public interface IPropertyTester
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. Clients
should subclass type PropertyTester.
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
boolean |
handles(String namespace,
String property)
Returns whether the property tester can handle the given
property or not.
|
IPropertyTester |
instantiate()
Loads the implementation class for this property tester and returns an
instance of this class.
|
boolean |
isDeclaringPluginActive()
Returns
true if the implementation class of this property
tester can be loaded. |
boolean |
isInstantiated()
Returns whether the implementation class for this property tester is
loaded or not.
|
boolean |
test(Object receiver,
String property,
Object[] args,
Object expectedValue)
Executes the property test determined by the parameter
property. |
boolean handles(String namespace, String property)
namespace - the name space to be consideredproperty - the property to testtrue if the tester provides an implementation
for the given property; otherwise false is returnedboolean isInstantiated()
trueif the implementation class is loaded;
false otherwiseboolean isDeclaringPluginActive()
true if the implementation class of this property
tester can be loaded. This is the case if the plug-in providing
the implementation class is active. Returns false otherwise.IPropertyTester instantiate() throws CoreException
CoreException - if the implementation class cannot be loadedboolean test(Object receiver, String property, Object[] args, Object expectedValue)
property.receiver - the receiver of the property testproperty - the property to testargs - additional arguments to evaluate the property. If no arguments
are specified in the test expression an array of length 0
is passedexpectedValue - the expected value of the property. The value is either
of type java.lang.String or a boxed base type. If no value was
specified in the test expressions then null is passedtrue if the property is equal to the expected value;
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