/*
* Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart project authors.
*
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* in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
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package com.google.dart.engine.element;
import com.google.dart.engine.ast.MethodDeclaration;
import com.google.dart.engine.context.AnalysisException;
/**
* The interface {@code MethodElement} defines the behavior of elements that represent a method
* defined within a type.
*
* @coverage dart.engine.element
*/
public interface MethodElement extends ClassMemberElement, ExecutableElement {
/**
* Return the resolved {@link MethodDeclaration} node that declares this {@link MethodElement}.
* <p>
* This method is expensive, because resolved AST might be evicted from cache, so parsing and
* resolving will be performed.
*
* @return the resolved {@link MethodDeclaration}, not {@code null}.
*/
@Override
public MethodDeclaration getNode() throws AnalysisException;
/**
* Return {@code true} if this method is abstract. Methods are abstract if they are not external
* and have no body.
*
* @return {@code true} if this method is abstract
*/
public boolean isAbstract();
}