# Action Definitions

This extension point is deprecated

###### Identifier:

org.eclipse.ui.actionDefinitions

###### Since:

2.0

###### Description:

WARNING: This extension point is DEPRECATED.
Do not use this extension point, it will be removed in future versions of this product. Instead, use the extension point org.eclipse.ui.commands

This extension point is used to register action definitions. Accelerators (see the Accelerator Sets extension point) use action definitions to reference actions. An action associates itself with a given accelerator by registering with that accelerator's associated action definition. An action registers itself with an action definition by calling the setActionDefinitionId(String id) method and supplying the action definition's id as an argument.

###### Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (actionDefinition*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #IMPLIED

name CDATA #IMPLIED>

- point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
- id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
- name - an optional name of the extension instance

The actionDefinition element is deprecated

<!ELEMENT actionDefinition EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST actionDefinition

id CDATA #REQUIRED

name CDATA #IMPLIED

description CDATA #IMPLIED>

- id - a unique name that can be used to identify this action.
- name - the name of the action as displayed to the user.
- description - a short description of the action to display to the user.

###### Examples:

Following is an example of an action definition extension:

       <extension point="org.eclipse.ui.actionDefinitions">
          <actionDefinition
            id="org.eclipse.ui.file.save">
          </actionDefinition>
          <actionDefinition
            id="org.eclipse.ui.file.saveAll">
          </actionDefinition>
          <actionDefinition
            id="org.eclipse.ui.file.close">
          </actionDefinition>
          <actionDefinition
            id="org.eclipse.ui.file.closeAll">
          </actionDefinition>
          <actionDefinition
            id="org.eclipse.ui.file.print">
          </actionDefinition>
       </extension>

###### API Information:

The methods public void setActionDefinitionId(String id) and public String getActionDefinitionId() have been added to IAction.

NOTE - other attributes may be added in the future, as needed.

###### Supplied Implementation:

The workbench provides many action definitions.

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