Eclipse Platform Release 3.7

## Uses of Interface
org.eclipse.core.runtime.IContributor

Packages that use IContributor
org.eclipse.core.runtime: Provides support for the runtime platform, core utility methods and the extension registry.
org.eclipse.core.runtime.spi: Extension registry infrastructure for service providers Package Specification This package provides an infrastructure and helper utilities oriented towards service providers implementing their own extension registries.

Uses of IContributor in org.eclipse.core.runtime

Methods in org.eclipse.core.runtime that return IContributor
`static IContributor` `ContributorFactoryOSGi.createContributor(Bundle contributor)` Creates registry contributor object based on a Bundle.
`static IContributor` `ContributorFactorySimple.createContributor(Object determiningObject)` Creates registry contributor object based on a determining object.The determining object must not be `null`.
`IContributor` `IExtensionPoint.getContributor()` Returns the contributor of this extension point.
`IContributor` `IConfigurationElement.getContributor()` Returns the contributor of this configuration element.
`IContributor` `IExtension.getContributor()` Returns the contributor of this extension.

Methods in org.eclipse.core.runtime with parameters of type IContributor
`boolean` `IExtensionRegistry.addContribution(InputStream is, IContributor contributor, boolean persist, String name, ResourceBundle translationBundle, Object token)` Adds to this extension registry an extension point(s), extension(s), or a combination of those described by the XML file.
`IExtensionPoint[]` `IExtensionRegistry.getExtensionPoints(IContributor contributor)` Returns all extension points supplied by the contributor, or `null` if there are no such extension points.
`IExtension[]` `IExtensionRegistry.getExtensions(IContributor contributor)` Returns all extensions supplied by the contributor, or `null` if there are no such extensions.
`static Bundle` `ContributorFactoryOSGi.resolve(IContributor contributor)` Returns the OSGi bundle used to define this contributor.

Uses of IContributor in org.eclipse.core.runtime.spi

Classes in org.eclipse.core.runtime.spi that implement IContributor
`class` `RegistryContributor` This class describes a registry contributor which is an entity that supplies information to the extension registry.

Methods in org.eclipse.core.runtime.spi that return IContributor
`IContributor[]` `IDynamicExtensionRegistry.getAllContributors()` Returns all contributors associated with the registry at this time.

Methods in org.eclipse.core.runtime.spi with parameters of type IContributor
`boolean` `IDynamicExtensionRegistry.hasContributor(IContributor contributor)` Finds out if registry has the contributor.
`void` `IDynamicExtensionRegistry.removeContributor(IContributor contributor, Object key)` Removes all extensions and extension points provided by the contributor.
`String[]` `RegistryStrategy.translate(String[] nonTranslated, IContributor contributor, String locale)` Translates array of keys supplied by the contributor to the requested locale.

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