org.eclipse.jdt.core
Class JavaConventions

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

public final class JavaConventions
extends java.lang.Object

Provides methods for checking Java-specific conventions such as name syntax.

This class provides static methods and constants only.

Method Summary

static boolean	isOverlappingRoots(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath rootPath1, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath rootPath2) Deprecated. Overlapping roots are allowed in 2.1
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateClassFileName(java.lang.String name) Deprecated. Use validateClassFileName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateClassFileName(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String sourceLevel, java.lang.String complianceLevel) Validate the given .class file name for the given source and compliance levels.
static IJavaModelStatus	validateClasspath(IJavaProject javaProject, IClasspathEntry[] rawClasspath, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath projectOutputLocation) Validate a given classpath and output location for a project, using the following rules: Classpath entries cannot collide with each other; that is, all entry paths must be unique.
static IJavaModelStatus	validateClasspathEntry(IJavaProject project, IClasspathEntry entry, boolean checkSourceAttachment) Returns a Java model status describing the problem related to this classpath entry if any, a status object with code IStatus.OK if the entry is fine (that is, if the given classpath entry denotes a valid element to be referenced onto a classpath).
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateCompilationUnitName(java.lang.String name) Deprecated. Use validateCompilationUnitName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateCompilationUnitName(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String sourceLevel, java.lang.String complianceLevel) Validate the given compilation unit name for the given source and compliance levels.
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateFieldName(java.lang.String name) Deprecated. Use validateFieldName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateFieldName(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String sourceLevel, java.lang.String complianceLevel) Validate the given field name for the given source and compliance levels.
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateIdentifier(java.lang.String id) Deprecated. Use validateIdentifier(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateIdentifier(java.lang.String id, java.lang.String sourceLevel, java.lang.String complianceLevel) Validate the given Java identifier for the given source and compliance levels The identifier must not have the same spelling as a Java keyword, boolean literal ("true", "false"), or null literal ("null").
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateImportDeclaration(java.lang.String name) Deprecated. Use validateImportDeclaration(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateImportDeclaration(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String sourceLevel, java.lang.String complianceLevel) Validate the given import declaration name for the given source and compliance levels.
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateJavaTypeName(java.lang.String name) Deprecated. Use validateJavaTypeName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateJavaTypeName(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String sourceLevel, java.lang.String complianceLevel) Validate the given Java type name, either simple or qualified, for the given source and compliance levels.
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateMethodName(java.lang.String name) Deprecated. Use validateMethodName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateMethodName(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String sourceLevel, java.lang.String complianceLevel) Validate the given method name for the given source and compliance levels.
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validatePackageName(java.lang.String name) Deprecated. Use validatePackageName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validatePackageName(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String sourceLevel, java.lang.String complianceLevel) Validate the given package name for the given source and compliance levels.
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateTypeVariableName(java.lang.String name) Deprecated. Use validateTypeVariableName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead
static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus	validateTypeVariableName(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String sourceLevel, java.lang.String complianceLevel) Validate the given type variable name for the given source and compliance levels.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

isOverlappingRoots

public static boolean isOverlappingRoots(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath rootPath1,
                                         org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath rootPath2)

Deprecated. Overlapping roots are allowed in 2.1

Returns whether the given package fragment root paths are considered to overlap.

Two root paths overlap if one is a prefix of the other, or they point to the same location. However, a JAR is allowed to be nested in a root.

Parameters:

rootPath1 - the first root path

rootPath2 - the second root path

Returns:

true if the given package fragment root paths are considered to overlap, false otherwise

validateCompilationUnitName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateCompilationUnitName(java.lang.String name)

Deprecated. Use validateCompilationUnitName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead

Validate the given compilation unit name.

A compilation unit name must obey the following rules:

• it must not be null
• it must be suffixed by a dot ('.') followed by one of the Java-like extensions
• its prefix must be a valid identifier
• it must not contain any characters or substrings that are not valid on the file system on which workspace root is located.

Parameters:

name - the name of a compilation unit

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a compilation unit name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

validateCompilationUnitName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateCompilationUnitName(java.lang.String name,
                                                                           java.lang.String sourceLevel,
                                                                           java.lang.String complianceLevel)

Validate the given compilation unit name for the given source and compliance levels.

A compilation unit name must obey the following rules:

• it must not be null
• it must be suffixed by a dot ('.') followed by one of the Java-like extensions
• its prefix must be a valid identifier
• it must not contain any characters or substrings that are not valid on the file system on which workspace root is located.

Parameters:

name - the name of a compilation unit

sourceLevel - the source level

complianceLevel - the compliance level

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a compilation unit name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

Since:

3.3

validateClassFileName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateClassFileName(java.lang.String name)

Deprecated. Use validateClassFileName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead

Validate the given .class file name.

A .class file name must obey the following rules:

• it must not be null
• it must include the ".class" suffix
• its prefix must be a valid identifier
• it must not contain any characters or substrings that are not valid on the file system on which workspace root is located.

Parameters:

name - the name of a .class file

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a .class file name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

Since:

2.0

validateClassFileName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateClassFileName(java.lang.String name,
                                                                     java.lang.String sourceLevel,
                                                                     java.lang.String complianceLevel)

Validate the given .class file name for the given source and compliance levels.

A .class file name must obey the following rules:

• it must not be null
• it must include the ".class" suffix
• its prefix must be a valid identifier
• it must not contain any characters or substrings that are not valid on the file system on which workspace root is located.

Parameters:

name - the name of a .class file

sourceLevel - the source level

complianceLevel - the compliance level

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a .class file name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

Since:

3.3

validateFieldName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateFieldName(java.lang.String name)

Deprecated. Use validateFieldName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead

Validate the given field name.

Syntax of a field name corresponds to VariableDeclaratorId (JLS2 8.3). For example, "x".

Parameters:

name - the name of a field

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a field name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

validateFieldName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateFieldName(java.lang.String name,
                                                                 java.lang.String sourceLevel,
                                                                 java.lang.String complianceLevel)

Validate the given field name for the given source and compliance levels.

Syntax of a field name corresponds to VariableDeclaratorId (JLS2 8.3). For example, "x".

Parameters:

name - the name of a field

sourceLevel - the source level

complianceLevel - the compliance level

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a field name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

Since:

3.3

validateIdentifier

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateIdentifier(java.lang.String id)

Deprecated. Use validateIdentifier(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead

Validate the given Java identifier. The identifier must not have the same spelling as a Java keyword, boolean literal ("true", "false"), or null literal ("null"). See section 3.8 of the Java Language Specification, Second Edition (JLS2). A valid identifier can act as a simple type name, method name or field name.

Parameters:

id - the Java identifier

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given identifier is a valid Java identifier, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the identifier

validateIdentifier

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateIdentifier(java.lang.String id,
                                                                  java.lang.String sourceLevel,
                                                                  java.lang.String complianceLevel)

Validate the given Java identifier for the given source and compliance levels The identifier must not have the same spelling as a Java keyword, boolean literal ("true", "false"), or null literal ("null"). See section 3.8 of the Java Language Specification, Second Edition (JLS2). A valid identifier can act as a simple type name, method name or field name.

Parameters:

id - the Java identifier

sourceLevel - the source level

complianceLevel - the compliance level

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given identifier is a valid Java identifier, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the identifier

Since:

3.3

validateImportDeclaration

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateImportDeclaration(java.lang.String name)

Deprecated. Use validateImportDeclaration(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead

Validate the given import declaration name.

The name of an import corresponds to a fully qualified type name or an on-demand package name as defined by ImportDeclaration (JLS2 7.5). For example, "java.util.*" or "java.util.Hashtable".

Parameters:

name - the import declaration

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as an import declaration, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

validateImportDeclaration

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateImportDeclaration(java.lang.String name,
                                                                         java.lang.String sourceLevel,
                                                                         java.lang.String complianceLevel)

Validate the given import declaration name for the given source and compliance levels.

The name of an import corresponds to a fully qualified type name or an on-demand package name as defined by ImportDeclaration (JLS2 7.5). For example, "java.util.*" or "java.util.Hashtable".

Parameters:

name - the import declaration

sourceLevel - the source level

complianceLevel - the compliance level

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as an import declaration, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

Since:

3.3

validateJavaTypeName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateJavaTypeName(java.lang.String name)

Deprecated. Use validateJavaTypeName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead

Validate the given Java type name, either simple or qualified. For example, "java.lang.Object", or "Object".

Parameters:

name - the name of a type

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a Java type name, a status with code IStatus.WARNING indicating why the given name is discouraged, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

validateJavaTypeName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateJavaTypeName(java.lang.String name,
                                                                    java.lang.String sourceLevel,
                                                                    java.lang.String complianceLevel)

Validate the given Java type name, either simple or qualified, for the given source and compliance levels. For example, "java.lang.Object", or "Object".

Parameters:

name - the name of a type

sourceLevel - the source level

complianceLevel - the compliance level

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a Java type name, a status with code IStatus.WARNING indicating why the given name is discouraged, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

Since:

3.3

validateMethodName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateMethodName(java.lang.String name)

Deprecated. Use validateMethodName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead

Validate the given method name. The special names "<init>" and "<clinit>" are not valid.

The syntax for a method name is defined by Identifier of MethodDeclarator (JLS2 8.4). For example "println".

Parameters:

name - the name of a method

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a method name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

validateMethodName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateMethodName(java.lang.String name,
                                                                  java.lang.String sourceLevel,
                                                                  java.lang.String complianceLevel)

Validate the given method name for the given source and compliance levels. The special names "<init>" and "<clinit>" are not valid.

The syntax for a method name is defined by Identifier of MethodDeclarator (JLS2 8.4). For example "println".

Parameters:

name - the name of a method

sourceLevel - the source level

complianceLevel - the compliance level

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a method name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

Since:

3.3

validatePackageName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validatePackageName(java.lang.String name)

Deprecated. Use validatePackageName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead

Validate the given package name.

The syntax of a package name corresponds to PackageName as defined by PackageDeclaration (JLS2 7.4). For example, "java.lang".

Note that the given name must be a non-empty package name (that is, attempting to validate the default package will return an error status.) Also it must not contain any characters or substrings that are not valid on the file system on which workspace root is located.

Parameters:

name - the name of a package

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a package name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

validatePackageName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validatePackageName(java.lang.String name,
                                                                   java.lang.String sourceLevel,
                                                                   java.lang.String complianceLevel)

Validate the given package name for the given source and compliance levels.

The syntax of a package name corresponds to PackageName as defined by PackageDeclaration (JLS2 7.4). For example, "java.lang".

Note that the given name must be a non-empty package name (that is, attempting to validate the default package will return an error status.) Also it must not contain any characters or substrings that are not valid on the file system on which workspace root is located.

Parameters:

name - the name of a package

sourceLevel - the source level

complianceLevel - the compliance level

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a package name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

Since:

3.3

validateClasspath

public static IJavaModelStatus validateClasspath(IJavaProject javaProject,
                                                 IClasspathEntry[] rawClasspath,
                                                 org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath projectOutputLocation)

Validate a given classpath and output location for a project, using the following rules:

• Classpath entries cannot collide with each other; that is, all entry paths must be unique.
• The project output location path cannot be null, must be absolute and located inside the project.
• Specific output locations (specified on source entries) can be null, if not they must be located inside the project,
• A project entry cannot refer to itself directly (that is, a project cannot prerequisite itself).
• Classpath entries or output locations cannot coincidate or be nested in each other, except for the following scenarii listed below:
  • A source folder can coincidate with its own output location, in which case this output can then contain library archives. However, a specific output location cannot coincidate with any library or a distinct source folder than the one referring to it.
  • A source/library folder can be nested in any source folder as long as the nested folder is excluded from the enclosing one.
  • An output location can be nested in a source folder, if the source folder coincidates with the project itself, or if the output location is excluded from the source folder.

Note that the classpath entries are not validated automatically. Only bound variables or containers are considered in the checking process (this allows to perform a consistency check on a classpath which has references to yet non existing projects, folders, ...).

This validation is intended to anticipate classpath issues prior to assigning it to a project. In particular, it will automatically be performed during the classpath setting operation (if validation fails, the classpath setting will not complete).

Parameters:

javaProject - the given java project

rawClasspath - the given classpath

projectOutputLocation - the given output location

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given classpath and output location are compatible, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the classpath or output location

Since:

2.0

validateClasspathEntry

public static IJavaModelStatus validateClasspathEntry(IJavaProject project,
                                                      IClasspathEntry entry,
                                                      boolean checkSourceAttachment)

Returns a Java model status describing the problem related to this classpath entry if any, a status object with code IStatus.OK if the entry is fine (that is, if the given classpath entry denotes a valid element to be referenced onto a classpath).

Parameters:

project - the given java project

entry - the given classpath entry

checkSourceAttachment - a flag to determine if source attachement should be checked

Returns:

a java model status describing the problem related to this classpath entry if any, a status object with code IStatus.OK if the entry is fine

Since:

2.0

validateTypeVariableName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateTypeVariableName(java.lang.String name)

Deprecated. Use validateTypeVariableName(String id, String sourceLevel, String complianceLevel) instead

Validate the given type variable name.

Syntax of a type variable name corresponds to a Java identifier (JLS3 4.3). For example, "E".

Parameters:

name - the name of a type variable

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a type variable name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

Since:

3.1

validateTypeVariableName

public static org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus validateTypeVariableName(java.lang.String name,
                                                                        java.lang.String sourceLevel,
                                                                        java.lang.String complianceLevel)

Validate the given type variable name for the given source and compliance levels.

Syntax of a type variable name corresponds to a Java identifier (JLS3 4.3). For example, "E".

Parameters:

name - the name of a type variable

sourceLevel - the source level

complianceLevel - the compliance level

Returns:

a status object with code IStatus.OK if the given name is valid as a type variable name, otherwise a status object indicating what is wrong with the name

Since:

3.3