Declarations (Eclipse JDT API Specification)

```
public interface Declarations
```
Utility methods for operating on declarations.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`hides(MemberDeclaration sub, MemberDeclaration sup)`	Tests whether one type, method, or field declaration hides another.
`boolean`	`overrides(MethodDeclaration sub, MethodDeclaration sup)`	Tests whether one method overrides another.

- Method Detail
  - hides
```
boolean hides(MemberDeclaration sub,
              MemberDeclaration sup)
```
    Tests whether one type, method, or field declaration hides another.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sub - the first member
    
    sup - the second member
    
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the first member hides the second
  - overrides
```
boolean overrides(MethodDeclaration sub,
                  MethodDeclaration sup)
```
    Tests whether one method overrides another. When a non-abstract method overrides an abstract one, the former is also said to implement the latter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sub - the first method
    
    sup - the second method
    
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the first method overrides the second