Eclipse Platform
Release 3.7

org.eclipse.osgi.service.resolver
Interface GenericDescription

All Superinterfaces:
BaseDescription

public interface GenericDescription
extends BaseDescription

A description of a generic capability.

Since:
3.2
Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Field Summary
static String DEFAULT_TYPE
          The default type of generic capability.
 
Method Summary
 Dictionary<String,Object> getAttributes()
          Returns the arbitrary attributes for this description
 String getName()
          Deprecated. matching should only be done against a capability's attributes.
 String getType()
          Returns the type of generic description capability
 Version getVersion()
          Deprecated. matching should only be done against a capability's attributes.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.osgi.service.resolver.BaseDescription
getCapability, getDeclaredAttributes, getDeclaredDirectives, getSupplier
 

Field Detail

DEFAULT_TYPE

static final String DEFAULT_TYPE
The default type of generic capability.

See Also:
Constant Field Values
Method Detail

getAttributes

Dictionary<String,Object> getAttributes()
Returns the arbitrary attributes for this description

Returns:
the arbitrary attributes for this description

getType

String getType()
Returns the type of generic description capability

Returns:
the type of generic description capability

getName

String getName()
Deprecated. matching should only be done against a capability's attributes.

This method is deprecated. Capabilities do not always have a name associated with them. All matching attributes associated with a capability are available in the attributes of a capability. This method will return the value of the attribute with the same key as this capabilities type. If this attribute's value is not a String then null is returned.

Specified by:
getName in interface BaseDescription
Returns:
the name

getVersion

Version getVersion()
Deprecated. matching should only be done against a capability's attributes.

This method is deprecated. Capabilities do not always have a version associated with them. All matching attributes associated with a capability are available in the attributes of a capability. This method will return the value of the attribute with the key "version". If this attribute's value is not a Version then null is returned.

Specified by:
getVersion in interface BaseDescription
Returns:
the version

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