org.eclipse.core.filebuffers/src/org/eclipse/core/filebuffers/LocationKind.java

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package org.eclipse.core.filebuffers;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;


/**
 * Type-safe enum of the available location kinds.
 *
 * @since 3.3
 * @noinstantiate This class is not intended to be instantiated by clients.
 */
public final class LocationKind {

	/**
	 * The corresponding argument is a location
	 * in a file system.
	 * <p>
	 * <strong>Note:</strong> File buffers that are
	 * connected using a file store will not be found.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * @see IFileBufferManager#connectFileStore(org.eclipse.core.filesystem.IFileStore, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor)
	 */
	public static final LocationKind LOCATION= new LocationKind("location"); //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * The corresponding argument is the full path
	 * of an {@link org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile}.
	 *
	 * @see org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile#getFullPath()
	 */
	public static final LocationKind IFILE= new LocationKind("IFile"); //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * Tells to normalize the corresponding argument according
	 * to {@link FileBuffers#normalizeLocation(IPath)}.
	 * <p>
	 * <strong>Note:</strong>: If the normalized path is not in the
	 * workspace then a file buffer that might be connected using
	 * a file store will not be found.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * @see IFileBufferManager#connectFileStore(org.eclipse.core.filesystem.IFileStore, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor)
	 */
	public static final LocationKind NORMALIZE= new LocationKind("normalize"); //$NON-NLS-1$


	private final String fName;

	LocationKind(String name) {
		fName= name;
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return fName;
	}
}