org.eclipse.jpt.core.utility.jdt
Interface DeclarationAnnotationElementAdapter<T>


public interface DeclarationAnnotationElementAdapter<T>

Provide clients with a pluggable way to manipulate an annotation element modifying a "declaration". T is the type of the object to be passed to and returned by the adapter. Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to change significantly before reaching stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves. This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.


Method Summary
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode getAstNode(ModifiedDeclaration declaration)
          Given the specified declaration, return the AST node corresponding to the element's value.
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression getExpression(ModifiedDeclaration declaration)
          Given the specified declaration, return the element's value expression.
 T getValue(ModifiedDeclaration declaration)
          Given the specified declaration, return the value of the annotation element.
 void setValue(T value, ModifiedDeclaration declaration)
          Given the specified declaration, set the value of the annotation element.
 

Method Detail

getValue

T getValue(ModifiedDeclaration declaration)
Given the specified declaration, return the value of the annotation element. Return null or an empty array if the element is not present.


setValue

void setValue(T value,
              ModifiedDeclaration declaration)
Given the specified declaration, set the value of the annotation element. Setting the value of the element to null will cause the element to be removed from its annotation.


getExpression

org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression getExpression(ModifiedDeclaration declaration)
Given the specified declaration, return the element's value expression. Return null if the element is not present.


getAstNode

org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode getAstNode(ModifiedDeclaration declaration)
Given the specified declaration, return the AST node corresponding to the element's value. If the element is missing, return the annotation's node.