org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom
Class VariableDeclaration

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

SingleVariableDeclaration, VariableDeclarationFragment

public abstract class VariableDeclaration

extends ASTNode

Abstract base class of all AST node types that declare a single local variable.

 VariableDeclaration:
    SingleVariableDeclaration
    VariableDeclarationFragment
 

Since:

2.0

See Also:

SingleVariableDeclaration, VariableDeclarationFragment

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

abstract Expression	getInitializer() Returns the initializer of this variable declaration, or null if there is none.
abstract SimpleName	getName() Returns the name of the variable declared in this variable declaration.
IVariableBinding	resolveBinding() Resolves and returns the binding for the variable declared in this variable declaration.
abstract void	setInitializer(Expression initializer) Sets or clears the initializer of this variable declaration.
abstract void	setName(SimpleName variableName) Sets the name of the variable declared in this variable declaration to the given name.

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

getName

public abstract SimpleName getName()

Returns the name of the variable declared in this variable declaration.

Returns:

the variable name node

setName

public abstract void setName(SimpleName variableName)

Sets the name of the variable declared in this variable declaration to the given name.

Parameters:

variableName - the new variable name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if:

• the node belongs to a different AST
• the node already has a parent

getInitializer

public abstract Expression getInitializer()

Returns the initializer of this variable declaration, or null if there is none.

Returns:

the initializer expression node, or null if there is none

setInitializer

public abstract void setInitializer(Expression initializer)

Sets or clears the initializer of this variable declaration.

Parameters:

initializer - the initializer expression node, or null if there is none

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if:

• the node belongs to a different AST
• the node already has a parent
• a cycle in would be created

resolveBinding

public IVariableBinding resolveBinding()

Resolves and returns the binding for the variable declared in this variable declaration.

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

Returns:

the binding, or null if the binding cannot be resolved