IExternalEditor Class

class Core::IExternalEditor

The IExternalEditor class enables registering an external editor in the Open With dialog. More...

Header: #include <coreplugin/editormanager/iexternaleditor.h>
Inherits: Core::EditorType

Public Functions

virtual bool startEditor(const Utils::FilePath &fileName, QString *errorMessage) = 0

Static Public Members

const Core::ExternalEditorList allExternalEditors()
const Core::ExternalEditorList externalEditors(const Utils::MimeType &mimeType)

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

[static] const Core::ExternalEditorList IExternalEditor::allExternalEditors()

Returns all available external editors.

[static] const Core::ExternalEditorList IExternalEditor::externalEditors(const Utils::MimeType &mimeType)

Returns all external editors available for this mimeType in the default order (editors ordered by MIME type hierarchy).

[pure virtual] bool IExternalEditor::startEditor(const Utils::FilePath &fileName, QString *errorMessage)

Opens the editor with fileName. Returns true on success or false on failure along with the error in errorMessage.