StructureMerge Viewers

Identifier: org.eclipse.compare.structureMergeViewers

Description: This extension point allows to plug in a compare/merge viewer for structured content. The viewer must extend org.eclipse.jface.viewers.Viewer. However since viewers don't have a default constructor the extension point must implement a factory object for viewers: the interface org.eclipse.compare.IViewerCreator.

Configuration Markup:

   <!ELEMENT extension (viewer*)>

   <!ATTLIST extension
     point CDATA #REQUIRED
     id    CDATA #IMPLIED
     name  CDATA #IMPLIED
   >

   <!ELEMENT viewer EMPTY>

   <!ATTLIST viewer
     id         CDATA #REQUIRED
     class      CDATA #REQUIRED
     extensions CDATA #REQUIRED
   >

Examples: The following is an example of compare/merge viewer for zip files (extension "zip"):

<extension point = "org.eclipse.compare.structureMergeViewers"> 
     <viewer 
         id="org.eclipse.compare.ZipCompareViewer" 
         class="org.eclipse.compare.ZipCompareViewerCreator" 
         extensions="zip" 
    /> 
</extension> 

Supplied Implementation: The Compare UI plugin defines a structure compare viewer for zip archives.

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