Class BlockComment


public final class BlockComment extends Comment
Block comment AST node type.

Block comments (also called "traditional" comments in JLS 3.7) begin with "/*", may contain line breaks, and must end with "*/". Following the definition in the JLS (first edition but not second edition), block comment normally exclude comments that begin with "/*#42;", which are instead classified as doc comments (Javadoc).

Note that this node type is a comment placeholder, and is only useful for recording the source range where a comment was found in a source string. It is not useful for creating comments.

Since:
3.0
Restriction:
This class is not intended to be instantiated by clients.
  • Method Details

    • propertyDescriptors

      public static 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