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| package org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom; |
| |
| /** |
| * A method binding represents a method or constructor of a class or interface. |
| * Method bindings usually correspond directly to method or |
| * constructor declarations found in the source code. |
| * However, in certain cases of references to a generic method, |
| * the method binding may correspond to a copy of a generic method |
| * declaration with substitutions for the method's type parameters |
| * (for these, <code>getTypeArguments</code> returns a non-empty |
| * list, and either <code>isParameterizedMethod</code> or |
| * <code>isRawMethod</code> returns <code>true</code>). |
| * And in certain cases of references to a method declared in a |
| * generic type, the method binding may correspond to a copy of a |
| * method declaration with substitutions for the type's type |
| * parameters (for these, <code>getTypeArguments</code> returns |
| * an empty list, and both <code>isParameterizedMethod</code> and |
| * <code>isRawMethod</code> return <code>false</code>). |
| * <p> |
| * This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @see ITypeBinding#getDeclaredMethods() |
| * @since 2.0 |
| */ |
| public interface IMethodBinding extends IBinding { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this binding is for a constructor or a method. |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if this is the binding for a constructor, |
| * and <code>false</code> if this is the binding for a method |
| */ |
| public boolean isConstructor(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this binding is known to be a compiler-generated |
| * default constructor. |
| * <p> |
| * This method returns <code>false</code> for: |
| * <ul> |
| * <li>methods</li> |
| * <li>constructors with more than one parameter</li> |
| * <li>0-argument constructors where the binding information was obtained |
| * from a Java source file containing an explicit 0-argument constructor |
| * declaration</li> |
| * <li>0-argument constructors where the binding information was obtained |
| * from a Java class file (it is not possible to determine from a |
| * class file whether a 0-argument constructor was present in the source |
| * code versus generated automatically by a Java compiler)</li> |
| * </ul> |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if this is known to be the binding for a |
| * compiler-generated default constructor, and <code>false</code> |
| * otherwise |
| * @since 3.0 |
| */ |
| public boolean isDefaultConstructor(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the name of the method declared in this binding. The method name |
| * is always a simple identifier. The name of a constructor is always the |
| * same as the declared name of its declaring class. |
| * |
| * @return the name of this method, or the declared name of this |
| * constructor's declaring class |
| */ |
| public String getName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the type binding representing the class or interface |
| * that declares this method or constructor. |
| * |
| * @return the binding of the class or interface that declares this method |
| * or constructor |
| */ |
| public ITypeBinding getDeclaringClass(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the resolved default value of an annotation type member, |
| * or <code>null</code> if the member has no default value, or if this |
| * is not the binding for an annotation type member. |
| * <p> |
| * Resolved values are represented as follows (same as for |
| * {@link IResolvedMemberValuePair#getValue()}): |
| * <ul> |
| * <li>Primitive type - the equivalent boxed object</li> |
| * <li>java.lang.Class - the <code>ITypeBinding</code> for the class object</li> |
| * <li>java.lang.String - the string value itself</li> |
| * <li>enum type - the <code>IVariableBinding</code> for the enum constant</li> |
| * <li>annotation type - an <code>IResolvedAnnotation</code></li> |
| * <li>array type - an <code>Object[]</code> whose elements are as per above |
| * (the language only allows single dimensional arrays in annotations)</li> |
| * </ul> |
| * |
| * @return the default value of this annotation type member, or <code>null</code> |
| * if none or not applicable |
| * @since 3.2 |
| */ |
| public Object getDefaultValue(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the resolved annotations of a parameter of this method. |
| * The result returned is the same regardless of whether |
| * this is a parameterized method. |
| * |
| * @param paramIndex the index of the parameter of interest |
| * @return the resolved annotations of the <code>paramIndex</code>th parameter, |
| * or an empty list if there are none |
| * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>paramIndex</code> is |
| * not a valid index |
| * @since 3.2 |
| */ |
| public IResolvedAnnotation[] getParameterAnnotations(int paramIndex); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a list of type bindings representing the formal parameter types, |
| * in declaration order, of this method or constructor. Returns an array of |
| * length 0 if this method or constructor does not takes any parameters. |
| * <p> |
| * Note that the binding for the last parameter type of a vararg method |
| * declaration like <code>void fun(Foo... args)</code> is always for |
| * an array type (i.e., <code>Foo[]</code>) reflecting the the way varargs |
| * get compiled. However, the type binding obtained directly from |
| * the <code>SingleVariableDeclaration</code> for the vararg parameter |
| * is always for the type as written; i.e., the type binding for |
| * <code>Foo</code>. |
| * </p> |
| * <p> |
| * Note: The result does not include synthetic parameters introduced by |
| * inner class emulation. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return a (possibly empty) list of type bindings for the formal |
| * parameters of this method or constructor |
| */ |
| public ITypeBinding[] getParameterTypes(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the binding for the return type of this method. Returns the |
| * special primitive <code>void</code> return type for constructors. |
| * |
| * @return the binding for the return type of this method, or the |
| * <code>void</code> return type for constructors |
| */ |
| public ITypeBinding getReturnType(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a list of type bindings representing the types of the exceptions thrown |
| * by this method or constructor. Returns an array of length 0 if this method |
| * throws no exceptions. The resulting types are in no particular order. |
| * |
| * @return a list of type bindings for exceptions |
| * thrown by this method or constructor |
| */ |
| public ITypeBinding[] getExceptionTypes(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the type parameters of this method or constructor binding. |
| * <p> |
| * Note that type parameters only occur on the binding of the |
| * declaring generic method. Type bindings corresponding to a raw or |
| * parameterized reference to a generic method do not carry type |
| * parameters (they instead have non-empty type arguments |
| * and non-trivial erasure). |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return the list of binding for the type variables for the type |
| * parameters of this method, or otherwise the empty list |
| * @see ITypeBinding#isTypeVariable() |
| * @since 3.1 |
| */ |
| public ITypeBinding[] getTypeParameters(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this is the binding for an annotation type member. |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> iff this is the binding for an annotation type member |
| * and <code>false</code> otherwise |
| * @since 3.2 |
| */ |
| public boolean isAnnotationMember(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this method binding represents a declaration of |
| * a generic method. |
| * <p> |
| * Note that type parameters only occur on the binding of the |
| * declaring generic method; e.g., <code>public <T> T identity(T t);</code>. |
| * Method bindings corresponding to a raw or parameterized reference to a generic |
| * method do not carry type parameters (they instead have non-empty type arguments |
| * and non-trivial erasure). |
| * This method is fully equivalent to <code>getTypeParameters().length > 0)</code>. |
| * </p> |
| * <p> |
| * Note that {@link #isGenericMethod()}, |
| * {@link #isParameterizedMethod()}, |
| * and {@link #isRawMethod()} are mutually exclusive. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if this method binding represents a |
| * declaration of a generic method, and <code>false</code> otherwise |
| * @see #getTypeParameters() |
| * @since 3.1 |
| */ |
| public boolean isGenericMethod(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this method binding represents an instance of |
| * a generic method corresponding to a parameterized method reference. |
| * <p> |
| * Note that {@link #isGenericMethod()}, |
| * {@link #isParameterizedMethod()}, |
| * and {@link #isRawMethod()} are mutually exclusive. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if this method binding represents a |
| * an instance of a generic method corresponding to a parameterized |
| * method reference, and <code>false</code> otherwise |
| * @see #getMethodDeclaration() |
| * @see #getTypeArguments() |
| * @since 3.1 |
| */ |
| public boolean isParameterizedMethod(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the type arguments of this generic method instance, or the |
| * empty list for other method bindings. |
| * <p> |
| * Note that type arguments only occur on a method binding that represents |
| * an instance of a generic method corresponding to a raw or parameterized |
| * reference to a generic method. Do not confuse these with type parameters |
| * which only occur on the method binding corresponding directly to the |
| * declaration of a generic method. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return the list of type bindings for the type arguments used to |
| * instantiate the corrresponding generic method, or otherwise the empty list |
| * @see #getMethodDeclaration() |
| * @see #isParameterizedMethod() |
| * @see #isRawMethod() |
| * @since 3.1 |
| */ |
| public ITypeBinding[] getTypeArguments(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the binding for the method declaration corresponding to this |
| * method binding. For parameterized methods ({@link #isParameterizedMethod()}) |
| * and raw methods ({@link #isRawMethod()}), this method returns the binding |
| * for the corresponding generic method. For other method bindings, this |
| * returns the same binding. |
| * |
| * <p>Note: The one notable exception is the method <code>Object.getClass()</code>, |
| * which is declared to return <code>Class<? extends Object></code>, but |
| * when invoked its return type becomes <code>Class<? extends |
| * </code><em>R</em><code>></code>, where <em>R</em> is the compile type of |
| * the receiver of the method invocation.</p> |
| * |
| * @return the method binding |
| * @since 3.1 |
| */ |
| public IMethodBinding getMethodDeclaration(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this method overrides at least another method, |
| * as specified in section 8.4.8.1 and 9.4.1 of <em>The Java Language |
| * Specification, Third Edition</em> (JLS3). |
| * |
| * @return whether this method overrides at least another method |
| * @see #overrides(IMethodBinding) |
| * @since 3.2 |
| */ |
| public boolean isOverriding(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this method binding represents an instance of |
| * a generic method corresponding to a raw method reference. |
| * <p> |
| * Note that {@link #isGenericMethod()}, |
| * {@link #isParameterizedMethod()}, |
| * and {@link #isRawMethod()} are mutually exclusive. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if this method binding represents a |
| * an instance of a generic method corresponding to a raw |
| * method reference, and <code>false</code> otherwise |
| * @see #getMethodDeclaration() |
| * @see #getTypeArguments() |
| * @since 3.1 |
| */ |
| public boolean isRawMethod(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this method's signature is a subsignature of the given method as |
| * specified in section 8.4.2 of <em>The Java Language Specification, Third Edition</em> (JLS3). |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if this method's signature is a subsignature of the given method |
| * @since 3.1 |
| */ |
| public boolean isSubsignature(IMethodBinding otherMethod); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this is a variable arity method. |
| * <p> |
| * Note: Variable arity ("varargs") methods were added in JLS3. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if this is a variable arity method, |
| * and <code>false</code> otherwise |
| * @since 3.1 |
| */ |
| public boolean isVarargs(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this method overrides the given method, |
| * as specified in section 8.4.8.1 of <em>The Java Language |
| * Specification, Third Edition</em> (JLS3). |
| * |
| * @param method the method that is possibly overriden |
| * @return <code>true</code> if this method overrides the given method, |
| * and <code>false</code> otherwise |
| * @since 3.1 |
| */ |
| public boolean overrides(IMethodBinding method); |
| } |