Project Nature Images

Identifier: org.eclipse.ui.projectNatureImages

Description: This extension point is used to associate an image with a project nature. The supplied image is used to form a composite image consisting of the standard project image combined with the image of its nature. The supplied image is drawn over the top right corner of the base image.

Configuration Markup:

   <!ELEMENT image(description?)>
   <!ATTLIST image
      id     CDATA #REQUIRED
      natureId   CDATA #REQUIRED
      icon   CDATA #REQUIRED
   >
   <!ELEMENT description (#PCDATA)>

id - a unique name that will be used to identify this nature image.
natureId - the unique name of the nature for which the image is being supplied.
icon - a relative name of the image that will be associated with this perspective.

Examples:

The following is an example of a nature image extension:

   <extension
        point="org.eclipse.ui.projectNatureImages">
        <image
            id="org.eclipse.ui.javaNatureImage"
            natureId="Resource"
            icon="icons/javaNature.gif">
        </image>
   </extension>

API Information: The value of the natureId attribute is the nature id as defined by the plugin creating the project.