IClasspathContainerPage.java

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package org.eclipse.jdt.ui.wizards;

import org.eclipse.jface.wizard.IWizardPage;

import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IClasspathEntry;

/**
 * A classpath container page allows the user to create a new or edit an
 * existing classpath container entry.
 * <p>
 * Clients should implement this interface and include the name of their
 * class in an extension contributed to the jdt.ui's classpath container page
 * extension point (named <code>org.eclipse.jdt.ui.classpathContainerPage
 * </code>).
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Clients implementing this interface may subclass from
 * <code>org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardPage</code>.
 * </p>
 * Clients implementing this interface may also implement
 * <code>IClasspathContainerPageExtension</code> to get additional context
 * before this page is opened.
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface IClasspathContainerPage extends IWizardPage {

	/**
	 * Called when the classpath container wizard is closed by selecting
	 * the finish button. Implementers typically override this method to
	 * store the page result (new/changed classpath entry returned in
	 * getSelection) into its model.
	 *
	 * @return if the operation was successful. Only when returned
	 * <code>true</code>, the wizard will close.
	 */
	public boolean finish();

	/**
	 * Returns the edited or created classpath container entry. This method
	 * may return <code>null</code> if no classpath container entry exists.
	 * The returned classpath entry is of kind <code>IClasspathEntry.CPE_CONTAINER
	 * </code>.
	 *
	 * @return the classpath entry edited or created on the page.
	 */
	public IClasspathEntry getSelection();

	/**
	 * Sets the classpath container entry to be edited or <code>null</code>
	 * if a new entry should be created.
	 *
	 * @param containerEntry the classpath entry to edit or <code>null</code>.
	 * If not <code>null</code> then the classpath entry must be of
	 * kind <code>IClasspathEntry.CPE_CONTAINER</code>
	 */
	public void setSelection(IClasspathEntry containerEntry);

}