Interface InstanceOfTree

All Superinterfaces:: ExpressionTree, Tree

public interface InstanceOfTree extends ExpressionTree

A tree node for an instanceof expression. For example:

  expression instanceof type

  expression instanceof pattern

See Java Language Specification:: 15.20.2 The instanceof Operator
Since:: 1.6

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface Tree

Tree.Kind

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static enum`	`Tree.Kind`	Enumerates all kinds of trees.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ExpressionTree`	`getExpression()`	Returns the expression to be tested.
`PatternTree`	`getPattern()`	Returns the tested pattern, or `null` if this `instanceof` does not use a pattern.
`Tree`	`getType()`	Returns the type for which to check, or `null` if this `instanceof` uses a pattern other the `BindingPatternTree`.

Methods declared in interface Tree

accept, getKind

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<R,D> R`	`accept(TreeVisitor<R,D> visitor, D data)`	Accept method used to implement the visitor pattern.
`Tree.Kind`	`getKind()`	Returns the kind of this tree.

Method Details

getExpression

ExpressionTree getExpression()

Returns the expression to be tested.

Returns:: the expression

getType

Tree getType()

Returns the type for which to check, or null if this instanceof uses a pattern other the BindingPatternTree.

For instanceof without a pattern, i.e. in the following form:

  expression instanceof type

returns the type.

For instanceof with a BindingPatternTree, i.e. in the following form:

  expression instanceof type variable_name

returns the type.

For instanceof with a pattern, i.e. in the following form:

  expression instanceof pattern

returns null.

Returns:

the type or null if this instanceof uses a pattern other than the BindingPatternTree

See Also:

getPattern

PatternTree getPattern()

Returns the tested pattern, or null if this instanceof does not use a pattern.

For instanceof with a pattern, i.e. in the following form:

  expression instanceof pattern

returns the pattern.

For instanceof without a pattern, i.e. in the following form:

  expression instanceof type

returns null.

Returns:: the tested pattern, or null if this instanceof does not use a pattern
Since:: 16

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