CtTargetedExpression.java

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package spoon.reflect.code;

/**
 * This abstract code element defines an expression which contains a target
 * expression. In Java, it is generally of the form:
 * <code>targetExpr.targetedExpr</code>.
 *
 * @param <T>
 * 		"Return" type of this expression
 * @param <E>
 * 		Type of the target
 */
public interface CtTargetedExpression<T, E extends CtExpression<?>> extends CtExpression<T> {
	/**
	 * Gets the target expression. The target is a `CtTypeAccess` for static methods and a sub type of `CtExpression` for everything else.
	 */
	E getTarget();

	/**
	 * Sets the target expression.
	 */
	<C extends CtTargetedExpression<T, E>> C setTarget(E target);

	@Override
	CtTargetedExpression<T, E> clone();
}