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org.netbeans.spi.navigator
Interface NavigatorLookupHint

public interface NavigatorLookupHint

Hint for Navigator clients to link Lookup of their TopComponent with Navigator content type.

Usage: Implementation of this interface should be inserted into client's specific topComponent's lookup, see TopComponent.getLookup() method. When mentioned TopComponent gets active in the system, system will ask NavigatorLookupHint implementation for content type to show in Navigator UI.

Method Summary

String getContentType()
Hint for content type that should be used in Navigator

Method Detail

getContentType

public String getContentType()

Hint for content type that should be used in Navigator

Returns:: String representation of content type (in mime-type style)