org.eclipse.jdt.core
Class Flags

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.jdt.core.Flags

public final class Flags
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for decoding modifier flags in Java elements.

This class provides static methods only.

Note that the numeric values of these flags match the ones for class files as described in the Java Virtual Machine Specification. The AST class Modifier provides the same functionality as this class, only in the org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom package.

See Also:

IMember.getFlags()

Field Summary

static int	AccAbstract Abstract property flag.
static int	AccAnnotation Annotation property flag (added in J2SE 1.5).
static int	AccBridge Bridge method property flag (added in J2SE 1.5).
static int	AccDefault Constant representing the absence of any flag
static int	AccDeprecated Deprecated property flag.
static int	AccEnum Enum property flag (added in J2SE 1.5).
static int	AccFinal Final access flag.
static int	AccInterface Interface property flag.
static int	AccNative Native property flag.
static int	AccPrivate Private access flag.
static int	AccProtected Protected access flag.
static int	AccPublic Public access flag.
static int	AccStatic Static access flag.
static int	AccStrictfp Strictfp property flag.
static int	AccSuper Super property flag.
static int	AccSynchronized Synchronized access flag.
static int	AccSynthetic Synthetic property flag.
static int	AccTransient Transient property flag.
static int	AccVarargs Varargs method property flag (added in J2SE 1.5).
static int	AccVolatile Volatile property flag.

Method Summary

static boolean	isAbstract(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the abstract modifier.
static boolean	isAnnotation(int flags) Returns whether the given integer has the AccAnnotation bit set.
static boolean	isBridge(int flags) Returns whether the given integer has the AccBridge bit set.
static boolean	isDeprecated(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the indication that the element is deprecated (@deprecated tag in Javadoc comment).
static boolean	isEnum(int flags) Returns whether the given integer has the AccEnum bit set.
static boolean	isFinal(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the final modifier.
static boolean	isInterface(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the interface modifier.
static boolean	isNative(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the native modifier.
static boolean	isPackageDefault(int flags) Returns whether the given integer does not include one of the public, private, or protected flags.
static boolean	isPrivate(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the private modifier.
static boolean	isProtected(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the protected modifier.
static boolean	isPublic(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the public modifier.
static boolean	isStatic(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the static modifier.
static boolean	isStrictfp(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the strictfp modifier.
static boolean	isSuper(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the super modifier.
static boolean	isSynchronized(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the synchronized modifier.
static boolean	isSynthetic(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the indication that the element is synthetic.
static boolean	isTransient(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the transient modifier.
static boolean	isVarargs(int flags) Returns whether the given integer has the AccVarargs bit set.
static boolean	isVolatile(int flags) Returns whether the given integer includes the volatile modifier.
static java.lang.String	toString(int flags) Returns a standard string describing the given modifier flags.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

AccDefault

public static final int AccDefault

Constant representing the absence of any flag

Since:

3.0

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Constant Field Values

AccPublic

public static final int AccPublic

Public access flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccPrivate

public static final int AccPrivate

Private access flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccProtected

public static final int AccProtected

Protected access flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccStatic

public static final int AccStatic

Static access flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccFinal

public static final int AccFinal

Final access flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccSynchronized

public static final int AccSynchronized

Synchronized access flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccVolatile

public static final int AccVolatile

Volatile property flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccTransient

public static final int AccTransient

Transient property flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccNative

public static final int AccNative

Native property flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccInterface

public static final int AccInterface

Interface property flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccAbstract

public static final int AccAbstract

Abstract property flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccStrictfp

public static final int AccStrictfp

Strictfp property flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccSuper

public static final int AccSuper

Super property flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccSynthetic

public static final int AccSynthetic

Synthetic property flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccDeprecated

public static final int AccDeprecated

Deprecated property flag. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

2.0

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AccBridge

public static final int AccBridge

Bridge method property flag (added in J2SE 1.5). Used to flag a compiler-generated bridge methods. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

3.0

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AccVarargs

public static final int AccVarargs

Varargs method property flag (added in J2SE 1.5). Used to flag variable arity method declarations. See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

3.0

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AccEnum

public static final int AccEnum

Enum property flag (added in J2SE 1.5). See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

3.0

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AccAnnotation

public static final int AccAnnotation

Annotation property flag (added in J2SE 1.5). See The Java Virtual Machine Specification for more details.

Since:

3.0

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Method Detail

isAbstract

public static boolean isAbstract(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the abstract modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the abstract modifier is included

isDeprecated

public static boolean isDeprecated(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the indication that the element is deprecated (@deprecated tag in Javadoc comment).

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the element is marked as deprecated

isFinal

public static boolean isFinal(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the final modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the final modifier is included

isInterface

public static boolean isInterface(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the interface modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the interface modifier is included

Since:

2.0

isNative

public static boolean isNative(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the native modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the native modifier is included

isPackageDefault

public static boolean isPackageDefault(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer does not include one of the public, private, or protected flags.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if no visibility flag is set

Since:

3.2

isPrivate

public static boolean isPrivate(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the private modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the private modifier is included

isProtected

public static boolean isProtected(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the protected modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the protected modifier is included

isPublic

public static boolean isPublic(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the public modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the public modifier is included

isStatic

public static boolean isStatic(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the static modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the static modifier is included

isSuper

public static boolean isSuper(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the super modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the super modifier is included

Since:

3.2

isStrictfp

public static boolean isStrictfp(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the strictfp modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the strictfp modifier is included

isSynchronized

public static boolean isSynchronized(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the synchronized modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the synchronized modifier is included

isSynthetic

public static boolean isSynthetic(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the indication that the element is synthetic.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the element is marked synthetic

isTransient

public static boolean isTransient(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the transient modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the transient modifier is included

isVolatile

public static boolean isVolatile(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer includes the volatile modifier.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the volatile modifier is included

isBridge

public static boolean isBridge(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer has the AccBridge bit set.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the AccBridge flag is included

Since:

3.0

See Also:

AccBridge

isVarargs

public static boolean isVarargs(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer has the AccVarargs bit set.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the AccVarargs flag is included

Since:

3.0

See Also:

AccVarargs

isEnum

public static boolean isEnum(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer has the AccEnum bit set.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the AccEnum flag is included

Since:

3.0

See Also:

AccEnum

isAnnotation

public static boolean isAnnotation(int flags)

Returns whether the given integer has the AccAnnotation bit set.

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

true if the AccAnnotation flag is included

Since:

3.0

See Also:

AccAnnotation

toString

public static java.lang.String toString(int flags)

Returns a standard string describing the given modifier flags. Only modifier flags are included in the output; deprecated, synthetic, bridge, etc. flags are ignored.

The flags are output in the following order:

   public protected private 
   static 
   abstract final native synchronized transient volatile strictfp
 

This is a compromise between the orders specified in sections 8.1.1, 8.3.1, 8.4.3, 8.8.3, 9.1.1, and 9.3 of The Java Language Specification, Second Edition (JLS2).

Note that the flags of a method can include the AccVarargs flag that has no standard description. Since the AccVarargs flag has the same value as the AccTransient flag (valid for fields only), attempting to get the description of method modifiers with the AccVarargs flag set would result in an unexpected description. Clients should ensure that the AccVarargs is not included in the flags of a method as follows:

 IMethod method = ...
 int flags = method.getFlags() & ~Flags.AccVarargs;
 return Flags.toString(flags);
 

Examples results:

          "public static final"
          "private native"
 

Parameters:

flags - the flags

Returns:

the standard string representation of the given flags