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| * Contributors: |
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| package org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom; |
| |
| /** |
| * Descriptor for a child list property of an AST node. |
| * A child list property is one whose value is a list of |
| * {@link ASTNode}. |
| * |
| * @see org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode#getStructuralProperty(StructuralPropertyDescriptor) |
| * @since 3.0 |
| * @noinstantiate This class is not intended to be instantiated by clients. |
| */ |
| @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") |
| public final class ChildListPropertyDescriptor extends StructuralPropertyDescriptor { |
| |
| /** |
| * Element type. For example, for a node type like |
| * CompilationUnit, the "imports" property is ImportDeclaration.class. |
| * <p> |
| * Field is private, but marked package-visible for fast |
| * access from ASTNode. |
| * </p> |
| */ |
| final Class elementType; |
| |
| /** |
| * Indicates whether a cycle is possible. |
| * <p> |
| * Field is private, but marked package-visible for fast |
| * access from ASTNode. |
| * </p> |
| */ |
| final boolean cycleRisk; |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a new child list property descriptor with the given property id. |
| * Note that this constructor is declared package-private so that |
| * property descriptors can only be created by the AST |
| * implementation. |
| * |
| * @param nodeClass concrete AST node type that owns this property |
| * @param propertyId the property id |
| * @param elementType the element type of this property |
| * @param cycleRisk <code>true</code> if this property is at |
| * risk of cycles, and <code>false</code> if there is no worry about cycles |
| */ |
| ChildListPropertyDescriptor(Class nodeClass, String propertyId, Class elementType, boolean cycleRisk) { |
| super(nodeClass, propertyId); |
| if (elementType == null) { |
| throw new IllegalArgumentException(); |
| } |
| this.elementType = elementType; |
| this.cycleRisk = cycleRisk; |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the element type of this list property. |
| * <p> |
| * For example, for a node type like CompilationUnit, |
| * the "imports" property returns <code>ImportDeclaration.class</code>. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return the element type of the property |
| */ |
| public final Class getElementType() { |
| return this.elementType; |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether this property is vulnerable to cycles. |
| * <p> |
| * A property is vulnerable to cycles if a node of the owning |
| * type (that is, the type that owns this property) could legally |
| * appear in the AST subtree below this property. For example, |
| * the body property of a |
| * {@link MethodDeclaration} node |
| * admits a body which might include statement that embeds |
| * another {@link MethodDeclaration} node. |
| * On the other hand, the name property of a |
| * MethodDeclaration node admits only names, and thereby excludes |
| * another MethodDeclaration node. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if cycles are possible, |
| * and <code>false</code> if cycles are impossible |
| */ |
| public final boolean cycleRisk() { |
| return this.cycleRisk; |
| } |
| } |