Activator

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
- - org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
  - - de.uka.ipd.sdq.dsexplore.qml.handling.Activator

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator
```
public class Activator
extends AbstractUIPlugin
```
The activator class controls the plug-in life cycle

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static String PLUGIN_ID
- Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
  PLUGIN_PREFERENCE_SCOPE, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_BASE_NAME, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_FILE_NAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Activator()
The constructor

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Activator`	`getDefault()`	Returns the shared instance
`static ImageDescriptor`	`getImageDescriptor(String path)`	Returns an image descriptor for the image file at the given plug-in relative path
`void`	`start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)`
`void`	`stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)`

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
createImageRegistry, getDialogSettings, getImageRegistry, getPreferenceStore, getWorkbench, imageDescriptorFromPlugin, initializeDefaultPluginPreferences, initializeDefaultPreferences, initializeImageRegistry, loadDialogSettings, loadPreferenceStore, refreshPluginActions, saveDialogSettings, savePreferenceStore, shutdown, startup

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
find, find, getBundle, getLog, getPluginPreferences, getStateLocation, internalInitializeDefaultPluginPreferences, isDebugging, openStream, openStream, savePluginPreferences, setDebugging, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - PLUGIN_ID
```
public static final String PLUGIN_ID
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Activator
```
public Activator()
```
    The constructor
- Method Detail
  - start
```
public void start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
           throws Exception
```
    Specified by:
    
    start in interface org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator
    
    Overrides:
    
    start in class AbstractUIPlugin
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - stop
```
public void stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          throws Exception
```
    Specified by:
    
    stop in interface org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator
    
    Overrides:
    
    stop in class AbstractUIPlugin
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - getDefault
```
public static Activator getDefault()
```
    Returns the shared instance
    
    Returns:
    
    the shared instance
  - getImageDescriptor
```
public static ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(String path)
```
    Returns an image descriptor for the image file at the given plug-in relative path
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - the path
    
    Returns:
    
    the image descriptor