src/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/ExecutableElement.java

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:54:18 -0800

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darcy
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Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:54:18 -0800
changeset 849
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7015530: Reiterate API specializations in javax.lang.model.elment subinterfaces
Reviewed-by: jjg

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duke@1 25
duke@1 26 package javax.lang.model.element;
duke@1 27
duke@1 28 import java.util.List;
duke@1 29 import javax.lang.model.util.Types;
duke@1 30 import javax.lang.model.type.*;
duke@1 31
duke@1 32 /**
duke@1 33 * Represents a method, constructor, or initializer (static or
duke@1 34 * instance) of a class or interface, including annotation type
duke@1 35 * elements.
duke@1 36 *
duke@1 37 * @author Joseph D. Darcy
duke@1 38 * @author Scott Seligman
duke@1 39 * @author Peter von der Ahé
duke@1 40 * @see ExecutableType
duke@1 41 * @since 1.6
duke@1 42 */
darcy@224 43 public interface ExecutableElement extends Element, Parameterizable {
duke@1 44 /**
duke@1 45 * Returns the formal type parameters of this executable
duke@1 46 * in declaration order.
duke@1 47 *
duke@1 48 * @return the formal type parameters, or an empty list
duke@1 49 * if there are none
duke@1 50 */
duke@1 51 List<? extends TypeParameterElement> getTypeParameters();
duke@1 52
duke@1 53 /**
duke@1 54 * Returns the return type of this executable.
duke@1 55 * Returns a {@link NoType} with kind {@link TypeKind#VOID VOID}
duke@1 56 * if this executable is not a method, or is a method that does not
duke@1 57 * return a value.
duke@1 58 *
duke@1 59 * @return the return type of this executable
duke@1 60 */
duke@1 61 TypeMirror getReturnType();
duke@1 62
duke@1 63 /**
duke@1 64 * Returns the formal parameters of this executable.
duke@1 65 * They are returned in declaration order.
duke@1 66 *
duke@1 67 * @return the formal parameters,
duke@1 68 * or an empty list if there are none
duke@1 69 */
duke@1 70 List<? extends VariableElement> getParameters();
duke@1 71
duke@1 72 /**
duke@1 73 * Returns {@code true} if this method or constructor accepts a variable
duke@1 74 * number of arguments and returns {@code false} otherwise.
duke@1 75 *
duke@1 76 * @return {@code true} if this method or constructor accepts a variable
duke@1 77 * number of arguments and {@code false} otherwise
duke@1 78 */
duke@1 79 boolean isVarArgs();
duke@1 80
duke@1 81 /**
duke@1 82 * Returns the exceptions and other throwables listed in this
duke@1 83 * method or constructor's {@code throws} clause in declaration
duke@1 84 * order.
duke@1 85 *
duke@1 86 * @return the exceptions and other throwables listed in the
duke@1 87 * {@code throws} clause, or an empty list if there are none
duke@1 88 */
duke@1 89 List<? extends TypeMirror> getThrownTypes();
duke@1 90
duke@1 91 /**
duke@1 92 * Returns the default value if this executable is an annotation
duke@1 93 * type element. Returns {@code null} if this method is not an
duke@1 94 * annotation type element, or if it is an annotation type element
duke@1 95 * with no default value.
duke@1 96 *
duke@1 97 * @return the default value, or {@code null} if none
duke@1 98 */
duke@1 99 AnnotationValue getDefaultValue();
darcy@849 100
darcy@849 101 /**
darcy@849 102 * Returns the simple name of a constructor, method, or
darcy@849 103 * initializer. For a constructor, the name {@code "<init>"} is
darcy@849 104 * returned, for a static initializer, the name {@code "<clinit>"}
darcy@849 105 * is returned, and for an anonymous class or instance
darcy@849 106 * initializer, an empty name is returned.
darcy@849 107 *
darcy@849 108 * @return the simple name of a constructor, method, or
darcy@849 109 * initializer
darcy@849 110 */
darcy@849 111 @Override
darcy@849 112 Name getSimpleName();
duke@1 113 }

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