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*
* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jdt.core.jdom;
/**
* Represents a method declaration.
* The corresponding syntactic units are MethodDeclaration (JLS2 8.4),
* ConstructorDeclaration (JLS2 8.8), and AbstractMethodDeclaration (JLS2 9.4).
* A method has no children and its parent is a type.
* Local classes are considered to be part of the body of a method, not a child.
* Annotation type members, added in J2SE 1.5, are represented as methods.
* <p>
* This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
* </p>
*/
public interface IDOMMethod extends IDOMMember {
/**
* Adds the given exception to the end of the list of exceptions this method
* is declared to throw.
* The syntax for an exception type name is defined by Method Throws (JLS2 8.4.4).
* Type names must be specified as they would appear in source code. For
* example: <code>"IOException"</code> or <code>"java.io.IOException"</code>.
* This is a convenience method for <code>setExceptions</code>.
*
* @param exceptionType the exception type
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>null</code> is specified
* @see #setExceptions(String[])
*/
public void addException(String exceptionType) throws IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Adds the given parameter to the end of the parameter list.
* This is a convenience method for <code>setParameters</code>.
* The syntax for parameter names is defined by Formal Parameters (JLS2 8.4.1).
* The syntax for type names is defined by Formal Parameters (JLS2 8.4.1).
* Type names must be specified as they would appear in source code. For
* example: <code>"File"</code>, <code>"java.io.File"</code>, or
* <code>"int[]"</code>.
*
* @param type the type name
* @param name the parameter name
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>null</code> is specified for
* either the type or the name
* @see #setParameters(String[], String[])
*/
public void addParameter(String type, String name) throws IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Returns the body of this method. The method body includes all code following
* the method declaration, including the enclosing braces.
*
* @return the body, or <code>null</code> if the method has no body (for
* example, for an abstract or native method)
*/
public String getBody();
/**
* Sets the default value expression for an annotation type member.
*
* @param defaultValue the default value expression, or <code>null</code> indicating
* the member does not have a default value
* @since 3.0
*/
public void setDefault(String defaultValue);
/**
* Returns the default value expression for an annotation type member.
*
* @return the default value expression, or <code>null</code> indicating
* the member does not have a default value
* @since 3.0
*/
public String getDefault();
/**
* Returns the names of the exception types this method throws
* in the order in which they are declared in the source, or an empty array
* if this method declares no exception types.
* The syntax for an exception type name is defined by Method Throws (JLS2 8.4.4).
* Type names appear as they would in source code. For example:
* <code>"IOException"</code> or <code>"java.io.IOException"</code>.
*
* @return the list of exception types
*/
public String[] getExceptions();
/**
* Returns the formal type parameters for this method.
* Returns an empty array if this method has no formal type parameters.
* <p>Formal type parameters are as they appear in the source
* code; for example:
* <code>"X extends List&lt;String&gt; & Serializable"</code>.
* </p>
*
* @return the formal type parameters of this method,
* in the order declared in the source, an empty array if none
* @since 3.0
*/
String[] getTypeParameters();
/**
* The <code>IDOMMethod</code> refinement of this <code>IDOMNode</code>
* method returns the name of this method. Returns <code>null</code> for
* constructors. The syntax for a method name is defined by Identifier
* of MethodDeclarator (JLS2 8.4).
*
* @return the name of this method or <code>null</code> for constructors
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Returns the names of parameters in this method in the order they are declared,
* or <code>null</code> if no parameters are declared.
* The syntax for parameter names is defined by Formal Parameters (JLS2 8.4.1).
*
* @return the list of parameter names, or <code>null</code> if no parameters
* are declared
*/
public String[] getParameterNames();
/**
* Returns the type names for the parameters of this method in the order they are declared,
* or <code>null</code> if no parameters are declared.
* The syntax for type names is defined by Formal Parameters (JLS2 8.4.1).
* Type names must be specified as they would appear in source code. For
* example: <code>"File"</code>, <code>"java.io.File"</code>, or
* <code>"int[]"</code>.
*
* @return the list of parameter types, or <code>null</code> if no parameters
* are declared
*/
public String[] getParameterTypes();
/**
* Returns the return type name, or <code>null</code>.
* Returns <code>null</code> for constructors.
* The syntax for return type name corresponds to ReturnType in
* MethodDeclaration (JLS2 8.4). Names are returned as they appear in the source
* code; for example: <code>"File"</code>, <code>"java.io.File"</code>,
* <code>"int[]"</code>, or <code>"void"</code>.
*
* @return the return type
*/
public String getReturnType();
/**
* Returns whether this method is a constructor.
*
* @return <code>true</code> for constructors, and <code>false</code> for methods
*/
public boolean isConstructor();
/**
* Sets the body of this method. The method body includes all code following
* the method declaration, including the enclosing braces. No formatting or
* syntax checking is performed on the body.
*
* @param body the body, or <code>null</code> indicating the method has no body (for
* example, for an abstract or native method)
*/
public void setBody(String body);
/**
* Sets whether this method represents a constructor.
*
* @param b <code>true</code> for constructors, and <code>false</code> for methods
*/
public void setConstructor(boolean b);
/**
* Sets the names of the exception types this method throws,
* in the order in which they are declared in the source. An empty array
* indicates this method declares no exception types.
* The syntax for an exception type name is defined by Method Throws (JLS2 8.4.4).
* Type names must be specified as they would appear in source code. For
* example: <code>"IOException"</code> or <code>"java.io.IOException"</code>.
*
* @param exceptionTypes the list of exception types
*/
public void setExceptions(String[] exceptionTypes);
/**
* Sets the formal type parameters for this method.
* <p>Formal type parameters are given as they appear in the source
* code; for example:
* <code>"X extends List&lt;String&gt; & Serializable"</code>.
* </p>
*
* @param typeParameters the formal type parameters of this method,
* in the order to appear in the source, an empty array if none
* @since 3.0
*/
void setTypeParameters(String[] typeParameters);
/**
* The <code>IDOMMethod</code> refinement of this <code>IDOMNode</code>
* method sets the name of this method. The syntax for a method
* name is defined by Identifer of MethodDeclarator (JLS2 8.4).
* <p>
* The name of a constructor is always <code>null</code> and thus it
* must not be set.
* </p>
*
* @param name the given name
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>null</code> is specified
*/
public void setName(String name) throws IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Sets the types and names of parameters in this method in the order they are
* to be declared. If both <code>types</code> and <code>names</code> are <code>null</code>
* this indicates that this method has no parameters.
* The syntax for parameter names is defined by Formal Parameters (JLS2 8.4.1).
* The syntax for type names is defined by Formal Parameters (JLS2 8.4.1).
* Type names must be specified as they would appear in source code. For
* example: <code>"File"</code>, <code>"java.io.File"</code>, or
* <code>"int[]"</code>.
*
* @param types the list of type names
* @param names the list of parameter name
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the number of types and names do not
* match, or if either argument is <code>null</code>
*/
public void setParameters(String[] types, String[] names) throws IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Sets the return type name. This has no effect on constructors.
* The syntax for return type name corresponds to ReturnType in
* MethodDeclaration (JLS2 8.4). Type names are specified as they appear in the
* source code; for example: <code>"File"</code>, <code>"java.io.File"</code>,
* <code>"int[]"</code>, or <code>"void"</code>.
*
* @param type the return type
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>null</code> is specified
*/
public void setReturnType(String type) throws IllegalArgumentException;
}