Package org.openide.modules

The IDE is capable of being extended by pluggable modules providing additional functionality.

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Interface Summary
ManifestSection.Iterator Iterator over different types of sections.
ModuleDescription.PackageAccessibleClassLoader Interface to permit a couple of methods in ClassLoader to be made public.
 

Class Summary
ManifestSection Class representing one specially-treated section in a module's manifest file.
ManifestSection.ActionSection Module section for an Action.
ManifestSection.ClipboardConvertorSection Module section for a Clipboard convertor.
ManifestSection.DebuggerSection Module section for a Debugger.
ManifestSection.FileSystemSection Module section for a File System.
ManifestSection.LoaderSection Module section for a Data Loader.
ManifestSection.NodeSection Module section for a node.
ManifestSection.OptionSection Module section for an Option.
ManifestSection.ServiceSection Module section for a service type.
ModuleDescription A description of a module that is constructed from the module's manifest file.
ModuleDescription.Dependency A type of dependency that the module can have on its environment.
ModuleInstall Provides hooks for a custom module that may be inserted into the IDE.
 

Exception Summary
IllegalModuleException Thrown to indicate that there was a problem installing or otherwise handling a module.
 

Package org.openide.modules Description

The IDE is capable of being extended by pluggable modules providing additional functionality. These modules are stored as JAR files containing the extension's classes, whose manifest file specifies how the module should be installed into the IDE. The Modules API describes how this works.



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