Package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.symbols

Interface JConstructorSymbol

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotableSymbol, JAccessibleElementSymbol, JElementSymbol, JExecutableSymbol, JTypeParameterOwnerSymbol

public interface JConstructorSymbol
extends JExecutableSymbol

Represents a constructor declaration.

Since:

7.0.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	CTOR_NAME	Common dummy name for constructor symbols.

Fields inherited from interface net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.symbols.JAccessibleElementSymbol

PRIMITIVE_PACKAGE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default <R, P> R	acceptVisitor(SymbolVisitor<R,P> visitor, P param)	Dispatch to the appropriate visit method of the visitor and returns its result.
default JTypeMirror	getReturnType(Substitution subst)	Return the return type under the given substitution.
default String	getSimpleName()	For constructors, this returns the special name "new".
default ASTConstructorDeclaration	tryGetNode()	Returns the node that declares this symbol.

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.symbols.AnnotableSymbol

getDeclaredAnnotation, getDeclaredAnnotations, isAnnotationPresent

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.symbols.JAccessibleElementSymbol

getModifiers, isStatic

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.symbols.JElementSymbol

equals, getTypeSystem, isUnresolved, nameEquals

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.symbols.JExecutableSymbol

getAnnotatedReceiverType, getArity, getEnclosingClass, getFormalParameters, getFormalParameterTypes, getGenericSignature, getPackageName, getThrownExceptionTypes, hasReceiver, isDefaultMethod, isVarargs

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.symbols.JTypeParameterOwnerSymbol

getEnclosingTypeParameterOwner, getLexicalScope, getTypeParameterCount, getTypeParameters, isGeneric

Field Details

CTOR_NAME

static final String CTOR_NAME

Common dummy name for constructor symbols.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getSimpleName

default String getSimpleName()

For constructors, this returns the special name "new".

Specified by:

getSimpleName in interface JElementSymbol

Returns:

the name

getReturnType

default JTypeMirror getReturnType(Substitution subst)

Description copied from interface: JExecutableSymbol

Return the return type under the given substitution. For a constructor, return the type of the owner. This type may be annotated.

Specified by:

getReturnType in interface JExecutableSymbol

See Also:

• JConstructorSymbol

acceptVisitor

default <R,
P> R acceptVisitor(SymbolVisitor<R,P> visitor,
 P param)

Description copied from interface: JElementSymbol

Dispatch to the appropriate visit method of the visitor and returns its result.

Specified by:

acceptVisitor in interface JElementSymbol

tryGetNode

default ASTConstructorDeclaration tryGetNode()

Description copied from interface: JElementSymbol

Returns the node that declares this symbol. Eg for JMethodSymbol, it's an ASTMethodDeclaration. Will only return non-null if the symbol is declared in the file currently being analysed.

Specified by:

tryGetNode in interface JElementSymbol