org.eclipse.ui.texteditor
Interface IMarkerUpdater

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicMarkerUpdater

public interface IMarkerUpdater

A marker updater is responsible for saving changes to markers. Marker updaters either update markers of a specific types or any type. Also they either assume update responsibility for a specific set of marker attributes or any marker attribute. Marker updater must be registered with an AbstractMarkerAnnotationModel.

Method Summary

String[]	getAttribute() Returns the attributes for which this updater is responsible.
String	getMarkerType() Returns the marker type for which this updater is responsible.
boolean	updateMarker(IMarker marker, IDocument document, Position position) Updates the given marker according to the position of the given document.

Method Detail

getMarkerType

public String getMarkerType()

Returns the marker type for which this updater is responsible. If the result is null, the updater assumes responsibility for any marker type.

Returns:

the marker type or null for any marker type

getAttribute

public String[] getAttribute()

Returns the attributes for which this updater is responsible. If the result is null, the updater assumes responsibility for any attributes.

Returns:

the attributes or null for any attribute

updateMarker

public boolean updateMarker(IMarker marker,
                            IDocument document,
                            Position position)

Updates the given marker according to the position of the given document. If the given position is null, the marker is assumed to carry the correct positional information. If the updater recognizes that the marker should be deleted, it returns false.

Parameters:

marker - the marker to be updated

document - the document into which the given position points

position - the current position of the marker inside the given document