XML Schema for Eclipse Target Definition Files

Question

Where can I find the XML schema and / or documentation for the Eclipse target definition files (* .target)?

Answer 1

There is no schema or documentation defining the structure of the target definition file (.target). This is due to the fact that the file structure is not intended for the API (it can change between versions).

The structure has changed several times. The code used to serialize / deserialize a file can be found in the following classes:

org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.target.TargetDefinitionPersistenceHelper
org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.target.TargetPersistence38Helper
org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.target.TargetPersistence36Helper
org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.target.TargetPersistence35Helper
org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.target.TargetPersistence34Helper

Answer 2

Maybe this scheme can match the target files created for the RCP platform .

Eclipse.