Eclipse Platform
Release 3.4

org.eclipse.ui.services
Interface ISourceProviderService


public interface ISourceProviderService

A service from which all of the source providers can be retrieved.

This service can be acquired from your service locator:

 	ISourceProviderService service = (ISourceProviderService) getSite().getService(ISourceProviderService.class);
 

Since:
3.4
See Also:
IEvaluationService
Restriction
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
Restriction
This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Method Summary
 ISourceProvider getSourceProvider(String sourceName)
          Retrieves a source provider providing the given source.
 ISourceProvider[] getSourceProviders()
          Retrieves all of the source providers registered with this service at the time of this call.
 

Method Detail

getSourceProvider

public ISourceProvider getSourceProvider(String sourceName)
Retrieves a source provider providing the given source. This is used by clients who only need specific sources.

Parameters:
sourceName - The name of the source; must not be null.
Returns:
A source provider which provides the request source, or null if no such source exists.
See Also:
ISources

getSourceProviders

public ISourceProvider[] getSourceProviders()
Retrieves all of the source providers registered with this service at the time of this call.

org.eclipse.ui.services.IEvaluationService can be used to receive notifications about source variable changes and to evaluate core expressions against source providers.

Returns:
The source providers registered with this service. This value is never null, but may be empty.

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.4

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