# Marker Image Providers

###### Identifier:

org.eclipse.ui.ide.markerImageProviders

###### Since:

3.0 (originally added in release 2.1 as org.eclipse.ui.markerImageProviders)

###### Description:

The markerImageProvider extension point is the point for specifying the images for marker types in the defining plug-in.

###### Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (imageprovider*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #IMPLIED

name CDATA #IMPLIED>

<!ELEMENT imageprovider EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST imageprovider

id CDATA #REQUIRED

markertype IDREF #REQUIRED

icon CDATA #IMPLIED

class CDATA #IMPLIED>

- id - a unique name that can be used to identify this markerImageProvider.
- markertype - The markertype is the id of the type defined in `org.eclipse.core.resources.IMarker` that this definition is applied to.
- icon - If there is no class defined the icon attribute is used to define the icon that will be applied to this type of marker.
- class - The class is the fully qualifed name of the class that will be used to look up an image. This class must implement `IMarkerImageProvider`.

###### Examples:

The following an example of the two forms of marker image providers. The first one is one where the image does not change and is declared directly. For the second one the image must be determined by an instance of IMarkerImageProvider.

      <extension
             point="org.eclipse.ui.ide.markerImageProviders">
          <imageprovider
            markertype="org.eclipse.core.resources.taskmarker"
                icon="taskicon.png"
                id="myPlugin.declarativeMarkerProvider">
          </imageprovider>
          <imageprovider
                markertype="org.eclipse.core.resources.problemmarker"
                class="myPlugin.MyIMarkerImageProvider"
                id="myPlugin.implementedMarkerProvider">
          </imageprovider>
       </extension>

###### API Information:

markerImageProvider is currently internal and should not be considered API.

###### Supplied Implementation:

Image providers are currently registered for the bookmarks, tasks and problem markers.

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