Package org.eclipse.core.resources

Interface IProjectNatureDescriptor

  • public interface IProjectNatureDescriptor
    A project nature descriptor contains information about a project nature obtained from the plug-in manifest (plugin.xml) file.

    Nature descriptors are platform-defined objects that exist independent of whether that nature's plug-in has been started. In contrast, a project nature's runtime object (IProjectNature) generally runs plug-in-defined code.

    Since:
    2.0
    See Also:
    IProjectNature, IWorkspace.getNatureDescriptor(String)
    Restriction:
    This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
    Restriction:
    This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

    • Method Detail

      • getNatureId

        String getNatureId()
        Returns the unique identifier of this nature.

        The nature identifier is composed of the nature's plug-in id and the simple id of the nature extension. For example, if plug-in "com.xyz" defines a nature extension with id "myNature", the unique nature identifier will be "com.xyz.myNature".

        Returns:
        the unique nature identifier

      • getLabel

        String getLabel()
        Returns a displayable label for this nature. Returns the empty string if no label for this nature is specified in the plug-in manifest file.

        Note that any translation specified in the plug-in manifest file is automatically applied.

        Returns:
        a displayable string label for this nature, possibly the empty string

      • getRequiredNatureIds

        String[] getRequiredNatureIds()
        Returns the unique identifiers of the natures required by this nature. Nature requirements are specified by the "requires-nature" element on a nature extension. Returns an empty array if no natures are required by this nature.
        Returns:
        an array of nature ids that this nature requires, possibly an empty array.

      • getNatureSetIds

        String[] getNatureSetIds()
        Returns the identifiers of the nature sets that this nature belongs to. Nature set inclusion is specified by the "one-of-nature" element on a nature extension. Returns an empty array if no nature sets are specified for this nature.
        Returns:
        an array of nature set ids that this nature belongs to, possibly an empty array.