org.eclipse.compare
Interface IViewerCreator

public interface IViewerCreator

A factory object for Viewer.

This interface is only required when creating a Viewer from a plugin.xml file. Since Viewers have no default constructor they cannot be instantiated directly with Class.forName.

Method Summary

Viewer

createViewer(Composite parent, CompareConfiguration config) Creates a new viewer under the given SWT parent control.

Method Detail

createViewer

public Viewer createViewer(Composite parent,
                           CompareConfiguration config)

Creates a new viewer under the given SWT parent control.

Parameters:

parent - the SWT parent control under which to create the viewer's SWT control

config - a compare configuration the newly created viewer might want to use

Returns:

a new viewer