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Utilizing extension points

 

Instructions on how to use extension points.

This topic describes how to implement the extension points available in Eclipse plug-ins for the WebSphere MQ Explorer.

For further information on using extension points see the WebSphere MQ Explorer help, as follows:

1. Click Help->Help Contents.

2. Expand Platform Plug-in Developers Guide.

3. Click Programmers Guide.

For information on how to include an extension point, see Plugging into the workbench->Basic workbench extension points in the Programmers Guide.

Through utilizing the available extension points, we can extend the function of the WebSphere MQ Explorer in the following ways:

• Register extension points.

• Add further menu options to existing context menus and associate actions with them.

• Add tree nodes to the navigation view and associate content pages with them.

Multiple extension points of the same type can be included in a single plug-in. The extension points that you use will be dependent on the way in which you intend to extend the functionality of the WebSphere MQ Explorer. However, every plug-in for the WebSphere MQ Explorer must use the register extension point. For details on the register extension point, see Register.

• Register
  

• Add tree node
  

• Add content page
  

• Add context menu item
  

 

Parent topic:

Writing an Eclipse plug-in for the WebSphere MQ Explorer

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