Class com.ibm.etools.mft.api.MessageFlowAPIPlugin

java.lang.Object
        AbstractUIPlugin
                com.ibm.etools.mft.api.MessageFlowAPIPlugin

public final class MessageFlowAPIPlugin
extends AbstractUIPlugin

This class provides general plugin support to the Message Flow plugins as well as the Message Node author writing Property Editors or complier class.

Fields

copyright

public static final java.lang.String copyright

NODE_EXT_ID

public static final java.lang.String NODE_EXT_ID

PLUGIN_ID

public static final java.lang.String PLUGIN_ID

Constructors

MessageFlowAPIPlugin

public MessageFlowAPIPlugin() 

• Parameters
  • descriptor -

Methods

getClassLoader

Deprecated. Use Eclipse API's to load classes

public static final ClassLoader getClassLoader(String pluginId) 

Returns the class loader of another plugin Typically used for plugins with no explicit Plugin class

• Parameters
  • pluginId - The ID of some other plugin
• Returns
  • The ClassLoader

getIconURL

public URL getIconURL(String key) 

This gets the url from the icons folder.

getImage

public Image getImage(String key) 

Get a .gif from the image registry, which caches the icons folder.

getImageDescriptor

public ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(String key) 

This gets a .gif from the icons folder.

getInstance

public static final MessageFlowAPIPlugin getInstance() 

Loads the plugin if not already loaded. In the majority of cases, the plugin is loaded by the Eclipse platform due to dependencies

• Returns
  • The instance of this plugin

getInstance

public static final Plugin getInstance(String pluginId) 

Loads some other plugin given the ID Usefull for plugins that do not have a plugin class Examples are ISV Message nodes plugin project

• Returns
  • The instance of the other plugin

getResourceBundle

public final ResourceBundle getResourceBundle() 

Provides access to the plugin's resource bundle. This will cause the plugin to load if not already loaded

• Returns
  • java.util.ResourceBundle

getResourceBundle

Deprecated. Should use eclipse API's to obtain resources

public static final ResourceBundle getResourceBundle(String bundleName,
                                                     String pluginId) 

Returns the bundle given the name of the bundle name and the pluginId of another plugin

• Parameters
  • bundleName - The name of the resource bundle to load (omit the extension)
  • pluginId - The plugin Id which is hosting the resource bundle
• Returns
  • The specified plugin resource bundle

getShell

public final Shell getShell() 

Returns the SWT Shell of the active workbench window or null if no workbench window is active.

• Returns
  • the SWT Shell of the active workbench window, or null if no workbench window is active

loadClass

public static final Class loadClass(String bundleName,
                                    String className)