Hover providers

Identifier:
org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor.hoverProviders

Since:
1.0

Description:
This extension point is used to contribute hover providers for showing text hovers in a file with a given content type.

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (hoverProvider+)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT hoverProvider (enabledWhen?)>

<!ATTLIST hoverProvider

id          CDATA #IMPLIED

class       CDATA #REQUIRED

contentType IDREF #REQUIRED

isBefore    IDREF #IMPLIED

isAfter     IDREF #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT enabledWhen (not | or | and | instanceof | test | systemTest | equals | count | with | resolve | adapt | iterate | reference)?>

A core Expression that controls the enabled of the given hover provider. The viewer, editor, and editor input are registered in the evaluation context as variable: * : use it if your expression requires the viewer. * : use it if your expression requires the document. * : use it if your expression requires the editor (deprecated, not always set). * : use it if your expression requires the editor input (deprecated, not always set).



Examples:
Below is an example using the hover provider extension point:

<extension point="org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor.hoverProviders">
   <hoverProvider
       class="org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor.examples.TargetDefinitionHoverProvider"
       contentType="org.eclipse.pde.targetFile">
      <enabledWhen>
         <with variable="editor">
            <test property="org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor.examples.TargetDefinitionPropertyTester">
            </test>
         </with>
      </enabledWhen>
   </hoverProvider>
</extension>


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