org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom
Class MethodRef

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
      org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.MethodRef

public class MethodRef
extends ASTNode

AST node for a method or constructor reference within a doc comment (Javadoc). The principal uses of these are in "@see" and "@link" tag elements, for references to method and constructor members.

 MethodRef:
     [ Name ] # Identifier  
         ( [ MethodRefParameter | { , MethodRefParameter } ] )
 

Since:

3.0

See Also:

Javadoc

Field Summary

static ChildPropertyDescriptor	NAME_PROPERTY The "name" structural property of this node type.
static ChildListPropertyDescriptor	PARAMETERS_PROPERTY The "parameters" structural property of this node type.
static ChildPropertyDescriptor	QUALIFIER_PROPERTY The "qualifier" 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

SimpleName	getName() Returns the name of the referenced method or constructor.
Name	getQualifier() Returns the qualifier of this method reference, or null if there is none.
java.util.List	parameters() Returns the live ordered list of method parameter references for this method reference.
static java.util.List	propertyDescriptors(int apiLevel) Returns a list of structural property descriptors for this node type.
IBinding	resolveBinding() Resolves and returns the binding for the entity referred to by this method reference.
void	setName(SimpleName name) Sets the name of the referenced method or constructor to the given name.
void	setQualifier(Name name) Sets or clears the qualifier of this method reference.

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

QUALIFIER_PROPERTY

public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor QUALIFIER_PROPERTY

The "qualifier" structural property of this node type.

Since:

3.0

NAME_PROPERTY

public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor NAME_PROPERTY

The "name" structural property of this node type.

Since:

3.0

PARAMETERS_PROPERTY

public static final ChildListPropertyDescriptor PARAMETERS_PROPERTY

The "parameters" 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

getQualifier

public Name getQualifier()

Returns the qualifier of this method reference, or null if there is none.

Returns:

the qualifier name node, or null if there is none

setQualifier

public void setQualifier(Name name)

Sets or clears the qualifier of this method reference.

Parameters:

name - the qualifier name 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

getName

public SimpleName getName()

Returns the name of the referenced method or constructor.

Returns:

the method or constructor name node

setName

public void setName(SimpleName name)

Sets the name of the referenced method or constructor to the given name.

Parameters:

name - the new method or constructor name node

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if:

• the name is null
• the node belongs to a different AST
• the node already has a parent

parameters

public java.util.List parameters()

Returns the live ordered list of method parameter references for this method reference.

Returns:

the live list of method parameter references (element type: MethodRefParameter)

resolveBinding

public final IBinding resolveBinding()

Resolves and returns the binding for the entity referred to by this method reference.

Note that bindings are generally unavailable unless requested when the AST is being built.

Returns:

the binding, or null if the binding cannot be resolved