org.eclipse.jface.preference
Interface IPreferenceNode

All Known Implementing Classes:

PreferenceNode

public interface IPreferenceNode

Interface to a node in a preference dialog. A preference node maintains a label and image used to display the node in a preference dialog (usually in the form of a tree), as well as the preference page this node stands for. The node may use lazy creation for its page Note that all preference nodes must be dispose their resources. The node must dispose the page managed by this node, and any SWT resources allocated by this node (Images, Fonts, etc). However the node itself may be reused.

Method Summary

void	add(IPreferenceNode node) Adds the given preference node as a subnode of this preference node.
void	createPage() Creates the preference page for this node.
void	disposeResources() Release the page managed by this node, and any SWT resources held onto by this node (Images, Fonts, etc).
IPreferenceNode	findSubNode(String id) Returns the subnode of this contribution node with the given node id.
String	getId() Returns the id of this contribution node.
Image	getLabelImage() Returns the image used to present this node in a preference dialog.
String	getLabelText() Returns the text label used to present this node in a preference dialog.
IPreferencePage	getPage() Returns the preference page for this node.
IPreferenceNode[]	getSubNodes() Returns an iterator over the subnodes (immediate children) of this contribution node.
boolean	remove(IPreferenceNode node) Removes the given preference node from the list of subnodes (immediate children) of this node.
IPreferenceNode	remove(String id) Removes the subnode of this preference node with the given node id.

Method Detail

add

public void add(IPreferenceNode node)

Adds the given preference node as a subnode of this preference node.

Parameters:

node - the node to add

createPage

public void createPage()

Creates the preference page for this node.

disposeResources

public void disposeResources()

Release the page managed by this node, and any SWT resources held onto by this node (Images, Fonts, etc). Note that nodes are reused so this is not a call to dispose the node itself.

findSubNode

public IPreferenceNode findSubNode(String id)

Returns the subnode of this contribution node with the given node id.

Parameters:

id - the preference node id

Returns:

the subnode, or null if none

getId

public String getId()

Returns the id of this contribution node. This id identifies a contribution node relative to its parent.

Returns:

the node id

getLabelImage

public Image getLabelImage()

Returns the image used to present this node in a preference dialog.

Returns:

the image for this node, or null if these is no image for this node

getLabelText

public String getLabelText()

Returns the text label used to present this node in a preference dialog.

Returns:

the text label for this node, or null if these is no label for this node

getPage

public IPreferencePage getPage()

Returns the preference page for this node.

Returns:

the preference page

getSubNodes

public IPreferenceNode[] getSubNodes()

Returns an iterator over the subnodes (immediate children) of this contribution node.

Returns:

an IPreferenceNode array containing the child nodes

remove

public IPreferenceNode remove(String id)

Removes the subnode of this preference node with the given node id.

Parameters:

id - the subnode id

Returns:

the removed subnode, or null if none

remove

public boolean remove(IPreferenceNode node)

Removes the given preference node from the list of subnodes (immediate children) of this node.

Parameters:

node - the node to remove

Returns:

true if the node was removed, and false otherwise