org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom
Class ArrayCreation

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
      org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression
          org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ArrayCreation

public class ArrayCreation
extends Expression

Array creation expression AST node type. For JLS2:

 ArrayCreation:
    new PrimitiveType [ Expression ] { [ Expression ] } { [ ] }
    new TypeName [ Expression ] { [ Expression ] } { [ ] }
    new PrimitiveType [ ] { [ ] } ArrayInitializer
    new TypeName [ ] { [ ] } ArrayInitializer
 

The mapping from Java language syntax to AST nodes is as follows:

• the type node is the array type of the creation expression, with one level of array per set of square brackets,
• the dimension expressions are collected into the dimensions list.

For JLS3, type arguments are added:

 ArrayCreation:
    new PrimitiveType [ Expression ] { [ Expression ] } { [ ] }
    new TypeName [ < Type { , Type } > ]
        [ Expression ] { [ Expression ] } { [ ] }
    new PrimitiveType [ ] { [ ] } ArrayInitializer
    new TypeName [ < Type { , Type } > ]
        [ ] { [ ] } ArrayInitializer
 

Since:

2.0

Field Summary

static ChildListPropertyDescriptor	DIMENSIONS_PROPERTY The "dimensions" structural property of this node type.
static ChildPropertyDescriptor	INITIALIZER_PROPERTY The "initializer" structural property of this node type.
static ChildPropertyDescriptor	TYPE_PROPERTY The "type" structural property of this node type.

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode

ANNOTATION_TYPE_DECLARATION, ANNOTATION_TYPE_MEMBER_DECLARATION, ANONYMOUS_CLASS_DECLARATION, ARRAY_ACCESS, ARRAY_CREATION, ARRAY_INITIALIZER, ARRAY_TYPE, ASSERT_STATEMENT, ASSIGNMENT, BLOCK, BLOCK_COMMENT, BOOLEAN_LITERAL, BREAK_STATEMENT, CAST_EXPRESSION, CATCH_CLAUSE, CHARACTER_LITERAL, CLASS_INSTANCE_CREATION, COMPILATION_UNIT, CONDITIONAL_EXPRESSION, CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION, CONTINUE_STATEMENT, DO_STATEMENT, EMPTY_STATEMENT, ENHANCED_FOR_STATEMENT, ENUM_CONSTANT_DECLARATION, ENUM_DECLARATION, EXPRESSION_STATEMENT, FIELD_ACCESS, FIELD_DECLARATION, FOR_STATEMENT, IF_STATEMENT, IMPORT_DECLARATION, INFIX_EXPRESSION, INITIALIZER, INSTANCEOF_EXPRESSION, JAVADOC, LABELED_STATEMENT, LINE_COMMENT, MALFORMED, MARKER_ANNOTATION, MEMBER_REF, MEMBER_VALUE_PAIR, METHOD_DECLARATION, METHOD_INVOCATION, METHOD_REF, METHOD_REF_PARAMETER, MODIFIER, NORMAL_ANNOTATION, NULL_LITERAL, NUMBER_LITERAL, ORIGINAL, PACKAGE_DECLARATION, PARAMETERIZED_TYPE, PARENTHESIZED_EXPRESSION, POSTFIX_EXPRESSION, PREFIX_EXPRESSION, PRIMITIVE_TYPE, PROTECT, QUALIFIED_NAME, QUALIFIED_TYPE, RECOVERED, RETURN_STATEMENT, SIMPLE_NAME, SIMPLE_TYPE, SINGLE_MEMBER_ANNOTATION, SINGLE_VARIABLE_DECLARATION, STRING_LITERAL, SUPER_CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION, SUPER_FIELD_ACCESS, SUPER_METHOD_INVOCATION, SWITCH_CASE, SWITCH_STATEMENT, SYNCHRONIZED_STATEMENT, TAG_ELEMENT, TEXT_ELEMENT, THIS_EXPRESSION, THROW_STATEMENT, TRY_STATEMENT, TYPE_DECLARATION, TYPE_DECLARATION_STATEMENT, TYPE_LITERAL, TYPE_PARAMETER, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_EXPRESSION, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_FRAGMENT, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_STATEMENT, WHILE_STATEMENT, WILDCARD_TYPE

Method Summary

java.util.List	dimensions() Returns the live ordered list of dimension expressions in this array initializer.
ArrayInitializer	getInitializer() Returns the array initializer of this array creation expression, or null if there is none.
ArrayType	getType() Returns the array type in this array creation expression.
static java.util.List	propertyDescriptors(int apiLevel) Returns a list of structural property descriptors for this node type.
void	setInitializer(ArrayInitializer initializer) Sets or clears the array initializer of this array creation expression.
void	setType(ArrayType type) Sets the array type in this array creation expression.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression

resolveBoxing, resolveConstantExpressionValue, resolveTypeBinding, resolveUnboxing

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode

accept, copySubtree, copySubtrees, delete, equals, getAST, getFlags, getLength, getLocationInParent, getNodeType, getParent, getProperty, getRoot, getStartPosition, getStructuralProperty, hashCode, nodeClassForType, properties, setFlags, setProperty, setSourceRange, setStructuralProperty, structuralPropertiesForType, subtreeBytes, subtreeMatch, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

TYPE_PROPERTY

public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor TYPE_PROPERTY

The "type" structural property of this node type.

Since:

3.0

DIMENSIONS_PROPERTY

public static final ChildListPropertyDescriptor DIMENSIONS_PROPERTY

The "dimensions" structural property of this node type.

Since:

3.0

INITIALIZER_PROPERTY

public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor INITIALIZER_PROPERTY

The "initializer" structural property of this node type.

Since:

3.0

Method Detail

propertyDescriptors

public static java.util.List propertyDescriptors(int apiLevel)

Returns a list of structural property descriptors for this node type. Clients must not modify the result.

Parameters:

apiLevel - the API level; one of the AST.JLS* constants

Returns:

a list of property descriptors (element type: StructuralPropertyDescriptor)

Since:

3.0

getType

public ArrayType getType()

Returns the array type in this array creation expression.

Returns:

the array type

setType

public void setType(ArrayType type)

Sets the array type in this array creation expression.

Parameters:

type - the new array type

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if:

• the node belongs to a different AST
• the node already has a parent

dimensions

public java.util.List dimensions()

Returns the live ordered list of dimension expressions in this array initializer.

Returns:

the live list of dimension expressions (element type: Expression)

getInitializer

public ArrayInitializer getInitializer()

Returns the array initializer of this array creation expression, or null if there is none.

Returns:

the array initializer node, or null if there is none

setInitializer

public void setInitializer(ArrayInitializer initializer)

Sets or clears the array initializer of this array creation expression.

Parameters:

initializer - the array initializer node, or null if there is none

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if:

• the node belongs to a different AST
• the node already has a parent
• a cycle in would be created