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  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
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  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package javax.lang.model.util;
  27 
  28 
  29 import java.util.List;
  30 import java.util.Map;
  31 

  32 import javax.lang.model.element.*;
  33 
  34 
  35 /**
  36  * Utility methods for operating on program elements.
  37  *
  38  * <p><b>Compatibility Note:</b> Methods may be added to this interface
  39  * in future releases of the platform.
  40  *
  41  * @author Joseph D. Darcy
  42  * @author Scott Seligman
  43  * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
  44  * @see javax.annotation.processing.ProcessingEnvironment#getElementUtils
  45  * @since 1.6
  46  */
  47 public interface Elements {
  48 
  49     /**
  50      * Returns a package given its fully qualified name.
  51      *


 117      * leading white space characters are discarded as are any
 118      * consecutive "{@code *}" characters appearing after the white
 119      * space or starting the line.  The processed lines are then
 120      * concatenated together (including line terminators) and
 121      * returned.
 122      *
 123      * @param e  the element being examined
 124      * @return the documentation comment of the element, or {@code null}
 125      *          if there is none
 126      * @jls 3.6 White Space
 127      */
 128     String getDocComment(Element e);
 129 
 130     /**
 131      * Returns {@code true} if the element is deprecated, {@code false} otherwise.
 132      *
 133      * @param e  the element being examined
 134      * @return {@code true} if the element is deprecated, {@code false} otherwise
 135      */
 136     boolean isDeprecated(Element e);


















































































































































 137 
 138     /**
 139      * Returns the <i>binary name</i> of a type element.
 140      *
 141      * @param type  the type element being examined
 142      * @return the binary name
 143      *
 144      * @see TypeElement#getQualifiedName
 145      * @jls 13.1 The Form of a Binary
 146      */
 147     Name getBinaryName(TypeElement type);
 148 
 149 
 150     /**
 151      * Returns the package of an element.  The package of a package is
 152      * itself.
 153      *
 154      * @param type the element being examined
 155      * @return the package of an element
 156      */




  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package javax.lang.model.util;
  27 
  28 
  29 import java.util.List;
  30 import java.util.Map;
  31 
  32 import javax.lang.model.AnnotatedConstruct;
  33 import javax.lang.model.element.*;
  34 
  35 
  36 /**
  37  * Utility methods for operating on program elements.
  38  *
  39  * <p><b>Compatibility Note:</b> Methods may be added to this interface
  40  * in future releases of the platform.
  41  *
  42  * @author Joseph D. Darcy
  43  * @author Scott Seligman
  44  * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
  45  * @see javax.annotation.processing.ProcessingEnvironment#getElementUtils
  46  * @since 1.6
  47  */
  48 public interface Elements {
  49 
  50     /**
  51      * Returns a package given its fully qualified name.
  52      *


 118      * leading white space characters are discarded as are any
 119      * consecutive "{@code *}" characters appearing after the white
 120      * space or starting the line.  The processed lines are then
 121      * concatenated together (including line terminators) and
 122      * returned.
 123      *
 124      * @param e  the element being examined
 125      * @return the documentation comment of the element, or {@code null}
 126      *          if there is none
 127      * @jls 3.6 White Space
 128      */
 129     String getDocComment(Element e);
 130 
 131     /**
 132      * Returns {@code true} if the element is deprecated, {@code false} otherwise.
 133      *
 134      * @param e  the element being examined
 135      * @return {@code true} if the element is deprecated, {@code false} otherwise
 136      */
 137     boolean isDeprecated(Element e);
 138 
 139     /**
 140      * Returns the <em>origin</em> of the given element.
 141      *
 142      * <p>Note that if an element logically has a origin other
 143      * than {@link Origin#EXPLICIT EXPLICIT}, an implementation may
 144      * not be able to reliably determine this status if the element is
 145      * created from a class file due to limitations of the fidelity of
 146      * the class file format in preserving information from source
 147      * code.
 148      *
 149      * @implSpec The default implementation of this method returns
 150      * {@link Origin#EXPLICIT EXPLICIT}.
 151      *
 152      * @param e  the element being examined
 153      * @return the origin of the given element
 154      * @since 9
 155      */
 156     default Origin getOrigin(Element e) {
 157         return Origin.EXPLICIT;
 158     }
 159 
 160     /**
 161      * Returns the <em>origin</em> of the given annotation mirror.
 162      *
 163      * An annotation mirror is {@linkplain Origin#MANDATED mandated}
 164      * if it is an implicitly declared <em>container annotation</em>
 165      * used to hold repeated base annotations of a repeatable
 166      * annotation type.
 167      *
 168      * <p>Note that if an annotation mirror logically has a origin
 169      * other than {@link Origin#EXPLICIT EXPLICIT}, an implementation
 170      * may not be able to reliably determine this status if the
 171      * annotation mirror is created from a class file due to
 172      * limitations of the fidelity of the class file format in
 173      * preserving information from source code.
 174      *
 175      * @implSpec The default implementation of this method returns
 176      * {@link Origin#EXPLICIT EXPLICIT}.
 177      *
 178      * @param c the construct the annotation mirror modifies
 179      * @param a the annotation mirror being examined
 180      * @return the origin of the given annotation mirror
 181      * @jls 9.6.3 Repeatable Annotation Types
 182      * @jls 9.7.5 Multiple Annotations of the Same Type
 183      * @since 9
 184      */
 185     default Origin getOrigin(AnnotatedConstruct c,
 186                              AnnotationMirror a) {
 187         return Origin.EXPLICIT;
 188     }
 189 
 190     /**
 191      * Returns the <em>origin</em> of the given module directive.
 192      *
 193      * <p>Note that if a directive logically has a origin other than
 194      * {@link Origin#EXPLICIT EXPLICIT}, an implementation may not be
 195      * able to reliably determine this status if the directive is
 196      * created from a class file due to limitations of the fidelity of
 197      * the class file format in preserving information from source
 198      * code.
 199      *
 200      * @implSpec The default implementation of this method returns
 201      * {@link Origin#EXPLICIT EXPLICIT}.
 202      *
 203      * @param m the module of the directive
 204      * @param directive  the module directive being examined
 205      * @return the origin of the given directive
 206      * @since 9
 207      */
 208     default Origin getOrigin(ModuleElement m,
 209                              ModuleElement.Directive directive) {
 210         return Origin.EXPLICIT;
 211     }
 212 
 213     /**
 214      * The <em>origin</em> of a construct. The origin of a construct
 215      * concerns the consistency between how a construct is declared in
 216      * source code (explicitly, implicitly, or not at all) compared to
 217      * how the construct is represented in this model.
 218      *
 219      * <p>Note that it is possible additional kinds of origin values
 220      * will be added in future versions of the platform.
 221      *
 222      * @jls 13.1 The Form of a Binary
 223      * @since 9
 224      */
 225     enum Origin {
 226         /**
 227          * Describes a construct explicitly declared in source code.
 228          */
 229         EXPLICIT,
 230 
 231        /**
 232          * A mandated construct is one that is not explicitly declared
 233          * in the source code, but whose presence is mandated by the
 234          * specification. Such a construct is said to be implicitly
 235          * declared.
 236          *
 237          * One example of a mandated element is a <em>default
 238          * constructor</em> in a class that contains no explicit
 239          * constructor declarations.
 240          *
 241          * Another example of a mandated construct is an implicitly
 242          * declared <em>container annotation</em> used to hold
 243          * multiple annotations of a repeatable annotation type.
 244          *
 245          * @jls 8.8.9 Default Constructor 
 246          * @jls 9.6.3 Repeatable Annotation Types
 247          * @jls 9.7.5 Multiple Annotations of the Same Type
 248          */
 249         MANDATED,
 250 
 251        /**
 252          * A synthetic construct is one that is neither implicitly nor
 253          * explicitly declared in the source code. Such a construct is
 254          * typically a translation artifact created by a compiler.
 255          */
 256         SYNTHETIC;
 257 
 258         /**
 259          * Returns {@code true} for values corresponding to constructs
 260          * that are implicitly or explicitly declared, {@code false}
 261          * otherwise.
 262          * @return {@code true} for {@link EXPLICIT} and {@link
 263          * MANDATED}, {@code false} otherwise.
 264          */
 265         public boolean isDeclared() {
 266             return this != SYNTHETIC;
 267         }
 268     }
 269 
 270     /**
 271      * Returns {@code true} if the executable element is a bridge
 272      * method, {@code false} otherwise.
 273      *
 274      * @implSpec The default implementation of this method returns {@code false}.
 275      *
 276      * @param e  the executable being examined
 277      * @return {@code true} if the executable element is a bridge
 278      * method, {@code false} otherwise
 279      * @since 9
 280      */
 281     default boolean isBridge(ExecutableElement e) {
 282         return false;
 283     }
 284 
 285     /**
 286      * Returns the <i>binary name</i> of a type element.
 287      *
 288      * @param type  the type element being examined
 289      * @return the binary name
 290      *
 291      * @see TypeElement#getQualifiedName
 292      * @jls 13.1 The Form of a Binary
 293      */
 294     Name getBinaryName(TypeElement type);
 295 
 296 
 297     /**
 298      * Returns the package of an element.  The package of a package is
 299      * itself.
 300      *
 301      * @param type the element being examined
 302      * @return the package of an element
 303      */


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