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Editors Providers Extension Point

###### Identifier:

org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.ui.services.editorProviders

###### Description:

This extension point facilitates the configuration of providers for the editor service (`org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.ui.services.editor.EditorService`). Using this extension point, providers are registered to manipulate editors, such as handling how to open an editor on a given input.

###### Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (EditorProvider)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #IMPLIED

name CDATA #IMPLIED>

- point - The identifier of the extension point, i.e. `org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.ui.services.editorProviders`.
- id - The identifier of the extension, e.g. `editorProviders`.
- name - The name of the extension, e.g. `%ext.editorProviders`.

<!ELEMENT EditorProvider (Priority , Policy?)>

<!ATTLIST EditorProvider

class CDATA #REQUIRED>

- class - Fully qualified string containing the provider class.

<!ELEMENT Priority EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST Priority

name (Lowest|Low|Medium|High|Highest) >

- name - The provider priority as a String, which is one of Lowest, Low, Medium, High, or Highest.

<!ELEMENT Policy EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST Policy

class CDATA #REQUIRED>

- class - Fully qualified string containing the provider class.

###### Examples:

Following is an example of an editor provider extension:

       <extension
            id="editorProviders"
            name="%ext.editorProviders"
            point="org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.ui.services.editorProviders">
          <EditorProvider
            class="org.eclipse.test.project.providers.MyDiagramEditorProvider">
             <Priority name="Lowest"></Priority>
          </EditorProvider>
       </extension>

###### API Information:

The value of the `class` attribute must represent a subclass of `org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.core.service.AbstractProvider` that implements `org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.ui.services.editor.IEditorProvider`.

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