Re: [platform-core-dev] Re: setURLStreamHandlerFactory

[Jeff McAffer <Jeff_McAffer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've not followed the entire thread
but can assure you that platform: is API and will not be removed.

Jeff

Rich Kulp <richkulp@xxxxxxxxxx>
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06/17/2004 05:59 PM

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Subject	[platform-core-dev] Re: setURLStreamHandlerFactory

Just to let you know, we (Visual Editor) and many others rely heavily on
the URL support in Eclipse for accessing the platform: protocol. It is
extremely important for us. We are dealing with functions (XMI in particular)
that work only with URL's and we need to be able to access in a reliable
platform independent URL way the resources in a workspace or in a plugin.
These URLs are saved out into files and distributed to other workspaces
(such as through CVS) and so must be platform independent, which the platform:
protocol is. If the platform: protocol is removed it would break many functions.

So please don't think about removing this capability in the future.

Thanks, 
Rich