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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.ui;

import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;

/**
 * Description of an editor in the workbench editor registry. The
 * editor descriptor contains the information needed to create editor instances.
 * <p>
 * An editor descriptor typically represents one of three types of editors:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>a file editor extension for a specific file extension.</li>
 *   <li>a file editor added by the user (via the workbench preference page)</li>
 *   <li>a general editor extension which works on objects other than files.</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented or extended by clients.
 * </p>
 *
 * @see IEditorRegistry
 */
public interface IEditorDescriptor extends IWorkbenchPartDescriptor {
	/**
	 * Returns the editor id.
	 * <p>
	 * For internal editors, this is the extension id as defined in the workbench
	 * registry; for external editors, it is path and file name of the external 
	 * program.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * @return the id of the editor
	 */
	public String getId();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the descriptor of the image for this editor.
	 *
	 * @return the descriptor of the image to display next to this editor
	 */
	public ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the label to show for this editor.
	 *
	 * @return the editor label
	 */
	public String getLabel();
	
	/**
	 * Returns whether this editor descriptor will open a regular editor
	 * part inside the editor area.
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> if editor is inside editor area, and
	 * <code>false</code> otherwise
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public boolean isInternal();
	
	/**
	 * Returns whether this editor descriptor will open an external
	 * editor in-place inside the editor area.
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> if editor is in-place, and <code>false</code>
	 * otherwise
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public boolean isOpenInPlace();

	/**
	 * Returns whether this editor descriptor will open an external editor
	 * in a new window outside the workbench.
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> if editor is external, and <code>false</code>
	 * otherwise
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public boolean isOpenExternal();
}