Eclipse Platform
Release 3.0

org.eclipse.ui.intro.config
Class IntroURLFactory

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.ui.intro.config.IntroURLFactory

public final class IntroURLFactory
extends Object

Factory class used to create instances of an Intro URL. Instances of intro URLs need to be created if you need to programatically construct and execute a valid Intro URL.

This class provides all its functionality via static members. It is not intended to be instantiated.

Since:
3.0
See Also:
IIntroURL

Method Summary
static IIntroURL createIntroURL(String url)
          Parses the given string, and returns an IntroURL if the string is a valid Intro URL.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

createIntroURL

public static IIntroURL createIntroURL(String url)
Parses the given string, and returns an IntroURL if the string is a valid Intro URL. Returns null in all other cases. Example usage:
 
 

StringBuffer url = new StringBuffer(); url.append("http://org.eclipse.ui.intro/showStandby?"); url.append("pluginId=org.eclipse.pde.ui"); url.append("&"); url.append("partId=org.eclipse.pde.ui.sampleStandbyPart"); url.append("&"); url.append("input="); url.append(sampleId); IIntroURL introURL = IntroURLFactory.createIntroURL(url.toString()); if (introURL != null) { introURL.execute(); }

Parameters:
url - the url to construct an IntroURL from
Returns:
an IntroURL, or null if the url is invalid

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.0

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