Delete Participants
Identifier:
org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.deleteParticipants
Since:
3.0
Description:
This extension point is used to define refactoring delete participants. The reader of the expression provides the following predefined variables which can be referenced via the <with variable="..."> expression element:
- Object element: the element to be deleted
- List<String> affectedNatures: a list containing the natures of the projects affected
by the refactoring
- String processorId: the id of the refactoring processor that will own the participant.
The default variable used during expression evaluation is bound to the element variable.
Configuration Markup:
<!ELEMENT extension (deleteParticipant*)>
<!ATTLIST extension
point CDATA #REQUIRED
id CDATA #IMPLIED
name CDATA #IMPLIED>
- point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
- id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
- name - an optional name of the extension instance
<!ELEMENT deleteParticipant (enablement)>
<!ATTLIST deleteParticipant
id CDATA #REQUIRED
name CDATA #REQUIRED
class CDATA #REQUIRED>
- id - unique identifier for the delete participant.
- name - a human reabable name of the delete participant
- class - the name of the class that provides the participant implementation.
Examples:
The example below defines a delete participant. The participant is enabled if one of the project affected by the refactoring has a Java nature and when the element to be deleted is of type ICompilationUnit.
<deleteParticipant
id=
"org.myCompany.deleteParticipant"
name=
"%DeleteParticipant.name"
class=
"org.myCompany.Participant"
>
<enablement>
<with variable=
"affectedNatures"
>
<iterate operator=
"or"
>
<equals value=
"org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature"
/>
</iterate>
</with>
<with variable=
"element"
>
<instanceof value=
"org.eclipse.jdt.core.ICompilationUnit"
/>
</with>
</enablement>
</deleteParticipant>
API Information:
The contributed class must extend org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.participants.DeleteParticipant
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