IVersionFormat (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

```
public interface IVersionFormat
```
The IVersionFormat represents the Omni Version Format in compiled form. It is also a parser for versions of that format.

An instance of IVersionFormat is immutable and thus thread safe. The parser does not maintain any state.

Since:

2.0

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`DEFAULT_MAX_STRING_TRANSLATION`	The string that by default will be interpreted as the logical max string when parsing optional elements of type string and a default that is the empty string (i.e.
`static java.lang.String`	`DEFAULT_MIN_STRING_TRANSLATION`	The string that by default will be interpreted as the logical min string when parsing optional elements of type string and a default that is the max string (i.e.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Version`	`parse(java.lang.String version)`	Parse the given version string.
`void`	`toString(java.lang.StringBuffer sb)`	Appends the string representation of this compiled format to the given StringBuffer.

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_MAX_STRING_TRANSLATION
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static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_MAX_STRING_TRANSLATION
```
    The string that by default will be interpreted as the logical max string when parsing optional elements of type string and a default that is the empty string (i.e. OSGi)
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_MIN_STRING_TRANSLATION
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static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_MIN_STRING_TRANSLATION
```
    The string that by default will be interpreted as the logical min string when parsing optional elements of type string and a default that is the max string (i.e. Maven triplets)
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - toString
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void toString(java.lang.StringBuffer sb)
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    Appends the string representation of this compiled format to the given StringBuffer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sb - The buffer that will receive the string representation
  - parse
```
Version parse(java.lang.String version)
```
    Parse the given version string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    version - The version string to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    A created version.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If the version string could not be parsed.