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SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
Contributors:
    IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation

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 * Copyright (c) 2005 IBM Corporation and others.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.core.runtime.content;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IScopeContext;


Gives access to the user settings for a content type.


This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.



See Also:
Since:3.1
@noimplementThis interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
/**
 * Gives access to the user settings for a content type.
 * <p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 * </p>
 *
 * @see IContentType
 * @see IContentType#getSettings(IScopeContext)
 * @since 3.1
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 */
public interface IContentTypeSettings {
	
File spec type constant, indicating a file extension specification.

/**
	 * File spec type constant, indicating a file extension specification.
	 */
	int FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC = 0b1000;
	
File spec type constant, indicating a file name specification.

/**
	 * File spec type constant, indicating a file name specification.
	 */
	int FILE_NAME_SPEC = 0b100;

	
File spec type constant, indicating a file pattern specification

Since:3.7
/**
	 * File spec type constant, indicating a file pattern specification
	 *
	 * @since 3.7
	 */
	int FILE_PATTERN_SPEC = 0b10000;

	
Adds a user-defined file specification to the corresponding content type. Has no
effect if the given file specification is already defined.

Params:
  • fileSpec – the file specification
  • type – the type of the file specification. One of
FILE_NAME_SPEC,
FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC,
FILE_PATTERN_SPEC.
Throws:
See Also:
/**
	 * Adds a user-defined file specification to the corresponding content type. Has no
	 * effect if the given file specification is already defined.
	 *
	 * @param fileSpec the file specification
	 * @param type the type of the file specification. One of
	 * <code>FILE_NAME_SPEC</code>,
	 * <code>FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC</code>,
	 * <code>FILE_PATTERN_SPEC</code>.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the type bit mask is
	 * incorrect
	 * @throws CoreException if this method fails. Reasons include:
	 * <ul>
	 * <li> An error occurred persisting this setting.</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * @see #FILE_NAME_SPEC
	 * @see #FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC
	 * @see #FILE_PATTERN_SPEC
	 */
	void addFileSpec(String fileSpec, int type) throws CoreException;

	
Returns the default charset for the corresponding content type if
it has been set, or
null otherwise.

Returns:the default charset, or null
/**
	 * Returns the default charset for the corresponding content type if
	 * it has been set, or
	 * <code>null</code> otherwise.
	 *
	 * @return the default charset, or <code>null</code>
	 */
	String getDefaultCharset();

	
Returns the file specifications for the corresponding content type. The type mask
is a bit-wise or of file specification type constants indicating the
file specification types of interest.

Params:
  • type – a bit-wise or of file specification type constants. Valid
flags are one of FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC or
FILE_NAME_SPEC
See Also:
Returns:the file specification
/**
	 * Returns the file specifications for the corresponding content type. The type mask
	 * is a bit-wise or of file specification type constants indicating the
	 * file specification types of interest.
	 *
	 * @param type a bit-wise or of file specification type constants. Valid
	 * flags are one of <code>FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC</code> or
	 *<code>FILE_NAME_SPEC</code>
	 * @return the file specification
	 * @see #FILE_NAME_SPEC
	 * @see #FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC
	 */
	String[] getFileSpecs(int type);

	
Returns the corresponding content type's unique identifier. Each content
type has an identifier by which they can be retrieved from the content
type catalog.

Returns:the content type unique identifier
/**
	 * Returns the corresponding content type's unique identifier. Each content
	 * type has an identifier by which they can be retrieved from the content
	 * type catalog.
	 *
	 * @return the content type unique identifier
	 */
	String getId();

	
Removes a user-defined file specification from the corresponding content type. Has no
effect if the given file specification was not defined by the user.

Params:
  • fileSpec – the file specification
  • type – the type of the file specification. One of
FILE_NAME_SPEC,
FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC.
Throws:
See Also:
/**
	 * Removes a user-defined file specification from the corresponding content type. Has no
	 * effect if the given file specification was not defined by the user.
	 *
	 * @param fileSpec the file specification
	 * @param type the type of the file specification. One of
	 * <code>FILE_NAME_SPEC</code>,
	 * <code>FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC</code>.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the type bit mask is
	 * incorrect
	 * @throws CoreException if this method fails. Reasons include:
	 * <ul>
	 * <li> An error occurred persisting this setting.</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * @see #FILE_NAME_SPEC
	 * @see #FILE_EXTENSION_SPEC
	 */
	void removeFileSpec(String fileSpec, int type) throws CoreException;

	
Sets the default charset for the corresponding content type. If
null is provided, restores the pre-defined default charset.

Params:
  • userCharset – the new charset for the content type, or
null
Throws:
  • CoreException – if this method fails. Reasons include:

      

    •  An error occurred persisting this setting.
      • 

/**
	 * Sets the default charset for the corresponding content type. If
	 * <code>null</code> is provided, restores the pre-defined default charset.
	 *
	 * @param userCharset the new charset for the content type, or
	 * <code>null</code>
	 * @throws CoreException if this method fails. Reasons include:
	 * <ul>
	 * <li> An error occurred persisting this setting.</li>
	 * </ul>
	 */
	void setDefaultCharset(String userCharset) throws CoreException;

	
Returns:whether the content-type was defined via user action, using IContentTypeManager.addContentType(String, String, IContentType)
Since:3.6
/**
	 * @return whether the content-type was defined via user action, using
	 *         {@link IContentTypeManager#addContentType(String, String, IContentType)}
	 * @since 3.6
	 */
	boolean isUserDefined();
}