uk.ac.kcl.cch.jb.pliny.rcp
Class RcpPlugin

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
      extended byorg.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
          extended byuk.ac.kcl.cch.jb.pliny.rcp.RcpPlugin
All Implemented Interfaces:
org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator

public class RcpPlugin
extends org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin

The main plugin class to be used in the desktop.


Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
PLUGIN_PREFERENCE_SCOPE, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_BASE_NAME, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_FILE_NAME
 
Constructor Summary
RcpPlugin()
          The constructor.
 
Method Summary
static RcpPlugin getDefault()
          Returns the shared instance.
static org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(String path)
          Returns an image descriptor for the image file at the given plug-in relative path.
 void start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          This method is called upon plug-in activation
 void stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          This method is called when the plug-in is stopped
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
createImageRegistry, getDialogSettings, getImageRegistry, getPreferenceStore, getWorkbench, imageDescriptorFromPlugin, initializeDefaultPluginPreferences, initializeDefaultPreferences, initializeImageRegistry, loadDialogSettings, loadPreferenceStore, refreshPluginActions, saveDialogSettings, savePreferenceStore, shutdown, startup
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
find, find, getBundle, getDescriptor, getLog, getPluginPreferences, getStateLocation, internalInitializeDefaultPluginPreferences, isDebugging, openStream, openStream, savePluginPreferences, setDebugging, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

RcpPlugin

public RcpPlugin()
The constructor.

Method Detail

start

public void start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
           throws Exception
This method is called upon plug-in activation

Throws:
Exception

stop

public void stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          throws Exception
This method is called when the plug-in is stopped

Throws:
Exception

getDefault

public static RcpPlugin getDefault()
Returns the shared instance.


getImageDescriptor

public static org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(String path)
Returns an image descriptor for the image file at the given plug-in relative path.

Parameters:
path - the path
Returns:
the image descriptor