PluginElement

Type Parameters:

T - type of plug-in element

All Superinterfaces:

Documentable<T>, Identity

All Known Subinterfaces:

Extension, Extension.Parameter, ExtensionPoint, ExtensionPoint.ParameterDefinition, Library, PluginAttribute, PluginPrerequisite

All Known Implementing Classes:

MockExtension, MockExtensionPoint, MockLibrary, MockParameter, MockParameterDefinition, MockPluginAttribute, MockPluginElement, MockPluginPrerequisite
```
public interface PluginElement<T extends PluginElement<T>>
extends Identity, Documentable<T>
```
This interface abstracts a plug-in element - a thing that is declared in plug-in or plug-in fragment descriptor.

Version:

$Id$

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PluginDescriptor`	`getDeclaringPluginDescriptor()`	Returns plug-in descriptor, this element belongs to.
`PluginFragment`	`getDeclaringPluginFragment()`	Returns descriptor of plug-in fragment that contributes this element.

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.Documentable
getDocsPath, getDocumentation

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.Identity
getId

- Method Detail
  - getDeclaringPluginDescriptor
```
PluginDescriptor getDeclaringPluginDescriptor()
```
    Returns plug-in descriptor, this element belongs to. This method should never return null.
    
    Returns:
    
    plug-in descriptor, this element belongs to
  - getDeclaringPluginFragment
```
PluginFragment getDeclaringPluginFragment()
```
    Returns descriptor of plug-in fragment that contributes this element. This method may return null, if element is contributed by plug-in directly.
    
    Returns:
    
    descriptor of plug-in fragment that contributes this element