reporting logging messages and storing information for use by other visitors.
ElementEndContext	The context when visiting an xml end element.
ElementStartContext	The context when visiting an xml start element.
ElementVisitorFactory	The element visitor factory is used to create or retrieve visitors for specific xml elements while traversing xml.
ElementVisitorFactory2	New version of ElementVisitorFactory.
Extension	An extension is a unit of functionality in a JSR-198 based IDE.
Extension2	JSR-198 2.0 version of the Extension interface.

Class Summary

BooleanVisitor	Visitor for handling elements of type xs:boolean.
DOMHook	An extension hook that builds a DOM tree.
DynamicHook	An implementation of ExtensionHook that automatically populates model objects using reflection.
ElementName	Represents a qualified element name in XML.
ElementVisitor	ElementVisitor is responsible for visiting elements in an XML file processed by an XML parser used by a JSR-198 compatible IDE.
ExtensionDependency	Represents an extension's dependency on some other extension.
ExtensionHook	An extension hook is responsible for processing information from the extension manifest for a particular feature and making this information available to the service responsible for managing the functionality provided by the hook.
ExtensionRegistry	The extension registry provides access to information about installed extensions.
I18NCharVisitor	An element visitor that processes xml elements of type i18n_char.
I18NStringVisitor	An element visitor that processes xml elements of type i18n_string.
IconVisitor	Use IconVisitor for processing an XML element in the manifest that provides an icon.
MetaClassVisitor	An abstract implementation of a visitor for manifest elements which represent meta classes.
PlatformInfo	Encapsulates platform specific information required for an extension to work properly.

Enum Summary

LoaderType

The LoaderType enumeration specifies information about the loader an extension wishes to use.

Exception Summary

UnrecognizedElementException

An exception indicating that an element was encountered that was unexpected.

Package javax.ide.extension Description

Classes and interfaces used by extensions to extend an IDE with new functionality. The extension hook interface provide the integration entry points for the new functionality. There are several extension hooks which are loaded independent of each other and only when required.