org.eclipse.jdt.core
Interface IJavaProject

All Superinterfaces:

org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable, IJavaElement, IOpenable, IParent

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExternalJavaProject, JavaProject

public interface IJavaProject
extends IParent, IJavaElement, IOpenable

A Java project represents a view of a project resource in terms of Java elements such as package fragments, types, methods and fields. A project may contain several package roots, which contain package fragments. A package root corresponds to an underlying folder or JAR.

Each Java project has a classpath, defining which folders contain source code and where required libraries are located. Each Java project also has an output location, defining where the builder writes .class files. A project that references packages in another project can access the packages by including the required project in a classpath entry. The Java model will present the source elements in the required project; when building, the compiler will use the corresponding generated class files from the required project's output location(s)). The classpath format is a sequence of classpath entries describing the location and contents of package fragment roots.

Java project elements need to be opened before they can be navigated or manipulated. The children of a Java project are the package fragment roots that are defined by the classpath and contained in this project (in other words, it does not include package fragment roots for other projects).

An instance of one of these handles can be created via JavaCore.create(project).

See Also:

JavaCore.create(org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject), IClasspathEntry

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaElement

ANNOTATION, CLASS_FILE, COMPILATION_UNIT, FIELD, IMPORT_CONTAINER, IMPORT_DECLARATION, INITIALIZER, JAVA_MODEL, JAVA_PROJECT, LOCAL_VARIABLE, METHOD, PACKAGE_DECLARATION, PACKAGE_FRAGMENT, PACKAGE_FRAGMENT_ROOT, TYPE, TYPE_PARAMETER

Method Summary

IClasspathEntry	decodeClasspathEntry(java.lang.String encodedEntry) Decodes the classpath entry that has been encoded in the given string in the context of this project.
java.lang.String	encodeClasspathEntry(IClasspathEntry classpathEntry) Encodes the given classpath entry into a string in the context of this project.
IJavaElement	findElement(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath path) Returns the IJavaElement corresponding to the given classpath-relative path, or null if no such IJavaElement is found.
IJavaElement	findElement(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath path, WorkingCopyOwner owner) Returns the IJavaElement corresponding to the given classpath-relative path, or null if no such IJavaElement is found.
IJavaElement	findElement(java.lang.String bindingKey, WorkingCopyOwner owner) Finds the Java element corresponding to the given binding key if any, else returns null.
IPackageFragment	findPackageFragment(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath path) Returns the first existing package fragment on this project's classpath whose path matches the given (absolute) path, or null if none exist.
IPackageFragmentRoot	findPackageFragmentRoot(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath path) Returns the existing package fragment root on this project's classpath whose path matches the given (absolute) path, or null if one does not exist.
IPackageFragmentRoot[]	findPackageFragmentRoots(IClasspathEntry entry) Returns the existing package fragment roots identified by the given entry.
IType	findType(java.lang.String fullyQualifiedName) Returns the first type found following this project's classpath with the given fully qualified name or null if none is found.
IType	findType(java.lang.String fullyQualifiedName, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor progressMonitor) Same functionality as findType(String) but also look for secondary types if given name does not match a compilation unit name.
IType	findType(java.lang.String packageName, java.lang.String typeQualifiedName) Returns the first type found following this project's classpath with the given package name and type qualified name or null if none is found.
IType	findType(java.lang.String packageName, java.lang.String typeQualifiedName, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor progressMonitor) Same functionality as findType(String, String) but also look for secondary types if given name does not match a compilation unit name.
IType	findType(java.lang.String packageName, java.lang.String typeQualifiedName, WorkingCopyOwner owner) Returns the first type found following this project's classpath with the given package name and type qualified name or null if none is found.
IType	findType(java.lang.String packageName, java.lang.String typeQualifiedName, WorkingCopyOwner owner, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor progressMonitor) Same functionality as findType(String, String, WorkingCopyOwner) but also look for secondary types if given name does not match a compilation unit name.
IType	findType(java.lang.String fullyQualifiedName, WorkingCopyOwner owner) Returns the first type found following this project's classpath with the given fully qualified name or null if none is found.
IType	findType(java.lang.String fullyQualifiedName, WorkingCopyOwner owner, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor progressMonitor) Same functionality as findType(String, WorkingCopyOwner) but also look for secondary types if given name does not match a compilation unit name.
IPackageFragmentRoot[]	getAllPackageFragmentRoots() Returns all of the existing package fragment roots that exist on the classpath, in the order they are defined by the classpath.
java.lang.Object[]	getNonJavaResources() Returns an array of non-Java resources directly contained in this project.
java.lang.String	getOption(java.lang.String optionName, boolean inheritJavaCoreOptions) Helper method for returning one option value only.
java.util.Map	getOptions(boolean inheritJavaCoreOptions) Returns the table of the current custom options for this project.
org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath	getOutputLocation() Returns the default output location for this project as a workspace- relative absolute path.
IPackageFragmentRoot	getPackageFragmentRoot(IResource resource) Returns a package fragment root for the given resource, which must either be a folder representing the top of a package hierarchy, or a ZIP archive (e.g.
IPackageFragmentRoot	getPackageFragmentRoot(java.lang.String externalLibraryPath) Returns a package fragment root for an external library (a ZIP archive - e.g.
IPackageFragmentRoot[]	getPackageFragmentRoots() Returns all of the package fragment roots contained in this project, identified on this project's resolved classpath.
IPackageFragmentRoot[]	getPackageFragmentRoots(IClasspathEntry entry) Deprecated. Use findPackageFragmentRoots(IClasspathEntry) instead
IPackageFragment[]	getPackageFragments() Returns all package fragments in all package fragment roots contained in this project.
IProject	getProject() Returns the IProject on which this IJavaProject was created.
IClasspathEntry[]	getRawClasspath() Returns the raw classpath for the project, as a list of classpath entries.
java.lang.String[]	getRequiredProjectNames() Returns the names of the projects that are directly required by this project.
IClasspathEntry[]	getResolvedClasspath(boolean ignoreUnresolvedEntry) This is a helper method returning the resolved classpath for the project as a list of simple (non-variable, non-container) classpath entries.
boolean	hasBuildState() Returns whether this project has been built at least once and thus whether it has a build state.
boolean	hasClasspathCycle(IClasspathEntry[] entries) Returns whether setting this project's classpath to the given classpath entries would result in a cycle.
boolean	isOnClasspath(IJavaElement element) Returns whether the given element is on the classpath of this project, that is, referenced from a classpath entry and not explicitly excluded using an exclusion pattern.
boolean	isOnClasspath(IResource resource) Returns whether the given resource is on the classpath of this project, that is, referenced from a classpath entry and not explicitly excluded using an exclusion pattern.
IEvaluationContext	newEvaluationContext() Creates a new evaluation context.
ITypeHierarchy	newTypeHierarchy(IRegion region, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Creates and returns a type hierarchy for all types in the given region, considering subtypes within that region.
ITypeHierarchy	newTypeHierarchy(IRegion region, WorkingCopyOwner owner, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Creates and returns a type hierarchy for all types in the given region, considering subtypes within that region and considering types in the working copies with the given owner.
ITypeHierarchy	newTypeHierarchy(IType type, IRegion region, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Creates and returns a type hierarchy for the given type considering subtypes in the specified region.
ITypeHierarchy	newTypeHierarchy(IType type, IRegion region, WorkingCopyOwner owner, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Creates and returns a type hierarchy for the given type considering subtypes in the specified region and considering types in the working copies with the given owner.
org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath	readOutputLocation() Returns the default output location for the project as defined by its .classpath file from disk, or null if unable to read the file.
IClasspathEntry[]	readRawClasspath() Returns the raw classpath for the project as defined by its .classpath file from disk, or null if unable to read the file.
void	setOption(java.lang.String optionName, java.lang.String optionValue) Helper method for setting one option value only.
void	setOptions(java.util.Map newOptions) Sets the project custom options.
void	setOutputLocation(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath path, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Sets the default output location of this project to the location described by the given workspace-relative absolute path.
void	setRawClasspath(IClasspathEntry[] entries, boolean canModifyResources, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Sets the classpath of this project using a list of classpath entries.
void	setRawClasspath(IClasspathEntry[] entries, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath outputLocation, boolean canModifyResources, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Sets both the classpath of this project and its default output location at once.
void	setRawClasspath(IClasspathEntry[] entries, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath outputLocation, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Sets the both the classpath of this project and its default output location at once.
void	setRawClasspath(IClasspathEntry[] entries, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Sets the classpath of this project using a list of classpath entries.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core.IParent

getChildren, hasChildren

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaElement

exists, getAncestor, getAttachedJavadoc, getCorrespondingResource, getElementName, getElementType, getHandleIdentifier, getJavaModel, getJavaProject, getOpenable, getParent, getPath, getPrimaryElement, getResource, getSchedulingRule, getUnderlyingResource, isReadOnly, isStructureKnown

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable

getAdapter

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core.IOpenable

close, findRecommendedLineSeparator, getBuffer, hasUnsavedChanges, isConsistent, isOpen, makeConsistent, open, save

Method Detail

decodeClasspathEntry

IClasspathEntry decodeClasspathEntry(java.lang.String encodedEntry)

Decodes the classpath entry that has been encoded in the given string in the context of this project. Returns null if the encoded entry is malformed.

Parameters:

encodedEntry - the encoded classpath entry

Returns:

the decoded classpath entry, or null if unable to decode it

Since:

3.2

encodeClasspathEntry

java.lang.String encodeClasspathEntry(IClasspathEntry classpathEntry)

Encodes the given classpath entry into a string in the context of this project.

Parameters:

classpathEntry - the classpath entry to encode

Returns:

the encoded classpath entry

Since:

3.2

findElement

IJavaElement findElement(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath path)
                         throws JavaModelException

Returns the IJavaElement corresponding to the given classpath-relative path, or null if no such IJavaElement is found. The result is one of an ICompilationUnit, IClassFile, or IPackageFragment.

When looking for a package fragment, there might be several potential matches; only one of them is returned.

For example, the path "java/lang/Object.java", would result in the ICompilationUnit or IClassFile corresponding to "java.lang.Object". The path "java/lang" would result in the IPackageFragment for "java.lang".

Parameters:

path - the given classpath-relative path

Returns:

the IJavaElement corresponding to the given classpath-relative path, or null if no such IJavaElement is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if the given path is null or absolute

findElement

IJavaElement findElement(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath path,
                         WorkingCopyOwner owner)
                         throws JavaModelException

Returns the IJavaElement corresponding to the given classpath-relative path, or null if no such IJavaElement is found. The result is one of an ICompilationUnit, IClassFile, or IPackageFragment. If it is an ICompilationUnit, its owner is the given owner.

When looking for a package fragment, there might be several potential matches; only one of them is returned.

For example, the path "java/lang/Object.java", would result in the ICompilationUnit or IClassFile corresponding to "java.lang.Object". The path "java/lang" would result in the IPackageFragment for "java.lang".

Parameters:

path - the given classpath-relative path

owner - the owner of the returned compilation unit, ignored if it is not a compilation unit.

Returns:

the IJavaElement corresponding to the given classpath-relative path, or null if no such IJavaElement is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if the given path is null or absolute

Since:

3.0

findElement

IJavaElement findElement(java.lang.String bindingKey,
                         WorkingCopyOwner owner)
                         throws JavaModelException

Finds the Java element corresponding to the given binding key if any, else returns null. Elements are looked up using this project's classpath. The first element corresponding to the given key on this project's classpath is returned.

Possible elements are:

• IPackageFragment for a binding key from an IPackageBinding
• IType for a binding key from an ITypeBinding
• IMethod for a binding key from an IMethodBinding
• IField for a binding key from an IVariableBinding representing a field
• ITypeParameter for a binding key from an ITypeBinding representing a type variable
• IAnnotation for a binding key from an IAnnotationBinding

Note: if two methods correspond to the binding key because their parameter types' simple names are the same, then the first one is returned. For example, if a class defines two methods foo(p1.Y, String) and foo(p2.Y, String), in both cases the parameter type's simple names are {"Y", "String"}. Thus foo(p1.Y, String) is returned.

Parameters:

bindingKey - the given binding key

owner - the owner of the returned element's compilation unit, or null if the default working copy owner must be used

Returns:

the Java element corresponding to the given key, or null if no such Java element is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

Since:

3.4

findPackageFragment

IPackageFragment findPackageFragment(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath path)
                                     throws JavaModelException

Returns the first existing package fragment on this project's classpath whose path matches the given (absolute) path, or null if none exist. The path can be: - internal to the workbench: "/Project/src" - external to the workbench: "c:/jdk/classes.zip/java/lang"

Parameters:

path - the given absolute path

Returns:

the first existing package fragment on this project's classpath whose path matches the given (absolute) path, or null if none exist

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

findPackageFragmentRoot

IPackageFragmentRoot findPackageFragmentRoot(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath path)
                                             throws JavaModelException

Returns the existing package fragment root on this project's classpath whose path matches the given (absolute) path, or null if one does not exist. The path can be: - internal to the workbench: "/Compiler/src" - external to the workbench: "c:/jdk/classes.zip"

Parameters:

path - the given absolute path

Returns:

the existing package fragment root on this project's classpath whose path matches the given (absolute) path, or null if one does not exist

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

findPackageFragmentRoots

IPackageFragmentRoot[] findPackageFragmentRoots(IClasspathEntry entry)

Returns the existing package fragment roots identified by the given entry. Note that a classpath entry that refers to another project may have more than one root (if that project has more than on root containing source), and classpath entries within the current project identify a single root.

If the classpath entry denotes a variable, it will be resolved and return the roots of the target entry (empty if not resolvable).

If the classpath entry denotes a container, it will be resolved and return the roots corresponding to the set of container entries (empty if not resolvable).

Parameters:

entry - the given entry

Returns:

the existing package fragment roots identified by the given entry

Since:

2.1

See Also:

IClasspathContainer

findType

IType findType(java.lang.String fullyQualifiedName)
               throws JavaModelException

Returns the first type found following this project's classpath with the given fully qualified name or null if none is found. The fully qualified name is a dot-separated name. For example, a class B defined as a member type of a class A in package x.y should have a the fully qualified name "x.y.A.B". Note that in order to be found, a type name (or its toplevel enclosing type name) must match its corresponding compilation unit name. As a consequence, secondary types cannot be found using this functionality. To find secondary types use findType(String, IProgressMonitor) instead.

Parameters:

fullyQualifiedName - the given fully qualified name

Returns:

the first type found following this project's classpath with the given fully qualified name or null if none is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

Since:

2.0

See Also:

IType.getFullyQualifiedName(char)

findType

IType findType(java.lang.String fullyQualifiedName,
               org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor progressMonitor)
               throws JavaModelException

Same functionality as findType(String) but also look for secondary types if given name does not match a compilation unit name.

Parameters:

fullyQualifiedName - the given fully qualified name

progressMonitor - the progress monitor to report progress to, or null if no progress monitor is provided

Returns:

the first type found following this project's classpath with the given fully qualified name or null if none is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

Since:

3.2

See Also:

IType.getFullyQualifiedName(char)

findType

IType findType(java.lang.String fullyQualifiedName,
               WorkingCopyOwner owner)
               throws JavaModelException

Returns the first type found following this project's classpath with the given fully qualified name or null if none is found. The fully qualified name is a dot-separated name. For example, a class B defined as a member type of a class A in package x.y should have a the fully qualified name "x.y.A.B". If the returned type is part of a compilation unit, its owner is the given owner. Note that in order to be found, a type name (or its toplevel enclosing type name) must match its corresponding compilation unit name. As a consequence, secondary types cannot be found using this functionality. To find secondary types use findType(String, WorkingCopyOwner, IProgressMonitor) instead.

Parameters:

fullyQualifiedName - the given fully qualified name

owner - the owner of the returned type's compilation unit

Returns:

the first type found following this project's classpath with the given fully qualified name or null if none is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

Since:

3.0

See Also:

IType.getFullyQualifiedName(char)

findType

IType findType(java.lang.String fullyQualifiedName,
               WorkingCopyOwner owner,
               org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor progressMonitor)
               throws JavaModelException

Same functionality as findType(String, WorkingCopyOwner) but also look for secondary types if given name does not match a compilation unit name.

Parameters:

fullyQualifiedName - the given fully qualified name

owner - the owner of the returned type's compilation unit

progressMonitor - the progress monitor to report progress to, or null if no progress monitor is provided

Returns:

the first type found following this project's classpath with the given fully qualified name or null if none is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

Since:

3.2

See Also:

IType.getFullyQualifiedName(char)

findType

IType findType(java.lang.String packageName,
               java.lang.String typeQualifiedName)
               throws JavaModelException

Returns the first type found following this project's classpath with the given package name and type qualified name or null if none is found. The package name is a dot-separated name. The type qualified name is also a dot-separated name. For example, a class B defined as a member type of a class A should have the type qualified name "A.B". Note that in order to be found, a type name (or its toplevel enclosing type name) must match its corresponding compilation unit name. As a consequence, secondary types cannot be found using this functionality. To find secondary types use findType(String, String, IProgressMonitor) instead.

Parameters:

packageName - the given package name

typeQualifiedName - the given type qualified name

Returns:

the first type found following this project's classpath with the given package name and type qualified name or null if none is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

Since:

2.0

See Also:

IType.getTypeQualifiedName(char)

findType

IType findType(java.lang.String packageName,
               java.lang.String typeQualifiedName,
               org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor progressMonitor)
               throws JavaModelException

Same functionality as findType(String, String) but also look for secondary types if given name does not match a compilation unit name.

Parameters:

packageName - the given package name

typeQualifiedName - the given type qualified name

progressMonitor - the progress monitor to report progress to, or null if no progress monitor is provided

Returns:

the first type found following this project's classpath with the given fully qualified name or null if none is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

Since:

3.2

See Also:

IType.getFullyQualifiedName(char)

findType

IType findType(java.lang.String packageName,
               java.lang.String typeQualifiedName,
               WorkingCopyOwner owner)
               throws JavaModelException

Returns the first type found following this project's classpath with the given package name and type qualified name or null if none is found. The package name is a dot-separated name. The type qualified name is also a dot-separated name. For example, a class B defined as a member type of a class A should have the type qualified name "A.B". If the returned type is part of a compilation unit, its owner is the given owner. Note that in order to be found, a type name (or its toplevel enclosing type name) must match its corresponding compilation unit name. As a consequence, secondary types cannot be found using this functionality. To find secondary types use findType(String, String, WorkingCopyOwner, IProgressMonitor) instead.

Parameters:

packageName - the given package name

typeQualifiedName - the given type qualified name

owner - the owner of the returned type's compilation unit

Returns:

the first type found following this project's classpath with the given package name and type qualified name or null if none is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

Since:

3.0

See Also:

IType.getTypeQualifiedName(char)

findType

IType findType(java.lang.String packageName,
               java.lang.String typeQualifiedName,
               WorkingCopyOwner owner,
               org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor progressMonitor)
               throws JavaModelException

Same functionality as findType(String, String, WorkingCopyOwner) but also look for secondary types if given name does not match a compilation unit name.

Parameters:

packageName - the given package name

typeQualifiedName - the given type qualified name

owner - the owner of the returned type's compilation unit

progressMonitor - the progress monitor to report progress to, or null if no progress monitor is provided

Returns:

the first type found following this project's classpath with the given fully qualified name or null if none is found

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this project does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

Since:

3.2

See Also:

IType.getFullyQualifiedName(char)

getAllPackageFragmentRoots

IPackageFragmentRoot[] getAllPackageFragmentRoots()
                                                  throws JavaModelException

Returns all of the existing package fragment roots that exist on the classpath, in the order they are defined by the classpath.

Returns:

all of the existing package fragment roots that exist on the classpath

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

getNonJavaResources

java.lang.Object[] getNonJavaResources()
                                       throws JavaModelException

Returns an array of non-Java resources directly contained in this project. It does not transitively answer non-Java resources contained in folders; these would have to be explicitly iterated over.

Non-Java resources includes other files and folders located in the project not accounted for by any of it source or binary package fragment roots. If the project is a source folder itself, resources excluded from the corresponding source classpath entry by one or more exclusion patterns are considered non-Java resources and will appear in the result (possibly in a folder)

Returns:

an array of non-Java resources (IFiles and/or IFolders) directly contained in this project

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

getOption

java.lang.String getOption(java.lang.String optionName,
                           boolean inheritJavaCoreOptions)

Helper method for returning one option value only. Equivalent to (String)this.getOptions(inheritJavaCoreOptions).get(optionName) Note that it may answer null if this option does not exist, or if there is no custom value for it.

For a complete description of the configurable options, see JavaCore#getDefaultOptions.

Parameters:

optionName - the name of an option

inheritJavaCoreOptions - - boolean indicating whether JavaCore options should be inherited as well

Returns:

the String value of a given option

Since:

2.1

See Also:

JavaCore.getDefaultOptions()

getOptions

java.util.Map getOptions(boolean inheritJavaCoreOptions)

Returns the table of the current custom options for this project. Projects remember their custom options, in other words, only the options different from the the JavaCore global options for the workspace. A boolean argument allows to directly merge the project options with global ones from JavaCore.

For a complete description of the configurable options, see JavaCore#getDefaultOptions.

Parameters:

inheritJavaCoreOptions - - boolean indicating whether JavaCore options should be inherited as well

Returns:

table of current settings of all options (key type: String; value type: String)

Since:

2.1

See Also:

JavaCore.getDefaultOptions()

getOutputLocation

org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath getOutputLocation()
                                                 throws JavaModelException

Returns the default output location for this project as a workspace- relative absolute path.

The default output location is where class files are ordinarily generated (and resource files, copied). Each source classpath entry can also specify an output location for the generated class files (and copied resource files) corresponding to compilation units under that source folder. This makes it possible to arrange generated class files for different source folders in different output folders, and not necessarily the default output folder. This means that the generated class files for the project may end up scattered across several folders, rather than all in the default output folder (which is more standard).

Returns:

the workspace-relative absolute path of the default output folder

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist

See Also:

setOutputLocation(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath, IProgressMonitor), IClasspathEntry.getOutputLocation()

getPackageFragmentRoot

IPackageFragmentRoot getPackageFragmentRoot(java.lang.String externalLibraryPath)

Returns a package fragment root for an external library (a ZIP archive - e.g. a .jar, a .zip file, etc. - or - since 3.4 - a class folder) at the specified file system path. This is a handle-only method. The underlying java.io.File may or may not exist. No resource is associated with this local library package fragment root.

Parameters:

externalLibraryPath - the library's file system path

Returns:

a package fragment root for the external library at the specified file system path

getPackageFragmentRoot

IPackageFragmentRoot getPackageFragmentRoot(IResource resource)

Returns a package fragment root for the given resource, which must either be a folder representing the top of a package hierarchy, or a ZIP archive (e.g. a .jar, a .zip file, etc.) This is a handle-only method. The underlying resource may or may not exist.

Parameters:

resource - the given resource

Returns:

a package fragment root for the given resource, which must either be a folder representing the top of a package hierarchy, or a ZIP archive (e.g. a .jar, a .zip file, etc.)

getPackageFragmentRoots

IPackageFragmentRoot[] getPackageFragmentRoots()
                                               throws JavaModelException

Returns all of the package fragment roots contained in this project, identified on this project's resolved classpath. The result does not include package fragment roots in other projects referenced on this project's classpath.

NOTE: This is equivalent to getChildren().

Returns:

all of the package fragment roots contained in this project, identified on this project's resolved classpath

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

getPackageFragmentRoots

IPackageFragmentRoot[] getPackageFragmentRoots(IClasspathEntry entry)

Deprecated. Use findPackageFragmentRoots(IClasspathEntry) instead

Returns the existing package fragment roots identified by the given entry. Note that a classpath entry that refers to another project may have more than one root (if that project has more than on root containing source), and classpath entries within the current project identify a single root.

If the classpath entry denotes a variable, it will be resolved and return the roots of the target entry (empty if not resolvable).

If the classpath entry denotes a container, it will be resolved and return the roots corresponding to the set of container entries (empty if not resolvable).

Parameters:

entry - the given entry

Returns:

the existing package fragment roots identified by the given entry

See Also:

IClasspathContainer

getPackageFragments

IPackageFragment[] getPackageFragments()
                                       throws JavaModelException

Returns all package fragments in all package fragment roots contained in this project. This is a convenience method. Note that the package fragment roots corresponds to the resolved classpath of the project.

Returns:

all package fragments in all package fragment roots contained in this project

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

getProject

IProject getProject()

Returns the IProject on which this IJavaProject was created. This is handle-only method.

Returns:

the IProject on which this IJavaProject was created

getRawClasspath

IClasspathEntry[] getRawClasspath()
                                  throws JavaModelException

Returns the raw classpath for the project, as a list of classpath entries. This corresponds to the exact set of entries which were assigned using setRawClasspath, in particular such a classpath may contain classpath variable and classpath container entries. Classpath variable and classpath container entries can be resolved using the helper method getResolvedClasspath; classpath variable entries also can be resolved individually using JavaCore#getClasspathVariable).

Both classpath containers and classpath variables provides a level of indirection that can make the .classpath file stable across workspaces. As an example, classpath variables allow a classpath to no longer refer directly to external JARs located in some user specific location. The classpath can simply refer to some variables defining the proper locations of these external JARs. Similarly, classpath containers allows classpath entries to be computed dynamically by the plug-in that defines that kind of classpath container.

Note that in case the project isn't yet opened, the classpath will be read directly from the associated .classpath file.

Returns:

the raw classpath for the project, as a list of classpath entries

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

See Also:

IClasspathEntry

getRequiredProjectNames

java.lang.String[] getRequiredProjectNames()
                                           throws JavaModelException

Returns the names of the projects that are directly required by this project. A project is required if it is in its classpath.

The project names are returned in the order they appear on the classpath.

Returns:

the names of the projects that are directly required by this project in classpath order

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

getResolvedClasspath

IClasspathEntry[] getResolvedClasspath(boolean ignoreUnresolvedEntry)
                                       throws JavaModelException

This is a helper method returning the resolved classpath for the project as a list of simple (non-variable, non-container) classpath entries. All classpath variable and classpath container entries in the project's raw classpath will be replaced by the simple classpath entries they resolve to.

The resulting resolved classpath is accurate for the given point in time. If the project's raw classpath is later modified, or if classpath variables are changed, the resolved classpath can become out of date. Because of this, hanging on resolved classpath is not recommended.

Parameters:

ignoreUnresolvedEntry - indicates how to handle unresolvable variables and containers; true indicates that missing variables and unresolvable classpath containers should be silently ignored, and that the resulting list should consist only of the entries that could be successfully resolved; false indicates that a JavaModelException should be thrown for the first unresolved variable or container

Returns:

the resolved classpath for the project as a list of simple classpath entries, where all classpath variable and container entries have been resolved and substituted with their final target entries

Throws:

JavaModelException - in one of the corresponding situation:

• this element does not exist
• an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource
• a classpath variable or classpath container was not resolvable and ignoreUnresolvedEntry is false.

See Also:

IClasspathEntry

hasBuildState

boolean hasBuildState()

Returns whether this project has been built at least once and thus whether it has a build state.

Returns:

true if this project has been built at least once, false otherwise

hasClasspathCycle

boolean hasClasspathCycle(IClasspathEntry[] entries)

Returns whether setting this project's classpath to the given classpath entries would result in a cycle. If the set of entries contains some variables, those are resolved in order to determine cycles.

Parameters:

entries - the given classpath entries

Returns:

true if the given classpath entries would result in a cycle, false otherwise

isOnClasspath

boolean isOnClasspath(IJavaElement element)

Returns whether the given element is on the classpath of this project, that is, referenced from a classpath entry and not explicitly excluded using an exclusion pattern.

Parameters:

element - the given element

Returns:

true if the given element is on the classpath of this project, false otherwise

Since:

2.0

See Also:

IClasspathEntry.getInclusionPatterns(), IClasspathEntry.getExclusionPatterns()

isOnClasspath

boolean isOnClasspath(IResource resource)

Returns whether the given resource is on the classpath of this project, that is, referenced from a classpath entry and not explicitly excluded using an exclusion pattern.

Parameters:

resource - the given resource

Returns:

true if the given resource is on the classpath of this project, false otherwise

Since:

2.1

See Also:

IClasspathEntry.getInclusionPatterns(), IClasspathEntry.getExclusionPatterns()

newEvaluationContext

IEvaluationContext newEvaluationContext()

Creates a new evaluation context.

Returns:

a new evaluation context.

newTypeHierarchy

ITypeHierarchy newTypeHierarchy(IRegion region,
                                org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)
                                throws JavaModelException

Creates and returns a type hierarchy for all types in the given region, considering subtypes within that region.

Parameters:

monitor - the given progress monitor

region - the given region

Returns:

a type hierarchy for all types in the given region, considering subtypes within that region

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if region is null

newTypeHierarchy

ITypeHierarchy newTypeHierarchy(IRegion region,
                                WorkingCopyOwner owner,
                                org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)
                                throws JavaModelException

Creates and returns a type hierarchy for all types in the given region, considering subtypes within that region and considering types in the working copies with the given owner. In other words, the owner's working copies will take precedence over their original compilation units in the workspace.

Note that if a working copy is empty, it will be as if the original compilation unit had been deleted.

Parameters:

monitor - the given progress monitor

region - the given region

owner - the owner of working copies that take precedence over their original compilation units

Returns:

a type hierarchy for all types in the given region, considering subtypes within that region

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if region is null

Since:

3.0

newTypeHierarchy

ITypeHierarchy newTypeHierarchy(IType type,
                                IRegion region,
                                org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)
                                throws JavaModelException

Creates and returns a type hierarchy for the given type considering subtypes in the specified region.

Parameters:

type - the given type

region - the given region

monitor - the given monitor

Returns:

a type hierarchy for the given type considering subtypes in the specified region

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if type or region is null

newTypeHierarchy

ITypeHierarchy newTypeHierarchy(IType type,
                                IRegion region,
                                WorkingCopyOwner owner,
                                org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)
                                throws JavaModelException

Creates and returns a type hierarchy for the given type considering subtypes in the specified region and considering types in the working copies with the given owner. In other words, the owner's working copies will take precedence over their original compilation units in the workspace.

Note that if a working copy is empty, it will be as if the original compilation unit had been deleted.

Parameters:

type - the given type

region - the given region

monitor - the given monitor

owner - the owner of working copies that take precedence over their original compilation units

Returns:

a type hierarchy for the given type considering subtypes in the specified region

Throws:

JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if type or region is null

Since:

3.0

readOutputLocation

org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath readOutputLocation()

Returns the default output location for the project as defined by its .classpath file from disk, or null if unable to read the file.

This output location may differ from the in-memory one returned by getOutputLocation, in case the automatic reconciliation mechanism has not been performed yet. Usually, any change to the .classpath file is automatically noticed and reconciled at the next resource change notification event. However, if the file is modified within an operation, where this change needs to be taken into account before the operation ends, then the output location from disk can be read using this method, and further assigned to the project using setRawClasspath(...).

The default output location is where class files are ordinarily generated (and resource files, copied). Each source classpath entry can also specify an output location for the generated class files (and copied resource files) corresponding to compilation units under that source folder. This makes it possible to arrange generated class files for different source folders in different output folders, and not necessarily the default output folder. This means that the generated class files for the project may end up scattered across several folders, rather than all in the default output folder (which is more standard).

In order to manually force a project classpath refresh, one can simply assign the project classpath using the result of this method, as follows: proj.setRawClasspath(proj.readRawClasspath(), proj.readOutputLocation(), monitor) (note that the readRawClasspath/readOutputLocation methods could return null).

Returns:

the workspace-relative absolute path of the default output folder

Since:

3.0

See Also:

getOutputLocation()

readRawClasspath

IClasspathEntry[] readRawClasspath()

Returns the raw classpath for the project as defined by its .classpath file from disk, or null if unable to read the file.

This classpath may differ from the in-memory classpath returned by getRawClasspath, in case the automatic reconciliation mechanism has not been performed yet. Usually, any change to the .classpath file is automatically noticed and reconciled at the next resource change notification event. However, if the file is modified within an operation, where this change needs to be taken into account before the operation ends, then the classpath from disk can be read using this method, and further assigned to the project using setRawClasspath(...).

Classpath variable and classpath container entries can be resolved using the helper method getResolvedClasspath; classpath variable entries also can be resolved individually using JavaCore#getClasspathVariable).

Note that no check is performed whether the project has the Java nature set, allowing an existing .classpath file to be considered independantly (unlike getRawClasspath which requires the Java nature to be associated with the project).

In order to manually force a project classpath refresh, one can simply assign the project classpath using the result of this method, as follows: proj.setRawClasspath(proj.readRawClasspath(), proj.readOutputLocation(), monitor) (note that the readRawClasspath/readOutputLocation methods could return null).

Returns:

the raw classpath from disk for the project, as a list of classpath entries

Since:

3.0

See Also:

getRawClasspath(), IClasspathEntry

setOption

void setOption(java.lang.String optionName,
               java.lang.String optionValue)

Helper method for setting one option value only.

Equivalent to:

        Map options = this.getOptions(false);
        map.put(optionName, optionValue);
        this.setOptions(map)
  

For a complete description of the configurable options, see JavaCore#getDefaultOptions.

Parameters:

optionName - the name of an option

optionValue - the value of the option to set. If null, then the option is removed from project preferences.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if optionName is null (see Preferences.put(String, String)).

Since:

3.0

See Also:

JavaCore.getDefaultOptions()

setOptions

void setOptions(java.util.Map newOptions)

Sets the project custom options. All and only the options explicitly included in the given table are remembered; all previous option settings are forgotten, including ones not explicitly mentioned.

For a complete description of the configurable options, see JavaCore#getDefaultOptions.

Parameters:

newOptions - the new options (key type: String; value type: String), or null to flush all custom options (clients will automatically get the global JavaCore options).

Since:

2.1

See Also:

JavaCore.getDefaultOptions()

setOutputLocation

void setOutputLocation(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath path,
                       org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)
                       throws JavaModelException

Sets the default output location of this project to the location described by the given workspace-relative absolute path.

The default output location is where class files are ordinarily generated (and resource files, copied). Each source classpath entries can also specify an output location for the generated class files (and copied resource files) corresponding to compilation units under that source folder. This makes it possible to arrange that generated class files for different source folders to end up in different output folders, and not necessarily the default output folder. This means that the generated class files for the project may end up scattered across several folders, rather than all in the default output folder (which is more standard).

Parameters:

path - the workspace-relative absolute path of the default output folder

monitor - the progress monitor

Throws:

JavaModelException - if the classpath could not be set. Reasons include:

• This Java element does not exist (ELEMENT_DOES_NOT_EXIST)
• The path refers to a location not contained in this project (PATH_OUTSIDE_PROJECT)
• The path is not an absolute path (RELATIVE_PATH)
• The path is nested inside a package fragment root of this project (INVALID_PATH)
• The output location is being modified during resource change event notification (CORE_EXCEPTION)

See Also:

getOutputLocation(), IClasspathEntry.getOutputLocation()

setRawClasspath

void setRawClasspath(IClasspathEntry[] entries,
                     org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath outputLocation,
                     boolean canModifyResources,
                     org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)
                     throws JavaModelException

Sets both the classpath of this project and its default output location at once. The classpath is defined using a list of classpath entries. In particular such a classpath may contain classpath variable entries. Classpath variable entries can be resolved individually (JavaCore.getClasspathVariable(String)), or the full classpath can be resolved at once using the helper method getResolvedClasspath(boolean).

A classpath variable provides an indirection level for better sharing a classpath. As an example, it allows a classpath to no longer refer directly to external JARs located in some user specific location. The classpath can simply refer to some variables defining the proper locations of these external JARs.

If it is specified that this operation cannot modify resources, the .classpath file will not be written to disk and no error marker will be generated. To synchronize the .classpath with the in-memory classpath, one can use setRawClasspath(readRawClasspath(), true, monitor).

Setting the classpath to null specifies a default classpath (the project root). Setting the classpath to an empty array specifies an empty classpath.

If a cycle is detected while setting this classpath (and if resources can be modified), an error marker will be added to the project closing the cycle. To avoid this problem, use hasClasspathCycle(IClasspathEntry[]) before setting the classpath.

This operation acquires a lock on the workspace's root.

Parameters:

entries - a list of classpath entries

outputLocation - the default output location

canModifyResources - whether resources should be written to disk if needed

monitor - the given progress monitor

Throws:

JavaModelException - if the classpath could not be set. Reasons include:

• This Java element does not exist (ELEMENT_DOES_NOT_EXIST)
• The classpath is being modified during resource change event notification (CORE_EXCEPTION)
• The classpath failed the validation check as defined by JavaConventions.validateClasspath(IJavaProject, IClasspathEntry[], IPath)

Since:

3.2

See Also:

IClasspathEntry

setRawClasspath

void setRawClasspath(IClasspathEntry[] entries,
                     boolean canModifyResources,
                     org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)
                     throws JavaModelException

Sets the classpath of this project using a list of classpath entries. In particular such a classpath may contain classpath variable entries. Classpath variable entries can be resolved individually (JavaCore.getClasspathVariable(String)), or the full classpath can be resolved at once using the helper method getResolvedClasspath(boolean).

A classpath variable provides an indirection level for better sharing a classpath. As an example, it allows a classpath to no longer refer directly to external JARs located in some user specific location. The classpath can simply refer to some variables defining the proper locations of these external JARs.

If it is specified that this operation cannot modify resources, the .classpath file will not be written to disk and no error marker will be generated. To synchronize the .classpath with the in-memory classpath, one can use setRawClasspath(readRawClasspath(), true, monitor).

Setting the classpath to null specifies a default classpath (the project root). Setting the classpath to an empty array specifies an empty classpath.

If a cycle is detected while setting this classpath (and if resources can be modified), an error marker will be added to the project closing the cycle. To avoid this problem, use hasClasspathCycle(IClasspathEntry[]) before setting the classpath.

This operation acquires a lock on the workspace's root.

Parameters:

entries - a list of classpath entries

canModifyResources - whether resources should be written to disk if needed

monitor - the given progress monitor

Throws:

JavaModelException - if the classpath could not be set. Reasons include:

• This Java element does not exist (ELEMENT_DOES_NOT_EXIST)
• The classpath is being modified during resource change event notification (CORE_EXCEPTION)
• The classpath failed the validation check as defined by JavaConventions.validateClasspath(IJavaProject, IClasspathEntry[], IPath)

Since:

3.2

See Also:

IClasspathEntry

setRawClasspath

void setRawClasspath(IClasspathEntry[] entries,
                     org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)
                     throws JavaModelException

Sets the classpath of this project using a list of classpath entries. In particular such a classpath may contain classpath variable entries. Classpath variable entries can be resolved individually (JavaCore.getClasspathVariable(String)), or the full classpath can be resolved at once using the helper method getResolvedClasspath(boolean).

A classpath variable provides an indirection level for better sharing a classpath. As an example, it allows a classpath to no longer refer directly to external JARs located in some user specific location. The classpath can simply refer to some variables defining the proper locations of these external JARs.

Setting the classpath to null specifies a default classpath (the project root). Setting the classpath to an empty array specifies an empty classpath.

If a cycle is detected while setting this classpath, an error marker will be added to the project closing the cycle. To avoid this problem, use hasClasspathCycle(IClasspathEntry[]) before setting the classpath.

This operation acquires a lock on the workspace's root.

Parameters:

entries - a list of classpath entries

monitor - the given progress monitor

Throws:

JavaModelException - if the classpath could not be set. Reasons include:

• This Java element does not exist (ELEMENT_DOES_NOT_EXIST)
• The classpath is being modified during resource change event notification (CORE_EXCEPTION)
• The classpath failed the validation check as defined by JavaConventions.validateClasspath(IJavaProject, IClasspathEntry[], IPath)

See Also:

IClasspathEntry

setRawClasspath

void setRawClasspath(IClasspathEntry[] entries,
                     org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath outputLocation,
                     org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)
                     throws JavaModelException

Sets the both the classpath of this project and its default output location at once. The classpath is defined using a list of classpath entries. In particular, such a classpath may contain classpath variable entries. Classpath variable entries can be resolved individually (see (JavaCore.getClasspathVariable(String)), or the full classpath can be resolved at once using the helper method getResolvedClasspath(boolean).

A classpath variable provides an indirection level for better sharing a classpath. As an example, it allows a classpath to no longer refer directly to external JARs located in some user specific location. The classpath can simply refer to some variables defining the proper locations of these external JARs.

Setting the classpath to null specifies a default classpath (the project root). Setting the classpath to an empty array specifies an empty classpath.

If a cycle is detected while setting this classpath, an error marker will be added to the project closing the cycle. To avoid this problem, use hasClasspathCycle(IClasspathEntry[]) before setting the classpath.

This operation acquires a lock on the workspace's root.

Parameters:

entries - a list of classpath entries

monitor - the progress monitor

outputLocation - the default output location

Throws:

JavaModelException - if the classpath could not be set. Reasons include:

• This Java element does not exist (ELEMENT_DOES_NOT_EXIST)
• Two or more entries specify source roots with the same or overlapping paths (NAME_COLLISION)
• A entry of kind CPE_PROJECT refers to this project (INVALID_PATH)
• This Java element does not exist (ELEMENT_DOES_NOT_EXIST)
• The output location path refers to a location not contained in this project (PATH_OUTSIDE_PROJECT)
• The output location path is not an absolute path (RELATIVE_PATH)
• The output location path is nested inside a package fragment root of this project (INVALID_PATH)
• The classpath is being modified during resource change event notification (CORE_EXCEPTION)

Since:

2.0

See Also:

IClasspathEntry