Description: This extension point allows a plug-in to register a structure creator for specific content types. The structure creator is expected to create a tree of IStructureComparators for a given content. This tree is used as the input for the structural compare. The extension point must implement the interface org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer.IStructureCreator.
Configuration Markup:
<!ELEMENT extension (structureCreator*)>
<!ATTLIST extension
point CDATA #REQUIRED
id CDATA #IMPLIED
name CDATA #IMPLIED
>
<!ELEMENT structureCreator EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST structureCreator
id CDATA #REQUIRED
class CDATA #REQUIRED
extensions CDATA #REQUIRED
>
<extension point = "org.eclipse.compare.structureCreators"> <structureCreator id="org.eclipse.compare.JavaStructureCreator" class="org.eclipse.compare.JavaStructureCreator" extensions="java" /> </extension>
Supplied Implementation: The Compare UI plugin defines a structure creator for zip archives.