IComparableContribution (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Superinterfaces:

IAdaptable
```
public interface IComparableContribution
extends IAdaptable
```
Instances of this interface represent a contribution within the workbench. This interface is typically implemented by the workbench itself although extension developers may wish to implement it as well for their own extensions.

Since:

3.4

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static int PRIORITY_DEFAULT
The default priority (0);

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T> T`	`getAdapter(java.lang.Class<T> adapter)`	Possible adaptations include: `IConfigurationElement` useful for contributions that eventually work back to registry elements.
`java.lang.String`	`getLabel()`	Return the human readable label for this contribution.
`int`	`getPriority()`	Return the priority of this contribution.

- Field Detail
  - PRIORITY_DEFAULT
```
static final int PRIORITY_DEFAULT
```
    The default priority (0);
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getPriority
```
int getPriority()
```
    Return the priority of this contribution. Lower values constitute higher priorities.
    
    Returns:
    
    the priority
  - getLabel
```
java.lang.String getLabel()
```
    Return the human readable label for this contribution. Must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the label for this contribution
  - getAdapter
```
<T> T getAdapter(java.lang.Class<T> adapter)
```
    Possible adaptations include:
    
    IConfigurationElement
    
    useful for contributions that eventually work back to registry elements. The majority of IComparableContribution instances provided by the platform will provide this adapter.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAdapter in interface IAdaptable
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the class type
    
    Parameters:
    
    adapter - the adapter class to look up
    
    Returns:
    
    a object of the given class, or null if this object does not have an adapter for the given class