org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.clipboard.core
Interface IClipboardSupportFactory

public interface IClipboardSupportFactory

Interface for objects that can create IClipboardSupports for supporting clipboard copy/paste operations on EMF models.

This interface is intended to be implemented by plug-ins on the clipboardSupport extension point.

See Also:

IClipboardSupport

Method Summary

IClipboardSupport

newClipboardSupport(EPackage ePackage) Creates a new clipboard support utility instance.

Method Detail

newClipboardSupport

public IClipboardSupport newClipboardSupport(EPackage ePackage)

Creates a new clipboard support utility instance. This method may create a new instance or may return always the same reusable instance. Clipboard support utilities are not expected to retain any state that needs to be disposed.

A single factory class can support any number of EMF metamodels. Hence the parameterization of the factory method by an ePackage.

Parameters:

ePackage - the EPackage (representing an EMF metamodel) for which a clipboard support utility is required.

Returns:

a new clipboard support utility