Description: This extension point is used to register additional URL handlers to the platform search path. Note, that because of the platform class loader structure, URL handlers registered by a plug-in using the standard Java mechanisms will not be found.
Configuration Markup:
<!ELEMENT handler EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST handler
protocol
CDATA #REQUIRED
class
CDATA #REQUIRED
>
Following is an example of a handler configuration:
<extension point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.urlHandlers">
<handler protocol="foo" class="org.eclipse.handlers.FooHandler"/>
</extension>
API Information: The value of the class attribute must represent an implementor of implementation of java.net.URLStreamHandler
Supplied Implementation: The platform itself does not supply any URL handlers registered through this extension point..