Eclipse CDT
Pre-release 3.0

org.eclipse.cdt.core.model
Interface IPathEntryContainer

All Known Subinterfaces:
IPathEntryContainerExtension

public interface IPathEntryContainer


Method Summary
 String getDescription()
          Answers a readable description of this container
 IPath getPath()
          Answers the container path identifying this container.
 IPathEntry[] getPathEntries()
          Answers the set of path entries this container is mapping to.
 

Method Detail

getPathEntries

IPathEntry[] getPathEntries()
Answers the set of path entries this container is mapping to.

The set of entries associated with a container may contain any of the following:

A container can neither reference further containers.

Returns:
IPathEntry[] - the entries this container represents
See Also:
IPathEntry

getDescription

String getDescription()
Answers a readable description of this container

Returns:
String - a string description of the container

getPath

IPath getPath()
Answers the container path identifying this container. A container path is formed by a first ID segment followed with extra segments, which can be used as additional hints for resolving to this container.

The container ID is also used to identify aClasspathContainerInitializer registered on the extension point "org.eclipse.jdt.core.classpathContainerInitializer", which can be invoked if needing to resolve the container before it is explicitly set.

Returns:
IPath - the container path that is associated with this container

Eclipse CDT
Pre-release 3.0

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