org.eclipse.jdt.core
Interface IPackageFragment

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Implementing Classes:

PackageFragment

public interface IPackageFragment
extends IParent, IJavaElement, IOpenable, ISourceManipulation

A package fragment is a portion of the workspace corresponding to an entire package, or to a portion thereof. The distinction between a package fragment and a package is that a package with some name is the union of all package fragments in the class path which have the same name.

Package fragments elements need to be opened before they can be navigated or manipulated. The children are of type ICompilationUnit (representing a source file) or IClassFile (representing a binary class file). The children are listed in no particular order.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

DEFAULT_PACKAGE_NAME The name of package fragment for the default package (value: the empty string, "").

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

boolean	containsJavaResources() Returns whether this fragment contains at least one Java resource.
ICompilationUnit	createCompilationUnit(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String contents, boolean force, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor) Creates and returns a compilation unit in this package fragment with the specified name and contents.
IClassFile	getClassFile(java.lang.String name) Returns the class file with the specified name in this package (for example, "Object.class").
IClassFile[]	getClassFiles() Returns all of the class files in this package fragment.
ICompilationUnit	getCompilationUnit(java.lang.String name) Returns the compilation unit with the specified name in this package (for example, "Object.java").
ICompilationUnit[]	getCompilationUnits() Returns all of the compilation units in this package fragment.
ICompilationUnit[]	getCompilationUnits(WorkingCopyOwner owner) Returns all of the compilation units in this package fragment that are in working copy mode and that have the given owner.
java.lang.String	getElementName() Returns the dot-separated package name of this fragment, for example "java.lang", or "" (the empty string), for the default package.
int	getKind() Returns this package fragment's root kind encoded as an integer.
java.lang.Object[]	getNonJavaResources() Returns an array of non-Java resources contained in this package fragment.
boolean	hasSubpackages() Returns whether this package fragment's name is a prefix of other package fragments in this package fragment's root.
boolean	isDefaultPackage() Returns whether this package fragment is a default package.

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

getChildren, hasChildren

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

exists, getAncestor, getAttachedJavadoc, getCorrespondingResource, 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

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

copy, delete, move, rename

Field Detail

DEFAULT_PACKAGE_NAME

static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_PACKAGE_NAME

The name of package fragment for the default package (value: the empty string, "").

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

containsJavaResources

boolean containsJavaResources()
                              throws JavaModelException

Returns whether this fragment contains at least one Java resource.

Returns:

true if this fragment contains at least one Java resource, false otherwise

Throws:

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

createCompilationUnit

ICompilationUnit createCompilationUnit(java.lang.String name,
                                       java.lang.String contents,
                                       boolean force,
                                       org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor)
                                       throws JavaModelException

Creates and returns a compilation unit in this package fragment with the specified name and contents. No verification is performed on the contents.

It is possible that a compilation unit with the same name already exists in this package fragment. The value of the force parameter effects the resolution of such a conflict:

• true - in this case the compilation is created with the new contents
• false - in this case a JavaModelException is thrown

Parameters:

contents - the given contents

force - specify how to handle conflict is the same name already exists

monitor - the given progress monitor

name - the given name

Returns:

a compilation unit in this package fragment with the specified name and contents

Throws:

JavaModelException - if the element could not be created. Reasons include:

• This Java element does not exist (ELEMENT_DOES_NOT_EXIST)
• A CoreException occurred while creating an underlying resource
• The name is not a valid compilation unit name (INVALID_NAME)
• The contents are null (INVALID_CONTENTS)

getClassFile

IClassFile getClassFile(java.lang.String name)

Returns the class file with the specified name in this package (for example, "Object.class"). The ".class" suffix is required. This is a handle-only method. The class file may or may not be present.

Parameters:

name - the given name

Returns:

the class file with the specified name in this package

getClassFiles

IClassFile[] getClassFiles()
                           throws JavaModelException

Returns all of the class files in this package fragment.

Note: it is possible that a package fragment contains only compilation units (in other words, its kind is K_SOURCE), in which case this method returns an empty collection.

Returns:

all of the class files in this package fragment

Throws:

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

getCompilationUnit

ICompilationUnit getCompilationUnit(java.lang.String name)

Returns the compilation unit with the specified name in this package (for example, "Object.java"). The name has to be a valid compilation unit name. This is a handle-only method. The compilation unit may or may not be present.

Parameters:

name - the given name

Returns:

the compilation unit with the specified name in this package

See Also:

JavaConventions.validateCompilationUnitName(String name, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel)

getCompilationUnits

ICompilationUnit[] getCompilationUnits()
                                       throws JavaModelException

Returns all of the compilation units in this package fragment.

Note: it is possible that a package fragment contains only class files (in other words, its kind is K_BINARY), in which case this method returns an empty collection.

Returns:

all of the compilation units in this package fragment

Throws:

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

getCompilationUnits

ICompilationUnit[] getCompilationUnits(WorkingCopyOwner owner)
                                       throws JavaModelException

Returns all of the compilation units in this package fragment that are in working copy mode and that have the given owner.

Only existing working copies are returned. So a compilation unit handle that has no corresponding resource on disk will be included if and only if is in working copy mode.

Note: it is possible that a package fragment contains only class files (in other words, its kind is K_BINARY), in which case this method returns an empty collection.

Parameters:

owner - the owner of the returned compilation units

Returns:

all of the compilation units in this package fragment

Throws:

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

Since:

3.0

getElementName

java.lang.String getElementName()

Returns the dot-separated package name of this fragment, for example "java.lang", or "" (the empty string), for the default package.

Specified by:

getElementName in interface IJavaElement

Returns:

the dot-separated package name of this fragment

getKind

int getKind()
            throws JavaModelException

Returns this package fragment's root kind encoded as an integer. A package fragment can contain source files (i.e. files with one of the Java-like extensions), or .class files. This is a convenience method.

Returns:

this package fragment's root kind encoded as an integer

Throws:

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

See Also:

IPackageFragmentRoot.K_SOURCE, IPackageFragmentRoot.K_BINARY

getNonJavaResources

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

Returns an array of non-Java resources contained in this package fragment.

Non-Java resources includes other files and folders located in the same directory as the compilation units or class files for this package fragment. Source files excluded from this package by virtue of inclusion/exclusion patterns on the corresponding source classpath entry are considered non-Java resources and will appear in the result (possibly in a folder).

Since 3.3, if this package fragment is inside an archive, the non-Java resources are a tree of IJarEntryResources. One can navigate this tree using the IJarEntryResource.getChildren() and IJarEntryResource.getParent() methods.

Returns:

an array of non-Java resources (IFiles, IFolders, or IStorages if the package fragment is in an archive) contained in this package fragment

Throws:

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

See Also:

IClasspathEntry.getInclusionPatterns(), IClasspathEntry.getExclusionPatterns()

hasSubpackages

boolean hasSubpackages()
                       throws JavaModelException

Returns whether this package fragment's name is a prefix of other package fragments in this package fragment's root.

Returns:

true if this package fragment's name is a prefix of other package fragments in this package fragment's root, false otherwise

Throws:

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

isDefaultPackage

boolean isDefaultPackage()

Returns whether this package fragment is a default package. This is a handle-only method.

Returns:

true if this package fragment is a default package