bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.preferences/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/preferences/PreferenceFilterEntry.java

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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences;

/**
 * Class which represents and preference filter entry to be used during preference
 * import/export (for example).
 * 
 * @since 3.1
 * @see org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IPreferenceFilter
 */
public final class PreferenceFilterEntry {

	private String key;

	/**
	 * Constructor for the class. Create a new preference filter entry with the given 
	 * key. The key must <em>not</em> be <code>null</code> or empty. 
	 * 
	 * @param key the name of the preference key
	 */
	public PreferenceFilterEntry(String key) {
		super();
		if (key == null || key.length() == 0)
			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
		this.key = key;
	}

	/**
	 * Return the name of the preference key for this filter entry.
	 * It will <em>not</em> return <code>null</code> or the
	 * empty string.
	 * 
	 * @return the name of the preference key
	 */
	public String getKey() {
		return key;
	}
}