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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,
  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.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 annotations of a repeatable annotation
 166      * 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 an implementation may not be able to reliably
 194      * determine the origin status of the directive if the directive
 195      * is created from a class file due to limitations of the fidelity
 196      * of the class file format in preserving information from source
 197      * code.
 198      *
 199      * @implSpec The default implementation of this method returns
 200      * {@link Origin#EXPLICIT EXPLICIT}.
 201      *
 202      * @param m the module of the directive
 203      * @param directive  the module directive being examined
 204      * @return the origin of the given directive
 205      * @since 9
 206      */
 207     default Origin getOrigin(ModuleElement m,
 208                              ModuleElement.Directive directive) {
 209         return Origin.EXPLICIT;
 210     }
 211 
 212     /**
 213      * The <em>origin</em> of an element or other language model
 214      * item. The origin of an element or item models how a construct
 215      * in a program is declared in the source code, explicitly,
 216      * implicitly, etc.
 217      *
 218      * <p>Note that it is possible additional kinds of origin values
 219      * will be added in future versions of the platform.
 220      *
 221      * @jls 13.1 The Form of a Binary
 222      * @since 9
 223      */
 224     public enum Origin {
 225         /**
 226          * Describes a construct explicitly declared in source code.
 227          */
 228         EXPLICIT,
 229 
 230        /**
 231          * A mandated construct is one that is not explicitly declared
 232          * in the source code, but whose presence is mandated by the
 233          * specification. Such a construct is said to be implicitly
 234          * declared.
 235          *
 236          * One example of a mandated element is a <em>default
 237          * constructor</em> in a class that contains no explicit
 238          * constructor declarations.
 239          *
 240          * Another example of a mandated construct is an implicitly
 241          * declared <em>container annotation</em> used to hold
 242          * multiple annotations of a repeatable annotation type.
 243          *
 244          * @jls 8.8.9 Default Constructor 
 245          * @jls 9.6.3 Repeatable Annotation Types
 246          * @jls 9.7.5 Multiple Annotations of the Same Type
 247          */
 248         MANDATED,
 249 
 250        /**
 251          * A synthetic construct is one that is neither implicitly nor
 252          * explicitly declared in the source code. Such a construct is
 253          * typically a translation artifact created by a compiler.
 254          */
 255         SYNTHETIC;
 256 
 257         /**
 258          * Returns {@code true} for values corresponding to constructs
 259          * that are implicitly or explicitly declared, {@code false}
 260          * otherwise.
 261          * @return {@code true} for {@link EXPLICIT} and {@link
 262          * MANDATED}, {@code false} otherwise.
 263          */
 264         public boolean isDeclared() {
 265             return this != SYNTHETIC;
 266         }
 267     }
 268 
 269     /**
 270      * Returns {@code true} if the executable element is a bridge
 271      * method, {@code false} otherwise.
 272      *
 273      * @implSpec The default implementation of this method returns {@code false}.
 274      *
 275      * @param e  the executable being examined
 276      * @return {@code true} if the executable element is a bridge
 277      * method, {@code false} otherwise
 278      * @since 9
 279      */
 280     default boolean isBridge(ExecutableElement e) {
 281         return false;
 282     }
 283 
 284     /**
 285      * Returns the <i>binary name</i> of a type element.
 286      *
 287      * @param type  the type element being examined
 288      * @return the binary name
 289      *
 290      * @see TypeElement#getQualifiedName
 291      * @jls 13.1 The Form of a Binary
 292      */
 293     Name getBinaryName(TypeElement type);
 294 
 295 
 296     /**
 297      * Returns the package of an element.  The package of a package is
 298      * itself.
 299      *
 300      * @param type the element being examined
 301      * @return the package of an element
 302      */


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