bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Program/emulated/org/eclipse/swt/program/Program.java

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 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.swt.program;

import org.eclipse.swt.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*;

/**
 * Instances of this class represent programs and
 * their associated file extensions in the operating
 * system.
 *
 * @see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/snippets/#program">Program snippets</a>
 * @see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/">Sample code and further information</a>
 */
public final class Program {
	String name;

/**
 * Prevents uninitialized instances from being created outside the package.
 */
Program () {
}

/**
 * Finds the program that is associated with an extension.
 * The extension may or may not begin with a '.'.  Note that
 * a <code>Display</code> must already exist to guarantee that
 * this method returns an appropriate result.
 *
 * @param extension the program extension
 * @return the program or <code>null</code>
 *
 * @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
 *		<li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT when extension is null</li>
 *	</ul>
 */
public static Program findProgram (String extension) {
	if (extension == null) SWT.error (SWT.ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT);
	if (extension.length () == 0) return null;
	if (extension.charAt (0) != '.') extension = "." + extension; //$NON-NLS-1$
	Program program = null;
	return program;
}

/**
 * Answer all program extensions in the operating system.  Note
 * that a <code>Display</code> must already exist to guarantee
 * that this method returns an appropriate result.
 *
 * @return an array of extensions
 */
public static String [] getExtensions () {
	String [] extensions = new String [0];
	return extensions;
}

/**
 * Answers all available programs in the operating system.  Note
 * that a <code>Display</code> must already exist to guarantee
 * that this method returns an appropriate result.
 *
 * @return an array of programs
 */
public static Program [] getPrograms () {
	Program [] programs = new Program [0];
	return programs;
}

/**
 * Launches the operating system executable associated with the file or
 * URL (http:// or https://).  If the file is an executable then the
 * executable is launched.  Note that a <code>Display</code> must already
 * exist to guarantee that this method returns an appropriate result.
 *
 * @param fileName the file or program name or URL (http:// or https://)
 * @return <code>true</code> if the file is launched, otherwise <code>false</code>
 * 
 * @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
 *    <li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT when fileName is null</li>
 * </ul>
 */
public static boolean launch (String fileName) {
	if (fileName == null) SWT.error (SWT.ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT);
	return false;
}

/**
 * Executes the program with the file as the single argument
 * in the operating system.  It is the responsibility of the
 * programmer to ensure that the file contains valid data for 
 * this program.
 *
 * @param fileName the file or program name
 * @return <code>true</code> if the file is launched, otherwise <code>false</code>
 * 
 * @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
 *    <li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT when fileName is null</li>
 * </ul>
 */
public boolean execute (String fileName) {
	if (fileName == null) SWT.error (SWT.ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT);
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns the receiver's image data.  This is the icon
 * that is associated with the receiver in the operating
 * system.
 *
 * @return the image data for the program, may be null
 */
public ImageData getImageData () {
	ImageData imageData = null;
	return imageData;
}

/**
 * Returns the receiver's name.  This is as short and
 * descriptive a name as possible for the program.  If
 * the program has no descriptive name, this string may
 * be the executable name, path or empty.
 *
 * @return the name of the program
 */
public String getName () {
	return name;
}

/**
 * Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true
 * if they represent the <em>same</em> object using a class
 * specific comparison.
 *
 * @param other the object to compare with this object
 * @return <code>true</code> if the object is the same as this object and <code>false</code> otherwise
 *
 * @see #hashCode()
 */
public boolean equals(Object other) {
	if (this == other) return true;
	if (other instanceof Program) {
		final Program program = (Program) other;
		return name.equals(program.name);
	}
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns an integer hash code for the receiver. Any two 
 * objects that return <code>true</code> when passed to 
 * <code>equals</code> must return the same value for this
 * method.
 *
 * @return the receiver's hash
 *
 * @see #equals(Object)
 */
public int hashCode() {
	return name.hashCode();
}

/**
 * Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable
 * description of the receiver.
 *
 * @return a string representation of the program
 */
public String toString () {
	return "Program {" + name + "}"; //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
}

}