Interface ParameterNameProvider

public interface ParameterNameProvider

A provider for parameter names when the parameter names are not determined from a reliable source, like a classfile.

Since:: 13

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CharSequence`	`getParameterName(VariableElement parameter)`	Infer a parameter name for the given parameter.

Method Details

getParameterName

CharSequence getParameterName(VariableElement parameter)

Infer a parameter name for the given parameter. The implementations of this method should infer parameter names in such a way that the parameter names are distinct for any given owning method. If the implementation of this method returns null, an automatically synthesized name is used.

Parameters:: parameter - the parameter for which the name should be inferred
Returns:: a user-friendly name for the parameter, or null if unknown

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