Eclipse Platform
Release 3.3

org.eclipse.ui.navigator
Interface IMementoAware

All Known Subinterfaces:
ICommonContentProvider, ICommonLabelProvider, IPipelinedTreeContentProvider
All Known Implementing Classes:
CommonActionProvider, NavigatorActionService, SynchronizationContentProvider, SynchronizationLabelProvider

public interface IMementoAware

Clients may use mementos to persist interesting state between sessions. Clients should ensure that the memento keys are unique; generally by using the id of the content extension as a prefix.

Clients may implement this interface.

Since:
3.2

Method Summary
 void restoreState(IMemento aMemento)
           Restore the previous state of any actions using the flags in aMemento.
 void saveState(IMemento aMemento)
           Save flags in aMemento to remember the state of any actions that persist from session to session.
 

Method Detail

restoreState

public void restoreState(IMemento aMemento)

Restore the previous state of any actions using the flags in aMemento. This method allows the state of any actions that persist from session to session to be restored.

Parameters:
aMemento - A memento that was given to the view part to restore its state.

saveState

public void saveState(IMemento aMemento)

Save flags in aMemento to remember the state of any actions that persist from session to session.

Extensions should qualify any keys stored in the memento with their plugin id

Parameters:
aMemento - A memento that was given to the view part to save its state.

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.3

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