Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences
Interface IExportedPreferences

All Superinterfaces:
IEclipsePreferences, Preferences

public interface IExportedPreferences
extends IEclipsePreferences

Represents a node in the preference hierarchy which is used in the import/export mechanism.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Since:
3.0

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences
IEclipsePreferences.INodeChangeListener, IEclipsePreferences.IPreferenceChangeListener, IEclipsePreferences.NodeChangeEvent, IEclipsePreferences.PreferenceChangeEvent
 
Method Summary
 boolean isExportRoot()
          Return true if this node was an export root when the preferences were exported, and false otherwise.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences
accept, addNodeChangeListener, addPreferenceChangeListener, node, removeNode, removeNodeChangeListener, removePreferenceChangeListener
 
Methods inherited from interface org.osgi.service.prefs.Preferences
absolutePath, childrenNames, clear, flush, get, getBoolean, getByteArray, getDouble, getFloat, getInt, getLong, keys, name, nodeExists, parent, put, putBoolean, putByteArray, putDouble, putFloat, putInt, putLong, remove, sync
 

Method Detail

isExportRoot

public boolean isExportRoot()
Return true if this node was an export root when the preferences were exported, and false otherwise. This information is used during the import to clear nodes when importing a node's (and its children's) preferences.

Returns:
true if this node is an export root and false otherwise

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.1

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