Eclipse JDT
Release 3.0

org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom
Class CastExpression

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
      extended byorg.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression
          extended byorg.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CastExpression

public class CastExpression
extends Expression

Cast expression AST node type.

 CastExpression:
    ( Type ) Expression 
 

Since:
2.0

Field Summary
static ChildPropertyDescriptor EXPRESSION_PROPERTY
          The "expression" structural property of this node type.
static ChildPropertyDescriptor TYPE_PROPERTY
          The "type" 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
 Expression getExpression()
          Returns the expression of this cast expression.
 Type getType()
          Returns the type in this cast expression.
static List propertyDescriptors(int apiLevel)
          Returns a list of structural property descriptors for this node type.
 void setExpression(Expression expression)
          Sets the expression of this cast expression.
 void setType(Type type)
          Sets the type in this cast expression to the given type.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression
resolveTypeBinding
 
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

TYPE_PROPERTY

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

Since:
3.0

EXPRESSION_PROPERTY

public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor EXPRESSION_PROPERTY
The "expression" structural property of this node type.

Since:
3.0
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)
Since:
3.0

getType

public Type getType()
Returns the type in this cast expression.

Returns:
the type

setType

public void setType(Type type)
Sets the type in this cast expression to the given type.

Parameters:
type - the new type
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if:
  • the node belongs to a different AST
  • the node already has a parent

getExpression

public Expression getExpression()
Returns the expression of this cast expression.

Returns:
the expression node

setExpression

public void setExpression(Expression expression)
Sets the expression of this cast expression.

Parameters:
expression - the new expression node
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if:
  • the node belongs to a different AST
  • the node already has a parent
  • a cycle in would be created

Eclipse JDT
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