org.eclipse.ui
Interface IElementFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileEditorInputFactory

public interface IElementFactory

A factory for re-creating objects from a previously saved memento.

Clients should implement this interface and include the name of their class in an extension to the platform extension point named "org.eclipse.ui.elementFactories". For example, the plug-in's XML markup might contain:

 <extension point="org.eclipse.ui.elementFactories">
    <factory id="com.example.myplugin.MyFactory" class="com.example.myplugin.MyFactory" /> 
 </extension>
 

See Also:

IPersistableElement, IMemento

Method Summary

IAdaptable

createElement(IMemento memento) Re-creates and returns an object from the state captured within the given memento.

Method Detail

createElement

public IAdaptable createElement(IMemento memento)

Re-creates and returns an object from the state captured within the given memento.

Under normal circumstances, the resulting object can be expected to be persistable; that is,

 result.getAdapter(org.eclipse.ui.IPersistableElement.class)
 

should not return null.

Parameters:

memento - a memento containing the state for the object

Returns:

an object, or null if the element could not be created