Launch Configuration Comparators

org.eclipse.debug.core.launchConfigurationComparators

This extension point provides a configurable mechanism for comparing specific attributes of a launch configuration. In general, launch configuration attributes can be compared for equality via the default implementation of java.lang.Object.equals(Object). However, attributes that require special handling should implement this extension point. For example, when an attribute is stored as XML, it is possible that two strings representing an equivalent attribute have different whitespace formatting.

<!ELEMENT extension (launchConfigurationComparator*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT launchConfigurationComparator EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST launchConfigurationComparator

id        CDATA #REQUIRED

attribute CDATA #REQUIRED

class     CDATA #REQUIRED>


The following is an example of a launch configuration comparator extension point:

 

<extension point=

"org.eclipse.debug.core.launchConfigurationComparators"

>

<launchConfigurationComparator id=

"com.example.ExampleIdentifier"

attribute=

"com.example.ExampleAttributeName"

class=

"com.example.ComparatorImplementation"

>

</launchConfigurationComparator>

</extension>

In the example above, the specified type of launch configuration comparator will be consulted when comparing the equality of attributes keyed with name com.example.ExampleAttributeName.

Value of the attribute class must be a fully-qualified name of a Java class that implements the interface java.util.Comparator.