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Eclipse JDT
Release 3.5

org.eclipse.jdt.core
Interface IMethod

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IAnnotatable, IJavaElement, IMember, IParent, ISourceManipulation, ISourceReference

public interface IMethod
extends IMember, IAnnotatable

Represents a method (or constructor) declared in a type.

Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Field Summary
 
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
  IMemberValuePair getDefaultValue ()
          Returns a member value pair representing the default value of this method if any, or null if this method's parent is not an annotation type, or else if this method does not have a default value.
  String getElementName ()
          Returns the simple name of this method.
  String[] getExceptionTypes ()
          Returns the type signatures of the exceptions this method throws, in the order declared in the source.
  String getKey ()
          Returns the binding key for this method.
 int getNumberOfParameters ()
          Returns the number of parameters of this method.
  String[] getParameterNames ()
          Returns the names of parameters in this method.
  String[] getParameterTypes ()
          Returns the type signatures for the parameters of this method.
  String[] getRawParameterNames ()
          Returns the names of parameters in this method.
  String getReturnType ()
          Returns the type signature of the return value of this method.
  String getSignature ()
          Returns the signature of this method.
  ITypeParameter getTypeParameter ( String name)
          Returns the type parameter declared in this method with the given name.
  ITypeParameter[] getTypeParameters ()
          Returns the formal type parameters for this method.
  String[] getTypeParameterSignatures ()
          Deprecated. Use getTypeParameters() instead
 boolean isConstructor ()
          Returns whether this method is a constructor.
 boolean isMainMethod ()
          Returns whether this method is a main method.
 boolean isResolved ()
          Returns whether this method represents a resolved method.
 boolean isSimilar ( IMethod method)
          Returns whether this method is similar to the given method.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core. IMember
getCategories, getClassFile, getCompilationUnit, getDeclaringType, getFlags, getJavadocRange, getNameRange, getOccurrenceCount, getType, getTypeRoot, isBinary
 
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. ISourceReference
exists, getSource, getSourceRange
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core. ISourceManipulation
copy, delete, move, rename
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core. IParent
getChildren, hasChildren
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core. IAnnotatable
getAnnotation, getAnnotations
 

Method Detail

getDefaultValue


IMemberValuePair getDefaultValue()
                                 throws 
JavaModelException
Returns a member value pair representing the default value of this method if any, or null if this method's parent is not an annotation type, or else if this method does not have a default value.

Note that IMemberValuePair.getValue() might return null. Please see this method for more details.

Returns:
a member pair value if any, or null if none
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
Since:
3.4

getElementName


String getElementName()
Returns the simple name of this method. For a constructor, this returns the simple name of the declaring type. Note: This holds whether the constructor appears in a source or binary type (even though class files internally define constructor names to be "<init>"). For the class initialization methods in binary types, this returns the special name "<clinit>". This is a handle-only method.

Specified by:
getElementName in interface IJavaElement
Returns:
the simple name of this method

getExceptionTypes


String[] getExceptionTypes()
                           throws 
JavaModelException
Returns the type signatures of the exceptions this method throws, in the order declared in the source. Returns an empty array if this method throws no exceptions.

For example, a source method declaring "throws IOException", would return the array {"QIOException;"}.

The type signatures may be either unresolved (for source types) or resolved (for binary types), and either basic (for basic types) or rich (for parameterized types). See Signature for details.

Returns:
the type signatures of the exceptions this method throws, in the order declared in the source, an empty array if this method throws no exceptions
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
See Also:
Signature

getTypeParameterSignatures


String[] getTypeParameterSignatures()
                                    throws 
JavaModelException
Deprecated. Use getTypeParameters() instead

Returns the formal type parameter signatures for this method. Returns an empty array if this method has no formal type parameters.

The formal type parameter signatures may be either unresolved (for source types) or resolved (for binary types). See Signature for details.

Returns:
the formal type parameter signatures of this method, in the order declared in the source, an empty array if none
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
Since:
3.0
See Also:
Signature

getTypeParameters


ITypeParameter[] getTypeParameters()
                                   throws 
JavaModelException
Returns the formal type parameters for this method. Returns an empty array if this method has no formal type parameters.

Returns:
the formal type parameters of this method, in the order declared in the source, an empty array if none
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
Since:
3.1

getNumberOfParameters

int getNumberOfParameters()
Returns the number of parameters of this method. This is a handle-only method.

Returns:
the number of parameters of this method

getKey


String getKey()
Returns the binding key for this method. A binding key is a key that uniquely identifies this method. It allows access to generic info for parameterized methods.

Returns:
the binding key for this method
Since:
3.1
See Also:
IBinding.getKey(), BindingKey

getParameterNames


String[] getParameterNames()
                           throws 
JavaModelException
Returns the names of parameters in this method. For binary types, associated source or attached Javadoc are used to retrieve the names. If none can be retrieved, then these names are invented as "arg"+i, where i starts at 0. Returns an empty array if this method has no parameters.

For example, a method declared as public void foo(String text, int length) would return the array {"text","length"}.

Returns:
the names of parameters in this method, an empty array if this method has no parameters
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.

getParameterTypes


String[] getParameterTypes()
Returns the type signatures for the parameters of this method. Returns an empty array if this method has no parameters. This is a handle-only method.

For example, a source method declared as public void foo(String text, int length) would return the array {"QString;","I"}.

The type signatures may be either unresolved (for source types) or resolved (for binary types), and either basic (for basic types) or rich (for parameterized types). See Signature for details.

Returns:
the type signatures for the parameters of this method, an empty array if this method has no parameters
See Also:
Signature

getRawParameterNames


String[] getRawParameterNames()
                              throws 
JavaModelException
Returns the names of parameters in this method. For binary types, these names are invented as "arg"+i, where i starts at 0 (even if source is associated with the binary or if Javdoc is attached to the binary). Returns an empty array if this method has no parameters.

For example, a method declared as public void foo(String text, int length) would return the array {"text","length"}. For the same method in a binary, this would return {"arg0", "arg1"}.

Returns:
the names of parameters in this method, an empty array if this method has no parameters
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
Since:
3.2

getReturnType


String getReturnType()
                     throws 
JavaModelException
Returns the type signature of the return value of this method. For constructors, this returns the signature for void.

For example, a source method declared as public String getName() would return "QString;".

The type signature may be either unresolved (for source types) or resolved (for binary types), and either basic (for basic types) or rich (for parameterized types). See Signature for details.

Returns:
the type signature of the return value of this method, void for constructors
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
See Also:
Signature

getSignature


String getSignature()
                    throws 
JavaModelException
Returns the signature of this method. This includes the signatures for the parameter types and return type, but does not include the method name, exception types, or type parameters.

For example, a source method declared as public void foo(String text, int length) would return "(QString;I)V".

The type signatures embedded in the method signature may be either unresolved (for source types) or resolved (for binary types), and either basic (for basic types) or rich (for parameterized types). See Signature for details.

Returns:
the signature of this method
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
See Also:
Signature

getTypeParameter


ITypeParameter getTypeParameter(
String name)
Returns the type parameter declared in this method with the given name. This is a handle-only method. The type parameter may or may not exist.

Parameters:
name - the given simple name
Returns:
the type parameter declared in this method with the given name
Since:
3.1

isConstructor

boolean isConstructor()
                      throws 
JavaModelException
Returns whether this method is a constructor.

Returns:
true if this method is a constructor, false otherwise
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.

isMainMethod

boolean isMainMethod()
                     throws 
JavaModelException
Returns whether this method is a main method. It is a main method if:
  • its name is equal to "main"
  • its return type is void
  • it is static and public
  • it defines one parameter whose type's simple name is String[]

Returns:
true if this method is a main method, false otherwise
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
Since:
2.0

isResolved

boolean isResolved()
Returns whether this method represents a resolved method. If a method is resolved, its key contains resolved information.

Returns:
whether this method represents a resolved method.
Since:
3.1

isSimilar

boolean isSimilar(
IMethod method)
Returns whether this method is similar to the given method. Two methods are similar if:
  • their element names are equal
  • they have the same number of parameters
  • the simple names of their parameter types are equal
This is a handle-only method.

Parameters:
method - the given method
Returns:
true if this method is similar to the given method.
Since:
2.0
See Also:
Signature.getSimpleName(char[])

Eclipse JDT
Release 3.5

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