org.eclipse.ui.texteditor
Class DocumentProviderRegistry

java.lang.Object
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public class DocumentProviderRegistry

extends Object

This registry manages shareable document provider. Document providers are specified in plugin.xml either per name extension or per editor input type. A name extension rule always overrules an editor input type rule. Editor input type rules follow the same rules IAdapterManager used to find object adapters.

See Also:

IAdapterManager

Method Summary

static DocumentProviderRegistry	getDefault() Returns the standard document provider registry.
IDocumentProvider	getDocumentProvider(IEditorInput editorInput) Returns the shareable document for the type of the given editor input.
IDocumentProvider	getDocumentProvider(String extension) Returns a shareable document provider for the given name extension.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getDefault

public static DocumentProviderRegistry getDefault()

Returns the standard document provider registry.

getDocumentProvider

public IDocumentProvider getDocumentProvider(String extension)

Returns a shareable document provider for the given name extension.

Parameters:

extension - the name extension to be used for lookup

Returns:

the shareable document provider

getDocumentProvider

public IDocumentProvider getDocumentProvider(IEditorInput editorInput)

Returns the shareable document for the type of the given editor input.

Parameters:

editorInput - the input for whose type the provider is looked up

Returns:

the shareable document provider