Package org.openide.modules

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

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Description

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

Dependency	A dependency a module can have.
ManifestSection	Deprecated.
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	Deprecated.
ModuleDescription.Dependency	A type of dependency that the module can have on its environment.
ModuleInfo	General information about a module.
ModuleInstall	Provides hooks for a custom module that may be inserted into the IDE.
SpecificationVersion	Utility class representing a specification version.

Exception Summary

IllegalModuleException

Deprecated.

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.