Interface MethodTree

All Superinterfaces:: Tree

public interface MethodTree extends Tree

A tree node for a method or annotation type element declaration. For example:

  modifiers typeParameters type name
     ( parameters )
     body

  modifiers type name () default defaultValue

See Java Language Specification:: 8.4 Method Declarations
8.6 Instance Initializers
8.7 Static Initializers
9.4 Method Declarations
9.6.1 Annotation Interface Elements
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
`BlockTree`	`getBody()`	Returns the method body, or `null` if this is an abstract or native method.
`Tree`	`getDefaultValue()`	Returns the default value, if this is an element within an annotation type declaration.
`ModifiersTree`	`getModifiers()`	Returns the modifiers, including any annotations for the method being declared.
`Name`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the method being declared.
`List<? extends VariableTree>`	`getParameters()`	Returns the parameters of the method being declared.
`VariableTree`	`getReceiverParameter()`	Return an explicit receiver parameter ("this" parameter), or `null` if none.
`Tree`	`getReturnType()`	Returns the return type of the method being declared.
`List<? extends ExpressionTree>`	`getThrows()`	Returns the exceptions listed as being thrown by this method.
`List<? extends TypeParameterTree>`	`getTypeParameters()`	Returns the type parameters of the method being declared.

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

getModifiers

ModifiersTree getModifiers()

Returns the modifiers, including any annotations for the method being declared.

Returns:: the modifiers

getName

Name getName()

Returns the name of the method being declared.

Returns:: the name

getReturnType

Tree getReturnType()

Returns the return type of the method being declared. Returns null for a constructor.

Returns:: the return type

getTypeParameters

List<? extends TypeParameterTree> getTypeParameters()

Returns the type parameters of the method being declared.

Returns:: the type parameters

getParameters

List<? extends VariableTree> getParameters()

Returns the parameters of the method being declared.

Returns:: the parameters

getReceiverParameter

VariableTree getReceiverParameter()

Return an explicit receiver parameter ("this" parameter), or null if none.

Returns:: an explicit receiver parameter ("this" parameter)
Since:: 1.8

getThrows

List<? extends ExpressionTree> getThrows()

Returns the exceptions listed as being thrown by this method.

Returns:: the exceptions

getBody

BlockTree getBody()

Returns the method body, or null if this is an abstract or native method.

Returns:: the method body

getDefaultValue

Tree getDefaultValue()

Returns the default value, if this is an element within an annotation type declaration. Returns null otherwise.

Returns:: the default value

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