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Interface IBinding</H2>
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<DT><B>All Known Subinterfaces:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IFunctionBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom">IFunctionBinding</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IMemberValuePairBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom">IMemberValuePairBinding</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IPackageBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom">IPackageBinding</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ITypeBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom">ITypeBinding</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IVariableBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom">IVariableBinding</A></DD>
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<DT><PRE>public interface <B>IBinding</B></DL>
</PRE>
<P>
A binding represents a named entity in the JavaScript language. The world of
bindings provides an integrated picture of the structure of the program as
seen from the compiler's point of view. This interface declare protocol
common to the various different kinds of named entities in the JavaScript language:
packages, types, fields, methods, constructors, and local variables.
<p>
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
</p>
<P>
<P>
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<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IPackageBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>IPackageBinding</CODE></A>,
<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ITypeBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>ITypeBinding</CODE></A>,
<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IVariableBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>IVariableBinding</CODE></A>,
<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IFunctionBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>Provisional API: This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to
change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback
from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken
(repeatedly) as the API evolves.</CODE></A></DL>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#METHOD">METHOD</A></B></CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kind constant (value 4) indicating a method or constructor binding.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#PACKAGE">PACKAGE</A></B></CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kind constant (value 1) indicating a package binding.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#TYPE">TYPE</A></B></CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kind constant (value 2) indicating a type binding.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#VARIABLE">VARIABLE</A></B></CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kind constant (value 3) indicating a field or local variable binding.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#equals(java.lang.Object)">equals</A></B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;obj)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is no special definition of equality for bindings; equality is
simply object identity.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/IJavaScriptElement.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core">IJavaScriptElement</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#getJavaElement()">getJavaElement</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the JavaScript element that corresponds to this binding.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#getKey()">getKey</A></B>()</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the key for this binding.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#getKind()">getKind</A></B>()</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the kind of bindings this is.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#getModifiers()">getModifiers</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the modifiers for this binding.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#getName()">getName</A></B>()</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the name of this binding.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#isDeprecated()">isDeprecated</A></B>()</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Return whether this binding is for something that is deprecated.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#isEqualTo(org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom.IBinding)">isEqualTo</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom">IBinding</A>&nbsp;binding)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns whether this binding has the same key as that of the given
binding.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#isRecovered()">isRecovered</A></B>()</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Return whether this binding is created because the bindings recovery is enabled.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#isSynthetic()">isSynthetic</A></B>()</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns whether this binding is synthetic.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#toString()">toString</A></B>()</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a string representation of this binding suitable for debugging
purposes only.</TD>
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<A NAME="PACKAGE"><!-- --></A><H3>
PACKAGE</H3>
<PRE>
static final int <B>PACKAGE</B></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Kind constant (value 1) indicating a package binding.
Bindings of this kind can be safely cast to <code>IPackageBinding</code>.
<P>
<DL>
<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#getKind()"><CODE>getKind()</CODE></A>,
<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IPackageBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>IPackageBinding</CODE></A>,
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<A NAME="TYPE"><!-- --></A><H3>
TYPE</H3>
<PRE>
static final int <B>TYPE</B></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Kind constant (value 2) indicating a type binding.
Bindings of this kind can be safely cast to <code>ITypeBinding</code>.
<P>
<DL>
<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#getKind()"><CODE>getKind()</CODE></A>,
<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ITypeBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>ITypeBinding</CODE></A>,
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<A NAME="VARIABLE"><!-- --></A><H3>
VARIABLE</H3>
<PRE>
static final int <B>VARIABLE</B></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Kind constant (value 3) indicating a field or local variable binding.
Bindings of this kind can be safely cast to <code>IVariableBinding</code>.
<P>
<DL>
<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#getKind()"><CODE>getKind()</CODE></A>,
<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IVariableBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>IVariableBinding</CODE></A>,
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<A NAME="METHOD"><!-- --></A><H3>
METHOD</H3>
<PRE>
static final int <B>METHOD</B></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Kind constant (value 4) indicating a method or constructor binding.
Bindings of this kind can be safely cast to <code>IFunctionBinding</code>.
<P>
<DL>
<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#getKind()"><CODE>getKind()</CODE></A>,
<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IFunctionBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>IFunctionBinding</CODE></A>,
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<A NAME="getKind()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getKind</H3>
<PRE>
int <B>getKind</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Returns the kind of bindings this is. That is one of the kind constants:
<code>PACKAGE</code>,
<code>TYPE</code>,
<code>VARIABLE</code>,
<code>METHOD</code>,
<code>ANNOTATION</code>,
or <code>MEMBER_VALUE_PAIR</code>.
<p>
Note that additional kinds might be added in the
future, so clients should not assume this list is exhaustive and
should program defensively, e.g. by having a reasonable default
in a switch statement.
</p>
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>one of the kind constants</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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<A NAME="getName()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getName</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>getName</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Returns the name of this binding.
Details of the name are specified with each specific kind of binding.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the name of this binding</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="getModifiers()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getModifiers</H3>
<PRE>
int <B>getModifiers</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Returns the modifiers for this binding.
<p>
Note that deprecated is not included among the modifiers.
Use <code>isDeprecated</code> to find out whether a binding is deprecated.
</p>
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the bit-wise or of <code>Modifier</code> constants<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/Modifier.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>Modifier</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
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<A NAME="isDeprecated()"><!-- --></A><H3>
isDeprecated</H3>
<PRE>
boolean <B>isDeprecated</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Return whether this binding is for something that is deprecated.
A deprecated class, interface, field, method, or constructor is one that
is marked with the 'deprecated' tag in its jsdoc comment.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><code>true</code> if this binding is deprecated, and
<code>false</code> otherwise</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
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isRecovered</H3>
<PRE>
boolean <B>isRecovered</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Return whether this binding is created because the bindings recovery is enabled. This binding is considered
to be incomplete. Its internal state might be incomplete.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><code>true</code> if this binding is a recovered binding, and
<code>false</code> otherwise</DL>
</DD>
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<A NAME="isSynthetic()"><!-- --></A><H3>
isSynthetic</H3>
<PRE>
boolean <B>isSynthetic</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Returns whether this binding is synthetic. A synthetic binding is one that
was made up by the compiler, rather than something declared in the
source code. Note that default constructors (the 0-argument constructor that
the validator generates for class declarations with no explicit constructors
declarations) are not generally considered synthetic (although they
may be if the class itself is synthetic).
But see <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IFunctionBinding.html#isDefaultConstructor()"><CODE>IFunctionBinding.isDefaultConstructor</CODE></A>
for cases where the compiled-generated default constructor can be recognized
instead.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><code>true</code> if this binding is synthetic, and
<code>false</code> otherwise<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IFunctionBinding.html#isDefaultConstructor()"><CODE>IFunctionBinding.isDefaultConstructor()</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="getJavaElement()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getJavaElement</H3>
<PRE>
<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/IJavaScriptElement.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core">IJavaScriptElement</A> <B>getJavaElement</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Returns the JavaScript element that corresponds to this binding.
Returns <code>null</code> if this binding has no corresponding
JavaScript element.
<p>
For array types, this method returns the JavaScript element that corresponds
to the array's element type. For raw and parameterized types, this method
returns the JavaScript element of the erasure. For annotations, this methods
returns the JavaScript element of the annotation type.
</p>
<p>
Here are the cases where a <code>null</code> should be expected:
<ul>
<li>primitive types, including void</li>
<li>null type</li>
<li>wildcard types</li>
<li>capture types</li>
<li>array types of any of the above</li>
<li>the "length" field of an array type</li>
<li>the default constructor of a source class</li>
<li>the constructor of an anonymous class</li>
<li>member value pairs</li>
</ul>
For all other kind of type, method, variable, annotation and package bindings,
this method returns non-<code>null</code>.
</p>
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the JavaScript element that corresponds to this binding,
or <code>null</code> if none</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
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getKey</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>getKey</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Returns the key for this binding.
<p>
Within a connected cluster of bindings (for example, all bindings
reachable from a given AST), each binding will have a distinct keys.
The keys are generated in a manner that is predictable and as
stable as possible. This last property makes these keys useful for
comparing bindings between disconnected clusters of bindings (for example,
the bindings between the "before" and "after" ASTs of the same
javaScript unit).
</p>
<p>
The exact details of how the keys are generated is unspecified.
However, it is a function of the following information:
<ul>
<li>packages - the name of the package (for an unnamed package,
some internal id)</li>
<li>classes or interfaces - the VM name of the type and the key
of its package</li>
<li>array types - the key of the component type and number of
dimensions</li>
<li>primitive types - the name of the primitive type</li>
<li>fields - the name of the field and the key of its declaring
type</li>
<li>methods - the name of the method, the key of its declaring
type, and the keys of the parameter types</li>
<li>constructors - the key of its declaring class, and the
keys of the parameter types</li>
<li>local variables - the name of the local variable, the index of the
declaring block relative to its parent, the key of its method</li>
<li>local types - the name of the type, the index of the declaring
block relative to its parent, the key of its method</li>
<li>anonymous types - the occurence count of the anonymous
type relative to its declaring type, the key of its declaring type</li>
<li>enum types - treated like classes</li>
<li>annotation types - treated like interfaces</li>
<li>type variables - the name of the type variable and
the key of the generic type or generic method that declares that
type variable</li>
<li>wildcard types - the key of the optional wildcard type bound</li>
<li>capture type bindings - the key of the wildcard captured</li>
<li>generic type instances - the key of the generic type and the keys
of the type arguments used to instantiate it, and whether the
instance is explicit (a parameterized type reference) or
implicit (a raw type reference)</li>
<li>generic method instances - the key of the generic method and the keys
of the type arguments used to instantiate it, and whether the
instance is explicit (a parameterized method reference) or
implicit (a raw method reference)</li>
<li>members of generic type instances - the key of the generic type
instance and the key of the corresponding member in the generic
type</li>
</ul>
</p>
<p>Note that the key for annotation bindings and member value pair bindings is
not yet implemented. This returns <code>null</code> for these 2 kinds of bindings.<br>
Recovered bindings have a unique key.
</p>
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the key for this binding</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="equals(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
equals</H3>
<PRE>
boolean <B>equals</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;obj)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>There is no special definition of equality for bindings; equality is
simply object identity. Within the context of a single cluster of
bindings, each binding is represented by a distinct object. However,
between different clusters of bindings, the binding objects may or may
not be different; in these cases, the client should compare bindings
using <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#isEqualTo(org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom.IBinding)"><CODE>isEqualTo(IBinding)</CODE></A>, which checks their keys.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE>equals</CODE> in class <CODE>java.lang.Object</CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>obj</CODE> -
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="isEqualTo(org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom.IBinding)"><!-- --></A><H3>
isEqualTo</H3>
<PRE>
boolean <B>isEqualTo</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html" title="interface in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom">IBinding</A>&nbsp;binding)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Returns whether this binding has the same key as that of the given
binding. Within the context of a single cluster of bindings, each
binding is represented by a distinct object. However, between
different clusters of bindings, the binding objects may or may
not be different objects; in these cases, the binding keys
are used where available.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>binding</CODE> - the other binding, or <code>null</code>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><code>true</code> if the given binding is the identical
object as this binding, or if the keys of both bindings are the
same string; <code>false</code> if the given binding is
<code>null</code>, or if the bindings do not have the same key,
or if one or both of the bindings have no key<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/IBinding.html#getKey()"><CODE>getKey()</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toString()"><!-- --></A><H3>
toString</H3>
<PRE>
java.lang.String <B>toString</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Returns a string representation of this binding suitable for debugging
purposes only.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE>toString</CODE> in class <CODE>java.lang.Object</CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a debug string</DL>
</DD>
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