Package javax.ide.editor

The editor interfaces that extension writers need to implement in order to add a new editor to an IDE.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
EditorListener	The EditorListener interface should be implemented by clients that are interested in receiving notifications about Editor instances being opened, activated, deactivated, or closed in the IDE.

Class Summary

Class	Description
Editor	The Editor interface defines the methods to open and close editors, along with methods to save and restore editor specific settings.
EditorEvent	The DocumentEvent is the parameter passed to the EditorListener methods when the state of Editor has changed.
EditorManager	The EditorManager manages the life cycle of Editors.
TextEditor	Base class for text based editors.

Package javax.ide.editor Description

The editor interfaces that extension writers need to implement in order to add a new editor to an IDE.

In general, extension writers implement the Editor and/or EditorListener interfaces when introducing a new editor type, and/or requesting to be notified of editor events, respectively.

IDE service providers must provide a concrete implementation of the EditorManager interface. The Extension Development Kit (EDK) provides an abstract implementation that IDE services providers should extend: javax.ide.editor.spi.AbstractEditorManager.