Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

org.eclipse.help.browser
Interface IBrowserFactory


public interface IBrowserFactory

Implementators of org.eclipse.help.base.browser extension points must provide implementation of this interface.

Since:
2.1

Method Summary
 IBrowser createBrowser()
          Obtains a new instance of a web browser.
 boolean isAvailable()
          Checks whether the factory can work on the user system.
 

Method Detail

isAvailable

public boolean isAvailable()
Checks whether the factory can work on the user system.

Returns:
false if the factory cannot work on this system; for example the required native browser required by browser adapters that it creates is not installed.

createBrowser

public IBrowser createBrowser()
Obtains a new instance of a web browser.

Returns:
instance of IBrowser

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

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