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package org.eclipse.jdt.core.jdom;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaElement;
/**
* Nodes represent structural fragments of a Java source file, also known as document fragments. Their implementation
* is known as a DOM (Document Object Model) - in this case a JDOM (Java DOM). A root node (node
* with no parent or siblings) represents the root of a document fragment (DF). A complete Java document is
* represented by a compilation unit node (<code>IDOMCompilationUnit</code>). In this way, a DF is
* comprised of DFs, and a document itself (compilation unit) is also a DF.
* <p>
* A DF may be created empty and programmatically filled, or it may be created from
* a source code string. The <code>IDOMFactory</code> allows the creation of all kinds
* of nodes from source code strings. Manipulations performed on a DF are immediately
* reflected in the DF's contents.
* </p>
* <p>
* Children fragments are represented as a linked list of nodes. Children are inserted via their parent node, and
* are automatically linked up with previous and next nodes.
* </p>
* <p>
* The contents of any node (DF) may be retrieved at any time. In this way it is possible to retrieve
* source code representing fragments of the compilation unit (for example, a type or a method), since
* the contents of any node (not just the root node) may be obtained.
* </p>
* <p>
* The following manipulations on DFs are distinct:
* <ul>
* <li>clone - this creates a stand-alone copy of the DF that is in no way dependent on the DF that it was cloned from</li>
* <li>remove - this orphans a DF from its host DF. The removed DF may still be dependent on its previous host
* (perhaps to generate its contents), and hanging onto the fragment means that its previous host is also
* retained in memory.</li>
* <li>add/insert - this splices an un-parented DF (one that has been cloned, removed, or created stand-alone),
* into an existing DF such that the newly inserted DF is only dependent on its new host.</li>
* </ul>
* </p>
* <p>
* Wherever types are specified in DOM APIs, type names must be specified as they would appear
* in source code. The DOM does not have a notion of type signatures, only raw text. Example type
* names are <code>"Object"</code>, <code>"java.io.File"</code>, and <code>"int[]"</code>.
* </p>
*
* @deprecated The JDOM was made obsolete by the addition in 2.0 of the more
* powerful, fine-grained DOM/AST API found in the
* org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom package.
* @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
*/
public interface IDOMNode extends Cloneable {
/**
* Node type constant indicating a compilation unit.
* Nodes of this type maybe by safely cast to <code>IDOMCompilationUnit</code>.
* @see #getNodeType()
*/
public static int COMPILATION_UNIT= 1;
/**
* Node type constant indicating a package declaration.
* Nodes of this type maybe by safely cast to <code>IDOMPackage</code>.
* @see #getNodeType()
*/
public static int PACKAGE= 2;
/**
* Node type constant indicating an import declaration.
* Nodes of this type maybe by safely cast to <code>IDOMImport</code>.
* @see #getNodeType()
*/
public static int IMPORT= 3;
/**
* Node type constant indicating a type declaration.
* Nodes of this type maybe by safely cast to <code>IDOMType</code>.
* @see #getNodeType()
*/
public static int TYPE= 4;
/**
* Node type constant indicating a field declaration.
* Nodes of this type maybe by safely cast to <code>IDOMField</code>.
* @see #getNodeType()
*/
public static int FIELD= 5;
/**
* Node type constant indicating a method (or constructor) declaration.
* Nodes of this type maybe by safely cast to <code>IDOMMethod</code>.
* @see #getNodeType()
*/
public static int METHOD= 6;
/**
* Node type constant indicating an initializer declaration.
* Nodes of this type maybe by safely cast to <code>IDOMInitializer</code>.
* @see #getNodeType()
*/
public static int INITIALIZER= 7;
/**
* Adds the given un-parented node (document fragment) as the last child of this node.
*
* @param child the new child node
* @exception DOMException if any of the following conditions hold:<ul>
* <li>this node is not allowed to have children,</li>
* <li>the child is not of an allowable type</li>
* <li>the child already has a parent</li>
* <li>the child is an ancestor of this node</li>
* </ul>
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the child is <code>null</code>
*
* @see #insertSibling(IDOMNode)
* @see #remove()
*/
public void addChild(IDOMNode child) throws DOMException, IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Returns whether this node is allowed to have children.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if this node can have children
*/
public boolean canHaveChildren();
/**
* Returns a stand-alone copy of the document fragment represented by this node that
* is in no way dependent on the document this node is part of.
*
* @return a copy of type <code>IDOMNode</code>
* @see #addChild(IDOMNode)
* @see #insertSibling(IDOMNode)
* @see #remove()
*/
public Object clone();
/**
* Returns the current contents of this document fragment as a character array.
* <p>
* Note: To obtain complete source for the source file, ask a compilation unit
* node for its contents.
* </p>
*
* @return the contents, or <code>null</code> if this node has no contents
*/
public char[] getCharacters();
/**
* Returns the first named child of this node with the given name.
*
* @param name the name
* @return the child node, or <code>null</code> if no such child exists
*/
public IDOMNode getChild(String name);
/**
* Returns an enumeration of children of this node. Returns an empty enumeration
* if this node has no children (including nodes that cannot have children).
* Children appear in the order in which they are declared in the source code.
*
* @return an enumeration of the children
*/
public Enumeration getChildren();
/**
* Returns the current contents of this document fragment.
* <p>
* Note: To obtain complete source for the source file, ask a compilation unit
* node for its contents.
* </p>
*
* @return the contents, or <code>null</code> if this node has no contents
*/
public String getContents();
/**
* Returns the first child of this node.
* Children appear in the order in which they exist in the source code.
*
* @return the first child, or <code>null</code> if this node has no children
* @see #getChildren()
*/
public IDOMNode getFirstChild();
/**
* Returns a handle for the Java element associated with this
* document fragment, based on the parent Java element.
*
* @param parent the parent Java element
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the parent element is not
* of a valid parent type for this node
* @return a handle for the Java element associated with this
* document fragment, based on the parent Java element
*/
public IJavaElement getJavaElement(IJavaElement parent) throws IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Returns the name of this node.
* More details are provided in each of the subtypes.
*
* @return the name, or <code>null</code> if it has no name
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Returns the sibling node immediately following this node.
*
* @return the next node, or <code>null</code> if there is no following node
*/
public IDOMNode getNextNode();
/**
* Returns the type of this node.
*
* @return one of the node type constants defined in <code>IDOMNode</code>
*/
public int getNodeType();
/**
* Returns the parent of this node.
*
* @return the parent node, or <code>null</code> if this node does not have a
* parent
*/
public IDOMNode getParent();
/**
* Returns the sibling node immediately preceding this node.
*
* @return the previous node, or <code>null</code> if there is no preceding node
*/
public IDOMNode getPreviousNode();
/**
* Inserts the given un-parented node as a sibling of this node, immediately before
* this node.
*
* @param sibling the new sibling node
* @exception DOMException if any of the following conditions hold:<ul>
* <li>this node is a document fragment root</li>
* <li>the sibling is not of the correct type</li>
* <li>the sibling already has a parent</li>
* <li>this sibling is an ancestor of this node</li>
* </ul>
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the sibling is <code>null</code>
*
* @see #addChild(IDOMNode)
* @see #clone()
* @see #remove()
*/
public void insertSibling(IDOMNode sibling) throws DOMException, IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Returns whether the given node is an allowable child for this node.
*
* @param node the potential child node
* @return <code>true</code> if the given node is an allowable child
*/
public boolean isAllowableChild(IDOMNode node);
/**
* Returns whether this node's signature is equivalent to the given
* node's signature. In other words, if the nodes were siblings,
* would the declarations collide because they represent the same declaration.
*
* @param node the other node
* @return <code>true</code> if the nodes have equivalent signatures
*/
public boolean isSignatureEqual(IDOMNode node);
/**
* Separates this node from its parent and siblings, maintaining any ties that this node
* has to the underlying document fragment. A document fragment that is removed
* from its host document may still be dependent on that host document until it is
* inserted into a different document. Removing a root node has no effect.
*
* @see #addChild(IDOMNode)
* @see #clone()
* @see #insertSibling(IDOMNode)
*/
public void remove();
/**
* Sets the name of this node. Name format depends on node type.
* More details are provided in each of the subtypes.
*
* @param name the name, or <code>null</code> to clear the name
*/
public void setName(String name);
}