ContentMerge Viewers

Identifier: org.eclipse.compare.contentMergeViewers

Description: This extension point allows a plug-in to register compare/merge viewers for specific content types. The viewer is expected to extend org.eclipse.jface.viewers.Viewer. However, since viewers don't have a default constructor, the extension point must implement the factory interface for viewers org.eclipse.compare.IViewerCreator.

Configuration Markup:

   <!ELEMENT extension (viewer*)>

   <!ATTLIST extension
     point CDATA #REQUIRED
     id    CDATA #IMPLIED
     name  CDATA #IMPLIED
   >

   <!ELEMENT viewer EMPTY>

   <!ATTLIST viewer
     id         CDATA #REQUIRED
     class      CDATA #REQUIRED
     extensions CDATA #REQUIRED
   >

Examples: The following is an example of a compare/merge viewer for text files (extension "txt"):

 
<extension point = "org.eclipse.compare.contentMergeViewers"> 
     <viewer 
         id="org.eclipse.compare.contentmergeviewer.TextMergeViewer" 
         class="org.eclipse.compare.internal.TextMergeViewerCreator" 
         extensions="txt" 
    /> 
</extension> 

Supplied Implementation: The Compare UI plugin defines content viewers for text, binary contents, and images.

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