Description Jim des Rivieres 2001-10-10 22:23:50 EDT

Nothing happens if the "category" attribute mentions an undeclared category in
the <view> contributed to the org.eclipse.ui.views extension point.

Steps to reproduce:

0. Create a plug-in that contributes a view to the  org.eclipse.ui.views extension point
and mentions the name of an undeclared category in the category attribute on the <view> element.
(See attached plugin.xml and .java source file.)

1. Start eclipse
2. Perspective -> Show View -> Other
3. Expand the all of the categories.

Observe: The new view does not show up any where.

Expectation: If the category is undeclared, I would expect (a) the view to show up 
in the place it would had I omitted the "category" attribute entirely, and perhaps (b)
a helpful entry written to the platform log.

4. Exit the workbench

Observe: No log entry.
Expectation: 

=contents of plugin.xml=========================
<plugin
  name="Hello World View"
  id="com.example.jeem.hello"
  version="1.0"
  provider-name="Jeem">

  <requires>
    <import plugin="org.eclipse.ui"/>
  </requires>

  <runtime>
    <library name="hello.zip"/>
  </runtime>

  <extension
	point="org.eclipse.ui.views">
	<view
       		id="com.example.jeem.hwViewId"
		category="com.example.jeem.hwViewCat"
		name="Hello World View"	
		class="com.example.jeem.HelloWorld">
	</view>
  </extension>

</plugin>

=contents of /com/example/jeem/HelloWorld.java=========================
package com.example.jeem;

import org.eclipse.ui.part.ViewPart;
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*;

public class HelloWorld extends ViewPart{
	
	Label fLabel;
	
	public void createPartControl(Composite parent) {
		fLabel = new Label(parent, SWT.NONE);
		fLabel.setText("Hello world");
	}
	
	public void setFocus() {
		fLabel.setFocus();
	}
}

=.log excerpt==========================================

Log: Wed May 02 13:53:44 EDT 2001
2 org.eclipse.core.runtime 1 Problems encountered loading the plug-in registry.
	1=============<children>=============
	2 org.eclipse.core.runtime 1 No plugin found for: file:/D:/eclipse102-jdk/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.core.boot/plugin.xml
	2 org.eclipse.core.runtime 1 No plugin found for: file:/D:/eclipse102-jdk/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.jface.examples/plugin.xml
	2 org.eclipse.core.runtime 1 No plugin found for: file:/D:/eclipse102-jdk/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.scripting.examples/plugin.xml
	2 org.eclipse.core.runtime 1 No plugin found for: file:/D:/eclipse102-jdk/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.scripting.examples.adapter.development/plugin.xml
	2 org.eclipse.core.runtime 1 No plugin found for: file:/D:/eclipse102-jdk/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.swt.examples/plugin.xml
	2 org.eclipse.core.runtime 1 No plugin found for: file:/D:/eclipse102-jdk/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.vcm.core.webdav/plugin.xml
	2 org.eclipse.core.runtime 1 Unknown extension point org.eclipse.ui.editorsActions specified in plug-in org.eclipse.ui.examples.readmetool.
	2 org.eclipse.core.runtime 1 Unknown extension point com.ibm.eclipse.core.help.contribution specified in plug-in org.eclipse.ui.examples.readmetool.
	2 org.eclipse.core.runtime 1 Unknown extension point org.eclipse.ui.makerImageProvider specified in plug-in org.eclipse.debug.ui.
	1=============</children>=============


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