The org.eclipse.ui.propertyPages extension point
from the base Eclipse Platform is used to contribute property pages.
What is a property page?
It is a page that shows up in the Eclipse Properties dialog that users
get to by right-clicking on an object within any tree or table view, and selecting
the Properties action.
Extenders supply one or more <page> elements within the beginning and ending <extension> element for this. The attributes of this <page> element are:
To use this extension point your class will typically extend one of the supplied base classes to make it easier to create these property pages for remote objects. The only method you must implement in these classes is createContents(Composite), which populates the details page on the right side when the node is selected on the left side. The supplied classes are listed here:
Base Class | Description |
---|---|
SystemAbstractPropertyPageExtensionAction in org.eclipse.rse.ui plugin. | Base class offering generic support for any remote object property page. |
SystemAbstractRemoteFilePropertyPageExtensionAction in org.eclipse.rse.files.ui plugin. | Specialized base class offering specific support for any remote file object property page. |
See the property page tutorial for a step-by-step example.
See the Eclipse Platform Programmer's Guide for more background information.