IBM Rational Software Modeler
Release 6.0

com.ibm.xtools.ras.profile.core
Interface IProfileFormat


public interface IProfileFormat

The profile format provides information on the formats that assets are persisted in.


Method Summary
 String getFileExtension()
          Get the format's file extension.
 String getId()
          Retrieve the format's id.
 String getName()
          Get the format's (localized) name.
 boolean isUiContributor()
          Is the format a ui contributor.
 

Method Detail

isUiContributor

public boolean isUiContributor()
Is the format a ui contributor. In other words is it for internal use only, or should we show it to the users.

Returns:
boolean true if it should be shown in the ui

getId

public String getId()
Retrieve the format's id. This id uniquely identifies the format and can be used to retrieve asset writers and readers.

Returns:
String the id

getName

public String getName()
Get the format's (localized) name. This can be used to display the fomat in the UI.

Returns:
String the name

getFileExtension

public String getFileExtension()
Get the format's file extension. This is the file extension for this format.

Returns:
String the file extension

IBM Rational Software Modeler
Release 6.0


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