bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/IFileEditorMapping.java

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package org.eclipse.ui;

import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;

/**
 * An association between a file name/extension and a list of known editors for
 * files of that type.
 * <p>
 * The name and extension can never empty or null. The name may contain
 * the single wild card character (*) to indicate the editor applies to
 * all files with the same extension (e.g. *.doc). The name can never
 * embed the wild card character within itself (i.e. rep*)
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 * </p>
 *
 * @see IEditorRegistry#getFileEditorMappings
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 */
public interface IFileEditorMapping {
    /**
     * Returns the default editor registered for this type mapping.
     *
     * @return the descriptor of the default editor, or <code>null</code> if there
     *   is no default editor registered. Will also return <code>null</code> if
     *   the default editor exists but fails the Expressions check.
     */
    IEditorDescriptor getDefaultEditor();

    /**
     * Returns the list of editors registered for this type mapping.
     *
     * @return a possibly empty list of editors.
     */
    IEditorDescriptor[] getEditors();

    /**
     * Returns the list of editors formerly registered for this type mapping
     * which have since been deleted.
     *
     * @return a possibly empty list of editors
     */
    IEditorDescriptor[] getDeletedEditors();

    /**
     * Returns the file's extension for this type mapping.
     *
     * @return the extension for this mapping
     */
    String getExtension();

    /**
     * Returns the descriptor of the image to use for a file of this type.
     * <p>
     * The image is obtained from the default editor. A default file image is
     * returned if no default editor is available.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return the descriptor of the image to use for a resource of this type
     */
    ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor();

    /**
	 * Returns the label to use for this mapping. Labels have the form
	 * "<i>name.extension</i>".
	 *
	 * @return the label to use for this mapping
	 */
    String getLabel();

    /**
     * Returns the file's name for this type mapping.
     *
     * @return the name for this mapping
     */
    String getName();
}