Eclipse JDT
Release 3.0

org.eclipse.jdt.core
Interface IImportDeclaration

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IJavaElement, ISourceManipulation, ISourceReference

public interface IImportDeclaration
extends IJavaElement, ISourceReference, ISourceManipulation

Represents an import declaration in Java compilation unit.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.


Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaElement
CLASS_FILE, COMPILATION_UNIT, FIELD, IMPORT_CONTAINER, IMPORT_DECLARATION, INITIALIZER, JAVA_MODEL, JAVA_PROJECT, LOCAL_VARIABLE, METHOD, PACKAGE_DECLARATION, PACKAGE_FRAGMENT, PACKAGE_FRAGMENT_ROOT, TYPE
 
Method Summary
 String getElementName()
          Returns the name that has been imported.
 int getFlags()
          Returns the modifier flags for this import.
 boolean isOnDemand()
          Returns whether the import is on-demand.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaElement
exists, getAncestor, getCorrespondingResource, getElementType, getHandleIdentifier, getJavaModel, getJavaProject, getOpenable, getParent, getPath, getPrimaryElement, getResource, getSchedulingRule, getUnderlyingResource, isReadOnly, isStructureKnown
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable
getAdapter
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core.ISourceReference
exists, getSource, getSourceRange
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core.ISourceManipulation
copy, delete, move, rename
 

Method Detail

getElementName

public String getElementName()
Returns the name that has been imported. For an on-demand import, this includes the trailing ".*". For example, for the statement "import java.util.*", this returns "java.util.*". For the statement "import java.util.Hashtable", this returns "java.util.Hashtable".

Specified by:
getElementName in interface IJavaElement
Returns:
the name that has been imported

getFlags

public int getFlags()
             throws JavaModelException
Returns the modifier flags for this import. The flags can be examined using class Flags. Only the static flag is meaningful for import declarations.

Returns:
the modifier flags for this import
Throws:
JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
Since:
3.0
See Also:
Flags

isOnDemand

public boolean isOnDemand()
Returns whether the import is on-demand. An import is on-demand if it ends with ".*".

Returns:
true if the import is on-demand, false otherwise

Eclipse JDT
Release 3.0

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