Interface SwitchExpressionTree

All Superinterfaces:: ExpressionTree, Tree

public interface SwitchExpressionTree extends ExpressionTree

A tree node for a switch expression. For example:

  switch ( expression ) {
    cases
  }

See Java Language Specification:: 15.28 switch Expressions
Since:: 14

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface Tree

Tree.Kind

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<? extends CaseTree>`	`getCases()`	Returns the cases for the `switch` expression.
`ExpressionTree`	`getExpression()`	Returns the expression for the `switch` expression.

Methods declared in interface Tree

accept, getKind

Method Details

getExpression

ExpressionTree getExpression()

Returns the expression for the switch expression.

Returns:: the expression

getCases

List<? extends CaseTree> getCases()

Returns the cases for the switch expression.

Returns:: the cases

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