org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom
Class Expression

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
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        +--org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayAccess, ArrayCreation, ArrayInitializer, Assignment, BooleanLiteral, CastExpression, CharacterLiteral, ClassInstanceCreation, ConditionalExpression, FieldAccess, InfixExpression, InstanceofExpression, MethodInvocation, Name, NullLiteral, NumberLiteral, ParenthesizedExpression, PostfixExpression, PrefixExpression, StringLiteral, SuperFieldAccess, SuperMethodInvocation, ThisExpression, TypeLiteral, VariableDeclarationExpression

public abstract class Expression

extends ASTNode

Abstract base class of AST nodes that represent expressions. There are several kinds of expressions.

 Expression:
    Name
    IntegerLiteral (includes decimal, hex, and octal forms; and long)
    FloatingPointLiteral (includes both float and double)
    CharacterLiteral
    NullLiteral
    BooleanLiteral
    StringLiteral
    TypeLiteral
    ThisExpression
    SuperFieldAccess
    FieldAccess
    Assignment
    ParenthesizedExpression
    ClassInstanceCreation
    ArrayCreation
    ArrayInitializer
    MethodInvocation
    SuperMethodInvocation
    ArrayAccess
    InfixExpression
    InstanceofExpression
    ConditionalExpression
    PostfixExpression
    PrefixExpression
    CastExpression
    VariableDeclarationExpression
 

Since:

2.0

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode

ANONYMOUS_CLASS_DECLARATION, ARRAY_ACCESS, ARRAY_CREATION, ARRAY_INITIALIZER, ARRAY_TYPE, ASSERT_STATEMENT, ASSIGNMENT, BLOCK, BOOLEAN_LITERAL, BREAK_STATEMENT, CAST_EXPRESSION, CATCH_CLAUSE, CHARACTER_LITERAL, CLASS_INSTANCE_CREATION, COMPILATION_UNIT, CONDITIONAL_EXPRESSION, CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION, CONTINUE_STATEMENT, DO_STATEMENT, EMPTY_STATEMENT, EXPRESSION_STATEMENT, FIELD_ACCESS, FIELD_DECLARATION, FOR_STATEMENT, IF_STATEMENT, IMPORT_DECLARATION, INFIX_EXPRESSION, INITIALIZER, INSTANCEOF_EXPRESSION, JAVADOC, LABELED_STATEMENT, MALFORMED, METHOD_DECLARATION, METHOD_INVOCATION, NULL_LITERAL, NUMBER_LITERAL, PACKAGE_DECLARATION, PARENTHESIZED_EXPRESSION, POSTFIX_EXPRESSION, PREFIX_EXPRESSION, PRIMITIVE_TYPE, QUALIFIED_NAME, RETURN_STATEMENT, SIMPLE_NAME, SIMPLE_TYPE, SINGLE_VARIABLE_DECLARATION, STRING_LITERAL, SUPER_CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION, SUPER_FIELD_ACCESS, SUPER_METHOD_INVOCATION, SWITCH_CASE, SWITCH_STATEMENT, SYNCHRONIZED_STATEMENT, THIS_EXPRESSION, THROW_STATEMENT, TRY_STATEMENT, TYPE_DECLARATION, TYPE_DECLARATION_STATEMENT, TYPE_LITERAL, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_EXPRESSION, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_FRAGMENT, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_STATEMENT, WHILE_STATEMENT

Method Summary

ITypeBinding

resolveTypeBinding() Resolves and returns the binding for the type of this expression.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode

accept, copySubtree, copySubtrees, equals, getAST, getFlags, getLength, getNodeType, getParent, getProperty, getRoot, getStartPosition, properties, setFlags, setProperty, setSourceRange, subtreeBytes, subtreeMatch, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

resolveTypeBinding

public ITypeBinding resolveTypeBinding()

Resolves and returns the binding for the type of this expression.

Note that bindings are generally unavailable unless requested when the AST is being built.

Returns:

the binding for the type of this expression, or null if the type cannot be resolved