Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

org.eclipse.ui.texteditor
Class DocumentProviderRegistry

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.ui.texteditor.DocumentProviderRegistry

public class DocumentProviderRegistry
extends Object

This registry manages shared document providers. Document providers are specified in plugin.xml either per name extension or per editor input type. A name extension rule always overrules an editor input type rule. Editor input type rules follow the same rules IAdapterManager used to find object adapters.

See Also:
IAdapterManager

Method Summary
static DocumentProviderRegistry getDefault()
          Returns the standard document provider registry.
 IDocumentProvider getDocumentProvider(IEditorInput editorInput)
          Returns the shared document for the type of the given editor input.
 IDocumentProvider getDocumentProvider(String extension)
          Returns a shared document provider for the given name extension.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

getDefault

public static DocumentProviderRegistry getDefault()
Returns the standard document provider registry.

Returns:
the default document provider registry

getDocumentProvider

public IDocumentProvider getDocumentProvider(String extension)
Returns a shared document provider for the given name extension.

Parameters:
extension - the name extension to be used for lookup
Returns:
the shared document provider or null

getDocumentProvider

public IDocumentProvider getDocumentProvider(IEditorInput editorInput)
Returns the shared document for the type of the given editor input.

Parameters:
editorInput - the input for whose type the provider is looked up
Returns:
the shared document provider

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

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