[news.eclipse.tools] Re: How can I pre-req an Optional plugin?

["Peter Amhof" <peter_amhof@xxxxxxx>]

I would do it like this:

// first get plugin A by it's id (should be it's folder name?)
Plugin aPlugin= org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform.getPlugin(String
pluginID);
if (aPlugin == null) return;     // plugin A not installed
ClassLoader loader= aPlugin.getDescriptor().getPluginClassLoader();
Class aClass= loader.loadClass(myClassName);

mfg feser aka peter paul amhof

"Randy Hudson" <none@xxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> How can I have Plugin B pre-req Plugin A, but also no care if Plugin A is
> not installed.  For example, we are trying to dynamically find a class by
> using Class.forName("foo") to see if a class from Plugin A is around.  If
it
> is, great, and we will then instantiate that class foo.  If not, we don't
> care.
>
> Currently Plugin B is getting deactiviated if Plugin A is not found.
>
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