org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/Binding.java

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package org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup;

import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.ASTNode;

public abstract class Binding {

	// binding kinds
	public static final int FIELD = ASTNode.Bit1;
	public static final int LOCAL = ASTNode.Bit2;
	public static final int VARIABLE = FIELD | LOCAL;
	public static final int TYPE = ASTNode.Bit3;
	public static final int METHOD = ASTNode.Bit4;
	public static final int PACKAGE = ASTNode.Bit5;
	public static final int IMPORT = ASTNode.Bit6;
	public static final int ARRAY_TYPE = TYPE | ASTNode.Bit7;
	public static final int BASE_TYPE = TYPE | ASTNode.Bit8;
	public static final int PARAMETERIZED_TYPE = TYPE | ASTNode.Bit9;
	public static final int WILDCARD_TYPE = TYPE | ASTNode.Bit10;
	public static final int RAW_TYPE = TYPE | ASTNode.Bit11;
	public static final int GENERIC_TYPE = TYPE | ASTNode.Bit12;
	public static final int TYPE_PARAMETER = TYPE | ASTNode.Bit13;
	public static final int INTERSECTION_TYPE = TYPE | ASTNode.Bit14;

	// Shared binding collections
	public static final TypeBinding[] NO_TYPES = new TypeBinding[0];
	public static final TypeBinding[] NO_PARAMETERS = new TypeBinding[0];
	public static final ReferenceBinding[] NO_EXCEPTIONS = new ReferenceBinding[0];
	public static final ReferenceBinding[] ANY_EXCEPTION = new ReferenceBinding[] { null }; // special handler for all exceptions
	public static final FieldBinding[] NO_FIELDS = new FieldBinding[0];
	public static final MethodBinding[] NO_METHODS = new MethodBinding[0];
	public static final ReferenceBinding[] NO_SUPERINTERFACES = new ReferenceBinding[0];
	public static final ReferenceBinding[] NO_MEMBER_TYPES = new ReferenceBinding[0];
	public static final TypeVariableBinding[] NO_TYPE_VARIABLES = new TypeVariableBinding[0];
	public static final AnnotationBinding[] NO_ANNOTATIONS = new AnnotationBinding[0];
	public static final ElementValuePair[] NO_ELEMENT_VALUE_PAIRS = new ElementValuePair[0];

	public static final FieldBinding[] UNINITIALIZED_FIELDS = new FieldBinding[0];
	public static final MethodBinding[] UNINITIALIZED_METHODS = new MethodBinding[0];
	public static final ReferenceBinding[] UNINITIALIZED_REFERENCE_TYPES = new ReferenceBinding[0];

	/*
	* Answer the receiver's binding type from Binding.BindingID.
	*/
	public abstract int kind();
	/*
	 * Computes a key that uniquely identifies this binding.
	 * Returns null if binding is not a TypeBinding, a MethodBinding, a FieldBinding or a PackageBinding.
	 */
	public char[] computeUniqueKey() {
		return computeUniqueKey(true/*leaf*/);
	}
	/*
	 * Computes a key that uniquely identifies this binding. Optionally include access flags.
	 * Returns null if binding is not a TypeBinding, a MethodBinding, a FieldBinding or a PackageBinding.
	 */
	public char[] computeUniqueKey(boolean isLeaf) {
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * Compute the tagbits for standard annotations. For source types, these could require
	 * lazily resolving corresponding annotation nodes, in case of forward references.
	 * @see org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.SourceTypeBinding#getAnnotationTagBits()
	 */
	public long getAnnotationTagBits() {
		return 0;
	}

	/**
	 * Compute the tag bits for @Deprecated annotations, avoiding resolving
	 * entire annotation if not necessary.
	 * @see org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.SourceTypeBinding#initializeDeprecatedAnnotationTagBits()
	 */
	public void initializeDeprecatedAnnotationTagBits() {
		// empty block
	}

	/* API
	* Answer true if the receiver is not a problem binding
	*/
	public final boolean isValidBinding() {
		return problemId() == ProblemReasons.NoError;
	}
	public boolean isVolatile() {
		return false;
	}
	public boolean isParameter() {
		return false;
	}
	/* API
	* Answer the problem id associated with the receiver.
	* NoError if the receiver is a valid binding.
	* Note: a parameterized type or an array type are always valid, but may be formed of invalid pieces.
	*/
	// TODO (philippe) should rename into problemReason()
	public int problemId() {
		return ProblemReasons.NoError;
	}
	/* Answer a printable representation of the receiver.
	*/
	public abstract char[] readableName();
	/* Shorter printable representation of the receiver (no qualified type)
	 */
	public char[] shortReadableName(){
		return readableName();
	}
}