Project Nature Images

Identifier:

org.eclipse.ui.ide.projectNatureImages

Since:

3.0 (originally added in release 1.0 as org.eclipse.ui.projectNatureImages)

Description:

This extension point is used to associate an image with a project nature. The supplied image is used to form a composite image consisting of the standard project image combined with the image of its nature. The supplied image is drawn over the top right corner of the base image.

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (image*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>

• point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point

• id - an optional identifier of the extension instance

• name - an optional name of the extension instance

<!ELEMENT image (description?)>

<!ATTLIST image

id       CDATA #REQUIRED

natureId CDATA #REQUIRED

icon     CDATA #REQUIRED>

• id - a unique name that will be used to identify this nature image.

• natureId - the unique name of the nature for which the image is being supplied.

• icon - a relative name of the image that will be associated with this perspective.

<!ELEMENT description (#CDATA)>

a short description of what this image represents.

Examples:

The following is an example of a nature image extension:

 
<extension point=
"org.eclipse.ui.ide.projectNatureImages"
>
  
<image 
    id=
"org.eclipse.ui.javaNatureImage"

    natureId=
"Resource"

    icon=
"icons/javaNature.gif"
>
  
</image>
 
</extension>

API Information:

The value of the natureId attribute is the nature id as defined by the plugin creating the project.

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