org.eclipse.eef.properties.ui.internal.extension

Interface IItemRegistry<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the Objects described

All Known Implementing Classes:

ItemRegistry

public interface IItemRegistry<T>

The registry used to track the descriptors of the extensions.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IItemDescriptor<T>	add(IItemDescriptor<T> descriptor) Adds the given IItemDescriptor to the registry.
void	clear() Clears the registry.
IItemDescriptor<T>	getItemDescriptor(java.lang.String id) Returns the IItemDescriptor with the given identifier.
java.util.List<IItemDescriptor<T>>	getItemDescriptors() Returns all the IItemDescriptor of the registry.
IItemDescriptor<T>	remove(java.lang.String id) Removes the IItemDescriptor with the given identifier.

Method Detail

getItemDescriptors

java.util.List<IItemDescriptor<T>> getItemDescriptors()

Returns all the IItemDescriptor of the registry.

Returns:

The list of all the IItemDescriptor of the registry

getItemDescriptor

IItemDescriptor<T> getItemDescriptor(java.lang.String id)

Returns the IItemDescriptor with the given identifier.

Parameters:

id - The identifier

Returns:

The IItemDescriptor with the given identifier or null if none could be found

add

IItemDescriptor<T> add(IItemDescriptor<T> descriptor)

Adds the given IItemDescriptor to the registry.

Parameters:

descriptor - The descriptior

Returns:

The previous IItemDescriptor with the same identifier, or null if no registered IItemDescriptor had the same identifier

remove

IItemDescriptor<T> remove(java.lang.String id)

Removes the IItemDescriptor with the given identifier.

Parameters:

id - The identifier

Returns:

The IItemDescriptor removed or null if no registered IItemDescriptor had an identifier matching the given one

clear

void clear()

Clears the registry.