Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:33:13 -0700
8007803: Implement javax.lang.model API for Type Annotations
Reviewed-by: darcy
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26 package javax.lang.model.element;
28 import java.util.List;
29 import javax.lang.model.type.*;
31 /**
32 * Represents a method, constructor, or initializer (static or
33 * instance) of a class or interface, including annotation type
34 * elements.
35 *
36 * @author Joseph D. Darcy
37 * @author Scott Seligman
38 * @author Peter von der Ahé
39 * @see ExecutableType
40 * @since 1.6
41 */
42 public interface ExecutableElement extends Element, Parameterizable {
43 /**
44 * Returns the formal type parameters of this executable
45 * in declaration order.
46 *
47 * @return the formal type parameters, or an empty list
48 * if there are none
49 */
50 List<? extends TypeParameterElement> getTypeParameters();
52 /**
53 * Returns the return type of this executable.
54 * Returns a {@link NoType} with kind {@link TypeKind#VOID VOID}
55 * if this executable is not a method, or is a method that does not
56 * return a value.
57 *
58 * @return the return type of this executable
59 */
60 TypeMirror getReturnType();
62 /**
63 * Returns the formal parameters of this executable.
64 * They are returned in declaration order.
65 *
66 * @return the formal parameters,
67 * or an empty list if there are none
68 */
69 List<? extends VariableElement> getParameters();
71 /**
72 * Returns the receiver type of this executable,
73 * or {@link javax.lang.model.type.NoType NoType} with
74 * kind {@link javax.lang.model.type.TypeKind#NONE NONE}
75 * if the executable has no receiver type.
76 *
77 * An executable which is an instance method, or a constructor of an
78 * inner class, has a receiver type derived from the {@linkplain
79 * #getEnclosingElement declaring type}.
80 *
81 * An executable which is a static method, or a constructor of a
82 * non-inner class, or an initializer (static or instance), has no
83 * receiver type.
84 *
85 * @return the receiver type of this executable
86 * @since 1.8
87 */
88 TypeMirror getReceiverType();
90 /**
91 * Returns {@code true} if this method or constructor accepts a variable
92 * number of arguments and returns {@code false} otherwise.
93 *
94 * @return {@code true} if this method or constructor accepts a variable
95 * number of arguments and {@code false} otherwise
96 */
97 boolean isVarArgs();
99 /**
100 * Returns {@code true} if this method is a default method and
101 * returns {@code false} otherwise.
102 *
103 * @return {@code true} if this method is a default method and
104 * {@code false} otherwise
105 * @since 1.8
106 */
107 boolean isDefault();
109 /**
110 * Returns the exceptions and other throwables listed in this
111 * method or constructor's {@code throws} clause in declaration
112 * order.
113 *
114 * @return the exceptions and other throwables listed in the
115 * {@code throws} clause, or an empty list if there are none
116 */
117 List<? extends TypeMirror> getThrownTypes();
119 /**
120 * Returns the default value if this executable is an annotation
121 * type element. Returns {@code null} if this method is not an
122 * annotation type element, or if it is an annotation type element
123 * with no default value.
124 *
125 * @return the default value, or {@code null} if none
126 */
127 AnnotationValue getDefaultValue();
129 /**
130 * Returns the simple name of a constructor, method, or
131 * initializer. For a constructor, the name {@code "<init>"} is
132 * returned, for a static initializer, the name {@code "<clinit>"}
133 * is returned, and for an anonymous class or instance
134 * initializer, an empty name is returned.
135 *
136 * @return the simple name of a constructor, method, or
137 * initializer
138 */
139 @Override
140 Name getSimpleName();
141 }