ReferenceProviderDescriptor (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.quickdiff.ReferenceProviderDescriptor

```
public class ReferenceProviderDescriptor
extends java.lang.Object
```
Describes an extension to the quickdiff.referenceprovider extension point.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

ReferenceSelectionAction, QuickDiff

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ReferenceProviderDescriptor(IConfigurationElement element)
Creates a new descriptor for element.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IQuickDiffReferenceProvider`	`createProvider()`	Creates a reference provider as described in the extension's xml.
`boolean`	`getDefault()`	Deprecated. as of 3.2, the default flag should not be used any longer
`java.lang.String`	`getId()`	Reads (if needed) and returns the id of this extension.
`java.lang.String`	`getLabel()`	Reads (if needed) and returns the label of this extension.
`boolean`	`isPluginLoaded()`	States whether the plug-in declaring this extension has been loaded already.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ReferenceProviderDescriptor
```
public ReferenceProviderDescriptor(IConfigurationElement element)
```
    Creates a new descriptor for element.
    This method is for internal use only.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the extension point element to be described.
- Method Detail
  - getLabel
```
public java.lang.String getLabel()
```
    Reads (if needed) and returns the label of this extension.
    
    Returns:
    
    the label for this extension.
  - getId
```
public java.lang.String getId()
```
    Reads (if needed) and returns the id of this extension.
    
    Returns:
    
    the id for this extension.
  - createProvider
```
public IQuickDiffReferenceProvider createProvider()
```
    Creates a reference provider as described in the extension's xml. Sets the id on the provider.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new instance of the reference provider described by this descriptor.
  - isPluginLoaded
```
public boolean isPluginLoaded()
```
    States whether the plug-in declaring this extension has been loaded already.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the extension point's plug-in has been loaded, false otherwise.
  - getDefault
```
@Deprecated
public boolean getDefault()
```
    Deprecated.
    as of 3.2, the default flag should not be used any longer
    
    Reads (if needed) and returns the default attribute value of this extension.
    
    Returns:
    
    the default attribute value for this extension.