ContentMerge Viewers

org.eclipse.compare.contentMergeViewers

This extension point allows a plug-in to register compare/merge viewers for specific content types. The viewer is expected to extend org.eclipse.jface.viewers.Viewer. However, since viewers don't have a default constructor, the extension point must implement the factory interface for viewers org.eclipse.compare.IViewerCreator.

<!ELEMENT extension (viewer*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT viewer EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST viewer

id         CDATA #REQUIRED

class      CDATA #REQUIRED

extensions CDATA #REQUIRED>


The following is an example of a compare/merge viewer for text files (extension "txt"):

 

<extension point =

"org.eclipse.compare.contentMergeViewers"

>

<viewer id=

"org.eclipse.compare.contentmergeviewer.TextMergeViewer"

class=

"org.eclipse.compare.internal.TextMergeViewerCreator"

extensions=

"txt"

/>

</extension>

The Compare UI plugin defines content viewers for text, binary contents, and images.


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