Package org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom

Class ExpressionMethodReference

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression
org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.MethodReference
org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ExpressionMethodReference
public class ExpressionMethodReference extends MethodReference
Expression method reference AST node type (added in JLS8 API). 
 ExpressionMethodReference:
     Expression ::
         [ < Type { , Type } > ]
         Identifier
Since:
3.10
Restriction:
This class is not intended to be instantiated by clients.

  • Field Details

    • EXPRESSION_PROPERTY

      public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor EXPRESSION_PROPERTY
      The "expression" structural property of this node type (child type: Expression).

    • TYPE_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY

      public static final ChildListPropertyDescriptor TYPE_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY
      The "typeArguments" structural property of this node type (element type: Type)

    • NAME_PROPERTY

      public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor NAME_PROPERTY
      The "name" structural property of this node type (child type: SimpleName).

  • 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)

    • getExpression

      public Expression getExpression()
      Returns the expression of this expression method reference expression
      Returns:
      the expression node

    • setExpression

      public void setExpression(Expression expression)
      Sets the expression of this expression method reference.
      Parameters:
      expression - the expression node
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if:
      • the node belongs to a different AST
      • the node already has a parent
      • a cycle in would be created

    • typeArguments

      public List typeArguments()
      Returns the live ordered list of type arguments of this expression method reference
      Overrides:
      typeArguments in class MethodReference
      Returns:
      the live list of type arguments (element type: Type)

    • getName

      public SimpleName getName()
      Returns the name of the method referenced in this expression.
      Returns:
      the method name node

    • setName

      public void setName(SimpleName name)
      Sets the name of the method referenced in this expression to the given name.
      Parameters:
      name - the new method name
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if:
      • the node belongs to a different AST
      • the node already has a parent