Eclipse JDT
Release 3.0

org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom
Class AnnotationTypeDeclaration

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
      extended byorg.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.BodyDeclaration
          extended byorg.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.AbstractTypeDeclaration
              extended byorg.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.AnnotationTypeDeclaration

public class AnnotationTypeDeclaration
extends AbstractTypeDeclaration

Annotation type declaration AST node type (added in JLS3 API).

 AnnotationTypeDeclaration:
   [ Javadoc ] { ExtendedModifier } @ interface Identifier
		{ { AnnotationTypeBodyDeclaration | ; } }
 AnnotationTypeBodyDeclaration:
   AnnotationTypeMemberDeclaration
   FieldDeclaration
   TypeDeclaration
   EnumDeclaration
   AnnotationTypeDeclaration
 

The thing to note is that method declaration are replaced by annotation type member declarations in this context.

When a Javadoc comment is present, the source range begins with the first character of the "/**" comment delimiter. When there is no Javadoc comment, the source range begins with the first character of the first modifier keyword (if modifiers), or the first character of the "@interface" (if no modifiers). The source range extends through the last character of the "}" token following the body declarations.

Note: This API element is only needed for dealing with Java code that uses new language features of J2SE 1.5. It is included in anticipation of J2SE 1.5 support, which is planned for the next release of Eclipse after 3.0, and may change slightly before reaching its final form.

Since:
3.0

Field Summary
static ChildListPropertyDescriptor BODY_DECLARATIONS_PROPERTY
          The "bodyDeclarations" structural property of this node type.
static ChildPropertyDescriptor JAVADOC_PROPERTY
          The "javadoc" structural property of this node type.
static ChildListPropertyDescriptor MODIFIERS2_PROPERTY
          The "modifiers" structural property of this node type.
static ChildPropertyDescriptor NAME_PROPERTY
          The "name" structural property of this node type.
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
ANNOTATION_TYPE_DECLARATION, ANNOTATION_TYPE_MEMBER_DECLARATION, ANONYMOUS_CLASS_DECLARATION, ARRAY_ACCESS, ARRAY_CREATION, ARRAY_INITIALIZER, ARRAY_TYPE, ASSERT_STATEMENT, ASSIGNMENT, BLOCK, BLOCK_COMMENT, BOOLEAN_LITERAL, BREAK_STATEMENT, CAST_EXPRESSION, CATCH_CLAUSE, CHARACTER_LITERAL, CLASS_INSTANCE_CREATION, COMPILATION_UNIT, CONDITIONAL_EXPRESSION, CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION, CONTINUE_STATEMENT, DO_STATEMENT, EMPTY_STATEMENT, ENHANCED_FOR_STATEMENT, ENUM_CONSTANT_DECLARATION, ENUM_DECLARATION, EXPRESSION_STATEMENT, FIELD_ACCESS, FIELD_DECLARATION, FOR_STATEMENT, IF_STATEMENT, IMPORT_DECLARATION, INFIX_EXPRESSION, INITIALIZER, INSTANCEOF_EXPRESSION, JAVADOC, LABELED_STATEMENT, LINE_COMMENT, MALFORMED, MARKER_ANNOTATION, MEMBER_REF, MEMBER_VALUE_PAIR, METHOD_DECLARATION, METHOD_INVOCATION, METHOD_REF, METHOD_REF_PARAMETER, MODIFIER, NORMAL_ANNOTATION, NULL_LITERAL, NUMBER_LITERAL, ORIGINAL, PACKAGE_DECLARATION, PARAMETERIZED_TYPE, PARENTHESIZED_EXPRESSION, POSTFIX_EXPRESSION, PREFIX_EXPRESSION, PRIMITIVE_TYPE, PROTECT, QUALIFIED_NAME, QUALIFIED_TYPE, RETURN_STATEMENT, SIMPLE_NAME, SIMPLE_TYPE, SINGLE_MEMBER_ANNOTATION, SINGLE_VARIABLE_DECLARATION, STRING_LITERAL, SUPER_CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION, SUPER_FIELD_ACCESS, SUPER_METHOD_INVOCATION, SWITCH_CASE, SWITCH_STATEMENT, SYNCHRONIZED_STATEMENT, TAG_ELEMENT, TEXT_ELEMENT, THIS_EXPRESSION, THROW_STATEMENT, TRY_STATEMENT, TYPE_DECLARATION, TYPE_DECLARATION_STATEMENT, TYPE_LITERAL, TYPE_PARAMETER, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_EXPRESSION, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_FRAGMENT, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_STATEMENT, WHILE_STATEMENT, WILDCARD_TYPE
 
Method Summary
static List propertyDescriptors(int apiLevel)
          Returns a list of structural property descriptors for this node type.
 ITypeBinding resolveBinding()
          Resolves and returns the binding for the annotation type declared in this annotation type declaration.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.AbstractTypeDeclaration
bodyDeclarations, getName, isLocalTypeDeclaration, isMemberTypeDeclaration, isPackageMemberTypeDeclaration, setName
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.BodyDeclaration
getJavadoc, getModifiers, modifiers, setJavadoc, setModifiers
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
accept, copySubtree, copySubtrees, delete, equals, getAST, getFlags, getLength, getLocationInParent, getNodeType, getParent, getProperty, getRoot, getStartPosition, getStructuralProperty, nodeClassForType, properties, setFlags, setProperty, setSourceRange, setStructuralProperty, structuralPropertiesForType, subtreeBytes, subtreeMatch, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

JAVADOC_PROPERTY

public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor JAVADOC_PROPERTY
The "javadoc" structural property of this node type.


MODIFIERS2_PROPERTY

public static final ChildListPropertyDescriptor MODIFIERS2_PROPERTY
The "modifiers" structural property of this node type.


NAME_PROPERTY

public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor NAME_PROPERTY
The "name" structural property of this node type.


BODY_DECLARATIONS_PROPERTY

public static final ChildListPropertyDescriptor BODY_DECLARATIONS_PROPERTY
The "bodyDeclarations" structural property of this node type.

Method Detail

propertyDescriptors

public static List propertyDescriptors(int apiLevel)
Returns a list of structural property descriptors for this node type. Clients must not modify the result.

Parameters:
apiLevel - the API level; one of the AST.JLS* constants
Returns:
a list of property descriptors (element type: StructuralPropertyDescriptor)

resolveBinding

public ITypeBinding resolveBinding()
Resolves and returns the binding for the annotation type declared in this annotation type declaration.

Note that bindings are generally unavailable unless requested when the AST is being built.

Returns:
the binding, or null if the binding cannot be resolved

Eclipse JDT
Release 3.0

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