Eclipse Platform
Release 3.2

org.eclipse.help.browser
Interface IBrowserFactory


public interface IBrowserFactory

Implementators of org.eclipse.help.base.browser extension points must provide implementation of this interface.

Since:
2.1

Method Summary
 IBrowser createBrowser()
          Obtains a new instance of a web browser.
 boolean isAvailable()
          Checks whether the factory can work on the user system.
 

Method Detail

isAvailable

boolean isAvailable()
Checks whether the factory can work on the user system.

Returns:
false if the factory cannot work on this system; for example the required native browser required by browser adapters that it creates is not installed.

createBrowser

IBrowser createBrowser()
Obtains a new instance of a web browser.

Returns:
instance of IBrowser

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.2

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