Package org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom
Class MethodInvocation
- java.lang.Object
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- org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
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- org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression
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- org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.MethodInvocation
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public class MethodInvocation extends Expression
Method invocation expression AST node type.MethodInvocation: [ Expression . ] [ < Type { , Type } > ] Identifier ( [ Expression { , Expression } ] )
- Since:
- 2.0
- Restriction:
- This class is not intended to be instantiated by clients.
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field Description static ChildListPropertyDescriptor
ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY
The "arguments" structural property of this node type (element type:Expression
).static ChildPropertyDescriptor
EXPRESSION_PROPERTY
The "expression" structural property of this node type (child type:Expression
).static ChildPropertyDescriptor
NAME_PROPERTY
The "name" structural property of this node type (child type:SimpleName
).static ChildListPropertyDescriptor
TYPE_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY
The "typeArguments" structural property of this node type (element type:Type
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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, CREATION_REFERENCE, DIMENSION, DO_STATEMENT, EMPTY_STATEMENT, ENHANCED_FOR_STATEMENT, ENUM_CONSTANT_DECLARATION, ENUM_DECLARATION, EXPORTS_DIRECTIVE, EXPRESSION_METHOD_REFERENCE, EXPRESSION_STATEMENT, FIELD_ACCESS, FIELD_DECLARATION, FOR_STATEMENT, IF_STATEMENT, IMPORT_DECLARATION, INFIX_EXPRESSION, INITIALIZER, INSTANCEOF_EXPRESSION, INTERSECTION_TYPE, JAVADOC, LABELED_STATEMENT, LAMBDA_EXPRESSION, LINE_COMMENT, MALFORMED, MARKER_ANNOTATION, MEMBER_REF, MEMBER_VALUE_PAIR, METHOD_DECLARATION, METHOD_INVOCATION, METHOD_REF, METHOD_REF_PARAMETER, MODIFIER, MODULE_DECLARATION, MODULE_MODIFIER, NAME_QUALIFIED_TYPE, NORMAL_ANNOTATION, NULL_LITERAL, NUMBER_LITERAL, OPENS_DIRECTIVE, ORIGINAL, PACKAGE_DECLARATION, PARAMETERIZED_TYPE, PARENTHESIZED_EXPRESSION, POSTFIX_EXPRESSION, PREFIX_EXPRESSION, PRIMITIVE_TYPE, PROTECT, PROVIDES_DIRECTIVE, QUALIFIED_NAME, QUALIFIED_TYPE, RECORD_DECLARATION, RECOVERED, REQUIRES_DIRECTIVE, RETURN_STATEMENT, SIMPLE_NAME, SIMPLE_TYPE, SINGLE_MEMBER_ANNOTATION, SINGLE_VARIABLE_DECLARATION, STRING_LITERAL, SUPER_CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION, SUPER_FIELD_ACCESS, SUPER_METHOD_INVOCATION, SUPER_METHOD_REFERENCE, SWITCH_CASE, SWITCH_EXPRESSION, SWITCH_STATEMENT, SYNCHRONIZED_STATEMENT, TAG_ELEMENT, TEXT_BLOCK, TEXT_ELEMENT, THIS_EXPRESSION, THROW_STATEMENT, TRY_STATEMENT, TYPE_DECLARATION, TYPE_DECLARATION_STATEMENT, TYPE_LITERAL, TYPE_METHOD_REFERENCE, TYPE_PARAMETER, UNION_TYPE, USES_DIRECTIVE, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_EXPRESSION, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_FRAGMENT, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_STATEMENT, WHILE_STATEMENT, WILDCARD_TYPE, YIELD_STATEMENT
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description List
arguments()
Returns the live ordered list of argument expressions in this method invocation expression.Expression
getExpression()
Returns the expression of this method invocation expression, ornull
if there is none.SimpleName
getName()
Returns the name of the method invoked in this expression.boolean
isResolvedTypeInferredFromExpectedType()
Returnstrue
if the resolved return type has been inferred from the assignment context (JLS3 15.12.2.8),false
otherwise.static List
propertyDescriptors(int apiLevel)
Returns a list of structural property descriptors for this node type.IMethodBinding
resolveMethodBinding()
Resolves and returns the binding for the method invoked by this expression.void
setExpression(Expression expression)
Sets or clears the expression of this method invocation expression.void
setName(SimpleName name)
Sets the name of the method invoked in this expression to the given name.List
typeArguments()
Returns the live ordered list of type arguments of this method invocation (added in JLS3 API).-
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression
resolveBoxing, resolveConstantExpressionValue, resolveTypeBinding, resolveUnboxing
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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, hashCode, nodeClassForType, properties, setFlags, setProperty, setSourceRange, setStructuralProperty, structuralPropertiesForType, subtreeBytes, subtreeMatch, toString
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Field Detail
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EXPRESSION_PROPERTY
public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor EXPRESSION_PROPERTY
The "expression" structural property of this node type (child type:Expression
).- Since:
- 3.0
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TYPE_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY
public static final ChildListPropertyDescriptor TYPE_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY
The "typeArguments" structural property of this node type (element type:Type
) (added in JLS3 API).- Since:
- 3.1
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NAME_PROPERTY
public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor NAME_PROPERTY
The "name" structural property of this node type (child type:SimpleName
).- Since:
- 3.0
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ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY
public static final ChildListPropertyDescriptor ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY
The "arguments" structural property of this node type (element type:Expression
).- Since:
- 3.0
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Method Detail
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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 theAST.JLS*
constants- Returns:
- a list of property descriptors (element type:
StructuralPropertyDescriptor
) - Since:
- 3.0
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getExpression
public Expression getExpression()
Returns the expression of this method invocation expression, ornull
if there is none.- Returns:
- the expression node, or
null
if there is none
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isResolvedTypeInferredFromExpectedType
public boolean isResolvedTypeInferredFromExpectedType()
Returnstrue
if the resolved return type has been inferred from the assignment context (JLS3 15.12.2.8),false
otherwise.This information is available only when bindings are requested when the AST is being built
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true
if the resolved return type has been inferred from the assignment context (JLS3 15.12.2.8),false
otherwise- Since:
- 3.3
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setExpression
public void setExpression(Expression expression)
Sets or clears the expression of this method invocation expression.- Parameters:
expression
- the expression node, ornull
if there is none- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if:- the node belongs to a different AST
- the node already has a parent
- a cycle in would be created
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typeArguments
public List typeArguments()
Returns the live ordered list of type arguments of this method invocation (added in JLS3 API).- Returns:
- the live list of type arguments
(element type:
Type
) - Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException
- if this operation is used in a JLS2 AST- Since:
- 3.1
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getName
public SimpleName getName()
Returns the name of the method invoked in this expression.- Returns:
- the method name node
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setName
public void setName(SimpleName name)
Sets the name of the method invoked in this expression to the given name.- Parameters:
name
- the new method name- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if:- the node belongs to a different AST
- the node already has a parent
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arguments
public List arguments()
Returns the live ordered list of argument expressions in this method invocation expression.- Returns:
- the live list of argument expressions
(element type:
Expression
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resolveMethodBinding
public IMethodBinding resolveMethodBinding()
Resolves and returns the binding for the method invoked by this expression.Note that bindings are generally unavailable unless requested when the AST is being built.
- Returns:
- the method binding, or
null
if the binding cannot be resolved - Since:
- 2.1
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