CodeNodeItemWithDeclaringElement (JavaDocs for mmm-code-api 0.9.13)

All Superinterfaces:: CodeItem, CodeItemWithDeclaringType

public interface CodeNodeItemWithDeclaringElement extends CodeItemWithDeclaringType

CodeItemWithDeclaringType that has a declaring element.

Since:: 1.0.0
Author:: Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface CodeItem
DEFAULT_INDENT, DEFAULT_NEWLINE
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

CodeElementWithDeclaringType

getDeclaringElement()

default CodeType

getDeclaringType()

Methods inherited from interface CodeItem
getLanguage, getSourceCode, write, write, write, write, write, write

Method Details
- getDeclaringElement
  
  CodeElementWithDeclaringType getDeclaringElement()
  
  Returns:
  
  the CodeElement declaring this item.
- getDeclaringType
  default CodeType getDeclaringType()
  
  Specified by:
  
  getDeclaringType in interface CodeItemWithDeclaringType
  
  Returns:
  
  the CodeType declaring this CodeItem. Here declaring means owning and containing. Will always be null for CodePathElements (packages or files). Has a special meaning and may return itself for CodeType (see CodeType.getDeclaringType()). The declaring type can never be changed.
  
  See Also:
  
  CodeType.getDeclaringType()