bundles/org.eclipse.ui.views/extensions/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ViewsPlugin.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.internal;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPluginDescriptor;
import org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin;

/**
 * The plug-in runtime class for the views UI plug-in (id <code>"org.eclipse.ui.views"</code>).
 * <p>
 * This class provides static methods and fields only; it is not intended to be
 * instantiated or subclassed by clients.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @since 2.1
 */
public final class ViewsPlugin extends AbstractUIPlugin {
	/**
	 * Text views UI plug-in id (value <code>"org.eclipse.ui.views"</code>).
	 */
	public static final String PLUGIN_ID = "org.eclipse.ui.views"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	private static ViewsPlugin instance;
	
	/**
	 * Returns the singleton instance.
	 * 
	 * @return the singleton instance.
	 */
	public static ViewsPlugin getDefault() {
		return instance;
	}
	/**
	 * Creates a new instance of the receiver.
	 * 
	 * @see org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin#Plugin(IPluginDescriptor)
	 */
	public ViewsPlugin(IPluginDescriptor descriptor) {
		super(descriptor);
		instance = this;
	}
}