apitools/org.eclipse.pde.api.tools/src/org/eclipse/pde/api/tools/internal/descriptors/ElementDescriptorImpl.java

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package org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.internal.descriptors;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.internal.provisional.descriptors.IElementDescriptor;

/**
 * Common base class for element descriptors.
 *
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
public abstract class ElementDescriptorImpl implements IElementDescriptor, Comparable<IElementDescriptor> {

	@Override
	public IElementDescriptor getParent() {
		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public IElementDescriptor[] getPath() {
		List<IElementDescriptor> list = new ArrayList<>();
		IElementDescriptor element = this;
		while (element != null) {
			list.add(0, element);
			element = element.getParent();
		}
		return list.toArray(new IElementDescriptor[list.size()]);
	}
}