org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer
Class DiffElement

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer.DiffElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

IDiffElement, ITypedElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

DiffContainer

public abstract class DiffElement

extends Object

implements IDiffElement

An abstract base implementation of the IDiffElement interface.

Subclasses may add behavior and state, and may override getImage and getType to suit.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.compare.ITypedElement

FOLDER_TYPE, TEXT_TYPE, UNKNOWN_TYPE

Constructor Summary

DiffElement(IDiffContainer parent, int kind)
Creates a new DiffElement as a child of the given parent.

Method Summary

Image	getImage() The DiffElement implementation of this ITypedInput method returns null.
int	getKind() Returns the kind of difference as defined in Differencer.
IDiffContainer	getParent() Returns the parent of this element.
String	getType() The DiffElement implementation of this ITypedElement method returns ITypedElement.UNKNOWN_TYPE.
void	setKind(int kind) Sets the kind of difference for this element.
void	setParent(IDiffContainer parent) Sets the parent of this element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.compare.ITypedElement

getName

Constructor Detail

DiffElement

public DiffElement(IDiffContainer parent,
                   int kind)

Creates a new DiffElement as a child of the given parent. If parent is not null the new element is added to the parent.

Parameters:

parent - the parent of this child; if not null this element is automatically added as a child

kind - the kind of change

Method Detail

getImage

public Image getImage()

The DiffElement implementation of this ITypedInput method returns null. Subclasses may re-implement to provide an image for this element.

Specified by:

getImage in interface ITypedElement

Returns:

the image of this object or null if this type of input has no image

getType

public String getType()

The DiffElement implementation of this ITypedElement method returns ITypedElement.UNKNOWN_TYPE. Subclasses may re-implement to provide a type for this element.

Specified by:

getType in interface ITypedElement

Returns:

the type of this object

setKind

public void setKind(int kind)

Sets the kind of difference for this element.

Parameters:

kind - set the kind of difference this element represents

See Also:

Differencer

getKind

public int getKind()

Description copied from interface: IDiffElement

Returns the kind of difference as defined in Differencer.

Specified by:

getKind in interface IDiffElement

Returns:

the kind of difference as defined in Differencer

getParent

public IDiffContainer getParent()

Description copied from interface: IDiffElement

Returns the parent of this element. If the object is the root of a hierarchy null is returned.

Specified by:

getParent in interface IDiffElement

Returns:

the parent of this element, or null if the element has no parent

setParent

public void setParent(IDiffContainer parent)

Description copied from interface: IDiffElement

Sets the parent of this element.

Specified by:

setParent in interface IDiffElement

Parameters:

parent - the new parent of this element, or null if this element is to have no parent