ExtensionComponent (XWiki Commons - Extension - API 14.10.19 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultExtensionComponent
```
public interface ExtensionComponent
```
Informations related to a component provided by an extension.

Since:

13.3RC1

Version:

$Id: 4d637b31764f1450bf911468bf7576754e5cec2a $

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equalRoleType(String type)`	The same type can be represented as several different `String` so it's recommended to use this method when you want to compare a type name with this extension component type.
`String`	`getRoleHint()`
`String`	`getRoleType()`

- Method Detail
  - getRoleType
```
String getRoleType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the class of the component role as String
  - getRoleHint
```
String getRoleHint()
```
    Returns:
    
    the hint of the component role
  - equalRoleType
```
boolean equalRoleType(String type)
```
    The same type can be represented as several different String so it's recommended to use this method when you want to compare a type name with this extension component type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type name to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true of the passed type name is equals to the component one