Package org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.extension

Defines the fundamental interfaces for those extensions from the reportitem extension point.

Package Specification

The extension package defines the key interfaces of those extension implementation from the reportitem extension point. All the implementation of reportitem extension point build on these interfaces to offer the extension definition, extension properties, extension choice, extension element, extension command and extension exception and other concepts defined in the reportitem extension point schema.

The key interfaces in this package include:

  • IReportItemFactory provides methods to access the meta data of an extended type of report element and create new instance of the elementIReportItem. See the extensive documentation in this interface for information about the services common to all extension definition.
  • IReportItem Provides methods to access/modify properties, these methods are to be implemented if the report item stores its properties in its own model.
  • IPropertyDefinition and IChoiceDefinition provide generic access to extension properties or extension structure members, and choices for extension properties or members respectively.
  • IElementCommand, ExtendedElementExceptionintegrate with the models command stack, the extension plug-in needs to implement the IElementCommand interface