Package org.openide.util.lookup

Support classes for the Registration and Lookup extension mechanism.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
InstanceContent.Convertor<T,R>	Convertor postpones an instantiation of an object.

Class Summary

Class	Description
AbstractLookup	Implementation of the lookup from OpenAPIs that is based on the introduction of Item.
AbstractLookup.Content	A class that can be used by the creator of the AbstractLookup to control its content (a kind of Privileged API giving creator of the lookup more rights than subsequent users of the lookup).
AbstractLookup.Pair<T>	Extension to the default lookup item that offers additional information for the data structures use in AbstractLookup
InstanceContent	A special content implementation that can be passed to AbstractLookup and provides methods for registration of instances and lazy instances.
Lookups	Static factory methods for creating common lookup implementations.
ProxyLookup	Implementation of lookup that can delegate to others.

Annotation Types Summary

Annotation Type	Description
NamedServiceDefinition	Annotation to simplify creation and add robustness to usage of various named service registration annotations.
ServiceProvider	Declarative registration of a singleton service provider.
ServiceProviders	Similar to ServiceProvider but permits multiple registrations of one class.

Package org.openide.util.lookup Description

Support classes for the Registration and Lookup extension mechanism. Read more: Lookup Library