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Class StructuralPropertyDescriptor</H2>
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java.lang.Object
<IMG SRC="../../../../../../resources/inherit.gif" ALT="extended by "><B>org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom.StructuralPropertyDescriptor</B>
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<DT><B>Direct Known Subclasses:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ChildListPropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom">ChildListPropertyDescriptor</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ChildPropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom">ChildPropertyDescriptor</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/SimplePropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom">SimplePropertyDescriptor</A></DD>
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<DT><PRE>public abstract class <B>StructuralPropertyDescriptor</B><DT>extends java.lang.Object</DL>
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Abstract base class for property descriptors of AST nodes.
There are three kinds of properties:
<ul>
<li>simple properties (<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/SimplePropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>SimplePropertyDescriptor</CODE></A>)
- properties where the value is a primitive (int, boolean)
or simple (String, InfixExprsssion.Operator) type other than an
AST node; for example, the identifier of a <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/SimpleName.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>SimpleName</CODE></A></li>
<li>child properties (<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ChildPropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>ChildPropertyDescriptor</CODE></A>)
- properties whose value is another AST node;
for example, the name of a <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/FunctionDeclaration.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>FunctionDeclaration</CODE></A></li>
<li>child list properties (<A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ChildListPropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>ChildListPropertyDescriptor</CODE></A>)
- properties where the value is a list of AST nodes;
for example, the statements of a <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/Block.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>Block</CODE></A></li>
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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.
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/StructuralPropertyDescriptor.html#getId()">getId</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the id of this property.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.Class</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/StructuralPropertyDescriptor.html#getNodeClass()">getNodeClass</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the AST node type that owns this property.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/StructuralPropertyDescriptor.html#isChildListProperty()">isChildListProperty</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns whether this property is a child list property
(instance of <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ChildListPropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>ChildListPropertyDescriptor</CODE></A>.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/StructuralPropertyDescriptor.html#isChildProperty()">isChildProperty</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns whether this property is a child property
(instance of <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ChildPropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>ChildPropertyDescriptor</CODE></A>.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/StructuralPropertyDescriptor.html#isSimpleProperty()">isSimpleProperty</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns whether this property is a simple property
(instance of <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/SimplePropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>SimplePropertyDescriptor</CODE></A>.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/StructuralPropertyDescriptor.html#toString()">toString</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a string suitable for debug purposes.</TD>
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<TD><CODE>equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait</CODE></TD>
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<A NAME="getId()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getId</H3>
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public final java.lang.String <B>getId</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the id of this property.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the property id</DL>
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getNodeClass</H3>
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public final java.lang.Class <B>getNodeClass</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the AST node type that owns this property.
<p>
For example, for all properties of the node type
TypeDeclaration, this method returns <code>TypeDeclaration.class</code>.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the node type that owns this property</DL>
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isSimpleProperty</H3>
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public final boolean <B>isSimpleProperty</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns whether this property is a simple property
(instance of <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/SimplePropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>SimplePropertyDescriptor</CODE></A>.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><code>true</code> if this is a simple property, and
<code>false</code> otherwise</DL>
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isChildProperty</H3>
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public final boolean <B>isChildProperty</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns whether this property is a child property
(instance of <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ChildPropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>ChildPropertyDescriptor</CODE></A>.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><code>true</code> if this is a child property, and
<code>false</code> otherwise</DL>
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isChildListProperty</H3>
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public final boolean <B>isChildListProperty</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns whether this property is a child list property
(instance of <A HREF="../../../../../../org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/core/dom/ChildListPropertyDescriptor.html" title="class in org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom"><CODE>ChildListPropertyDescriptor</CODE></A>.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><code>true</code> if this is a child list property, and
<code>false</code> otherwise</DL>
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toString</H3>
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public java.lang.String <B>toString</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a string suitable for debug purposes.
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<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE>toString</CODE> in class <CODE>java.lang.Object</CODE></DL>
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