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Interface IWorkspaceContext

public interface IWorkspaceContext

Interface for an implementation that allows manipulation of the properties that make up a workspace context

Method Summary

String	getAsString() Gets a string representation of the map of workspace context properties.
Map	getProperties() Gets all the properties of the workspace context as a map of String/Object pairs.
Object	getProperty(String name) Gets a property by name from the workspace context.
List	getPropertyNames() Gets a list of property names from the workspace context.
boolean	isDirty() Determines if the workspace context has unsaved changes.
void	setDirty(boolean val) Marks the workspace context state as dirty or clean.
void	setProperty(String name, Object val) Sets a property by name in the workspace context.

Method Detail

getProperty

Object getProperty(String name)
                   throws Exception

Gets a property by name from the workspace context.

Parameters:

name - The name of the property to retrieve.

Returns:

The property value object.

Throws:

Exception

setProperty

void setProperty(String name,
                 Object val)
                 throws Exception

Sets a property by name in the workspace context.

Parameters:

name - The name of property to set.

val - The value of the property.

Throws:

Exception

getProperties

Map getProperties()
                  throws Exception

Gets all the properties of the workspace context as a map of String/Object pairs. This map is editable and can be commited back to the workspace context via the save() method.

Returns:

Returns a map of key/object pairs representing the properties of this workspace context.

Throws:

Exception

getPropertyNames

List getPropertyNames()
                      throws Exception

Gets a list of property names from the workspace context.

Returns:

Returns a list of property name strings.

Throws:

Exception

getAsString

String getAsString()
                   throws Exception

Gets a string representation of the map of workspace context properties.

Returns:

Returns a string representation of the workspace context properties.

Throws:

Exception

setDirty

void setDirty(boolean val)

Marks the workspace context state as dirty or clean.

Parameters:

val - Specifies the context state; true indicates the context is dirty and needs to be saved and false indicates that it no longer contains unsaved changes.

isDirty

boolean isDirty()

Determines if the workspace context has unsaved changes.

Returns:

Returns true if the workspace context has unsaved changes.