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authorJohn Arthorne2012-02-27 15:33:26 +0000
committerJohn Arthorne2012-02-27 15:33:26 +0000
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Improved javadoc on IUpdateDescriptorv20120227-1533
-rw-r--r--bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/metadata/IUpdateDescriptor.java14
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/metadata/IUpdateDescriptor.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/metadata/IUpdateDescriptor.java
index 6b55e60af..c544741ea 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/metadata/IUpdateDescriptor.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/metadata/IUpdateDescriptor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2008, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2012 IBM Corporation and others.
* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
* are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ import java.util.Collection;
import org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.expression.IMatchExpression;
/**
+ * An update descriptor is attached to an installable unit to describe what that
+ * installable unit is capable of acting as an update for. Typically an installable unit
+ * will specify that it is capable of updating all installable units of the same name
+ * and with an older version. However, this descriptor allows an installable
+ * unit to be considered an update for an installable unit with a different name, or
+ * even an update for a unit with a higher version than itself.
+ *
* @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
* @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
* @since 2.0
@@ -23,6 +30,11 @@ public interface IUpdateDescriptor {
public final int NORMAL = 0;
public final int HIGH = 1;
+ /**
+ * Returns an expression matching all installable units that will be updated by
+ * the unit with this update descriptor.
+ * @return An expression matching all matching installable units
+ */
Collection<IMatchExpression<IInstallableUnit>> getIUsBeingUpdated();
/**

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