org.java.plugin.registry

Interface PluginElement<T extends PluginElement<T>>

Type Parameters:

T - type of plug-in element

All Superinterfaces:

Documentable<T>, Identity

All Known Subinterfaces:

Extension, Extension.Parameter, ExtensionPoint, ExtensionPoint.ParameterDefinition, Library, PluginAttribute, PluginPrerequisite

public interface PluginElement<T extends PluginElement<T>>
extends Identity, Documentable<T>

This interface abstracts a plug-in element - a thing that is declared in plug-in or plug-in fragment descriptor.

Version:

$Id$

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PluginDescriptor	getDeclaringPluginDescriptor() Returns plug-in descriptor, this element belongs to.
PluginFragment	getDeclaringPluginFragment() Returns descriptor of plug-in fragment that contributes this element.

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.Identity

getId

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.Documentable

getDocsPath, getDocumentation

Method Detail

getDeclaringPluginDescriptor

PluginDescriptor getDeclaringPluginDescriptor()

Returns plug-in descriptor, this element belongs to. This method should never return null.

Returns:

plug-in descriptor, this element belongs to

getDeclaringPluginFragment

PluginFragment getDeclaringPluginFragment()

Returns descriptor of plug-in fragment that contributes this element. This method may return null, if element is contributed by plug-in directly.

Returns:

descriptor of plug-in fragment that contributes this element