jeb.api.ast

Class NonStatement

java.lang.Object

jeb.api.ast.NonStatement

All Implemented Interfaces:

IElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayElt, Class, ConditionalExpression, Constant, Expression, Field, Identifier, InstanceField, Method, StaticField, TypeReference

public abstract class NonStatement
extends java.lang.Object
implements IElement

Base class for AST elements that do not represent Statements.

Since:

1.4.201309040

See Also:

Statement

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	attachTag(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object data) Attach a tag to that element.
java.util.List<IElement>	getSubElements() Get the list of elements contained within this element.
boolean	replaceSubElement(IElement old_elt, IElement new_elt) Replace an element by another element.
java.lang.Object	retrieveTag(java.lang.String name) Retrieve tag data by name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getSubElements

public java.util.List<IElement> getSubElements()

Description copied from interface: IElement

Get the list of elements contained within this element.

Example: a Method contains a list of Definition to represent the method parameters, as well as a Block element to represent the method's body.

Specified by:

getSubElements in interface IElement

Returns:

the list of child elements, may be empty but never null

replaceSubElement

public boolean replaceSubElement(IElement old_elt,
                                 IElement new_elt)

Description copied from interface: IElement

Replace an element by another element. Be careful when using this method: no semantic checks are performed on the new and old elements, and the the AST can be corrupted.

Specified by:

replaceSubElement in interface IElement

Parameters:

old_elt - the element to be replaced

new_elt - the new element

Returns:

true if an element was replaced, false otherwise

attachTag

public void attachTag(java.lang.String name,
                      java.lang.Object data)

Description copied from interface: IElement

Attach a tag to that element.

Specified by:

attachTag in interface IElement

Parameters:

name - the optional tag name (can be null to denote the nameless tag)

data - the mandatory tag data

retrieveTag

public java.lang.Object retrieveTag(java.lang.String name)

Description copied from interface: IElement

Retrieve tag data by name.

Specified by:

retrieveTag in interface IElement

Parameters:

name - the tag name (can be null to retrieve the nameless tag)

Returns:

the tag data, null if no tag matching the provided name was found