CtNamedElement.java

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package spoon.reflect.declaration;

import spoon.reflect.reference.CtReference;
import spoon.support.DerivedProperty;

/**
 * Declares an element that has a name (a class, a method, a variable, etc).
 * Hence, all subclasses of CtNamedElement are in package "declaration".
 * Note that references don't define elements, hence are not under CtNamedElement
 * even if they also have methods set/getSimpleName.
 */
public interface CtNamedElement extends CtElement {
	/**
	 * Returns the simple (unqualified) name of this element.
	 */
	String getSimpleName();

	/**
	 * Sets the simple (unqualified) name of this element.
	 */
	<T extends CtNamedElement> T setSimpleName(String simpleName);

	/**
	 * Returns the corresponding reference.
	 */
	@DerivedProperty
	CtReference getReference();

	@Override
	CtNamedElement clone();
}