Interface NewClassTree

All Superinterfaces:: ExpressionTree, Tree

public interface NewClassTree extends ExpressionTree

A tree node to declare a new instance of a class. For example:

  new identifier ( )

  new identifier ( arguments )

  new typeArguments identifier ( arguments )
      classBody

  enclosingExpression.new identifier ( arguments )

See Java Language Specification:: 15.9 Class Instance Creation Expressions
Since:: 1.6

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface Tree

Tree.Kind

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<? extends ExpressionTree>`	`getArguments()`	Returns the arguments for the constructor to be invoked.
`ClassTree`	`getClassBody()`	Returns the class body if an anonymous class is being instantiated, and `null` otherwise.
`ExpressionTree`	`getEnclosingExpression()`	Returns the enclosing expression, or `null` if none.
`ExpressionTree`	`getIdentifier()`	Returns the name of the class being instantiated.
`List<? extends Tree>`	`getTypeArguments()`	Returns the type arguments for the object being created.

Methods declared in interface Tree

accept, getKind

Method Details

getEnclosingExpression

ExpressionTree getEnclosingExpression()

Returns the enclosing expression, or null if none.

Returns:: the enclosing expression

getTypeArguments

List<? extends Tree> getTypeArguments()

Returns the type arguments for the object being created.

Returns:: the type arguments

getIdentifier

ExpressionTree getIdentifier()

Returns the name of the class being instantiated.

Returns:: the name

getArguments

List<? extends ExpressionTree> getArguments()

Returns the arguments for the constructor to be invoked.

Returns:: the arguments

getClassBody

ClassTree getClassBody()

Returns the class body if an anonymous class is being instantiated, and null otherwise.

Returns:: the class body

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