Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

org.eclipse.core.commands.common
Class NamedHandleObject

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.core.commands.common.HandleObject
      extended byorg.eclipse.core.commands.common.NamedHandleObject
Direct Known Subclasses:
Category, Command, Context, Scheme

public abstract class NamedHandleObject
extends HandleObject

A handle object that carries with it a name and a description. This type of handle object is quite common across the commands code base. For example, Command, Context and Scheme.

Since:
3.1

Field Summary
protected  String description
          The description for this handle.
protected  String name
          The name of this handle.
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.core.commands.common.HandleObject
defined, id, string
 
Constructor Summary
protected NamedHandleObject(String id)
          Constructs a new instance of NamedHandleObject.
 
Method Summary
 String getDescription()
          Returns the description for this handle.
 String getName()
          Returns the name for this handle.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.commands.common.HandleObject
equals, getId, hashCode, isDefined, toString, undefine
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

description

protected String description
The description for this handle. This value may be null if the handle is undefined or has no description.


name

protected String name
The name of this handle. This valud should not be null unless the handle is undefined.

Constructor Detail

NamedHandleObject

protected NamedHandleObject(String id)
Constructs a new instance of NamedHandleObject.

Parameters:
id - The identifier for this handle; must not be null.
Method Detail

getDescription

public final String getDescription()
                            throws NotDefinedException
Returns the description for this handle.

Returns:
The description; may be null if there is no description.
Throws:
NotDefinedException - If the handle is not currently defined.

getName

public final String getName()
                     throws NotDefinedException
Returns the name for this handle.

Returns:
The name for this handle; never null.
Throws:
NotDefinedException - If the handle is not currently defined.

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

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