Concepts and Types - TypesExtension PackageExtensionUtility type that represents either an available "Optional Package" (formerly known as "Standard Extension") as described in the manifest of a JAR file, or the requirement for such an optional package. Note that this typeworks with extensions as defined by the "Optional Package" specification. For more information about optional packages, see the documentOptional Package Versioning in the documentation bundle for yourJava2 Standard Edition package, in fileguide/extensions/versioning.html or online athttp://download.oracle.com/javase/1.3/docs/guide/extensions/versioning.html. AttributesThe extension type supports the following attributes: | Attribute | Description | Required | | extensionName | The name of extension | yes | | specificationVersion | The version of extension specification (Must be in dewey decimal aka dotted decimal notation. 3.2.4) | no | | specificationVendor | The specification vendor | no | | implementationVersion | The version of extension implementation (Must be in dewey decimal aka dotted decimal notation. 3.2.4) | no | | implementationVendor | The implementation vendor | no | | implementationVendorId | The implementation vendor ID | no | | implementationURL | The url from which to retrieve extension. | no | Examples<extension id="e1" extensionName="MyExtensions" specificationVersion="1.0" specificationVendor="Peter Donald" implementationVendorID="vv" implementationVendor="Apache" implementationVersion="2.0" implementationURL="http://somewhere.com/myExt.jar"/>
Fully specific extension object. <extension id="e1" extensionName="MyExtensions" specificationVersion="1.0" specificationVendor="Peter Donald"/>
Extension object that just species the specification details. | 
