org.eclipse.ui.wizards.datatransfer
Interface IImportStructureProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileSystemStructureProvider, ZipFileStructureProvider

public interface IImportStructureProvider

Interface which can provide structure and content information for an element (for example, a file system element). Used by the import wizards to abstract the commonalities between importing from the file system and importing from an archive.

Method Summary

List	getChildren(Object element) Returns a collection with the children of the specified structured element.
InputStream	getContents(Object element) Returns the contents of the specified structured element, or null if there is a problem determining the element's contents.
String	getFullPath(Object element) Returns the full path of the specified structured element.
String	getLabel(Object element) Returns the display label of the specified structured element.
boolean	isFolder(Object element) Returns a boolean indicating whether the passed structured element represents a container element (as opposed to a leaf element).

Method Detail

getChildren

public List getChildren(Object element)

Returns a collection with the children of the specified structured element.

getContents

public InputStream getContents(Object element)

Returns the contents of the specified structured element, or null if there is a problem determining the element's contents.

Parameters:

element - a structured element

Returns:

the contents of the structured element, or null

getFullPath

public String getFullPath(Object element)

Returns the full path of the specified structured element.

Parameters:

element - a structured element

Returns:

the display label of the structured element

getLabel

public String getLabel(Object element)

Returns the display label of the specified structured element.

Parameters:

element - a structured element

Returns:

the display label of the structured element

isFolder

public boolean isFolder(Object element)

Returns a boolean indicating whether the passed structured element represents a container element (as opposed to a leaf element).

Parameters:

element - java.lang.Object

Returns:

boolean