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Asked: 2026-05-11T09:57:01+00:00

I want to create IFile interface to open file that locate outside project or

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I want to create IFile interface to open file that locate outside project or workspace.

How to get IFile interface?

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  1. http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_How_do_I_open_an_editor_on_a_file_outside_the_workspace%3F

    You can create a linked resource:

    IPath location = new Path(name); IFile file = project.getFile(location.lastSegment()); file.createLink(location, IResource.NONE, null);

    Or, if you can use the EFS interface (since Eclipse 3.3), you can use that instead of IFile.

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