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* Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart project authors.
*
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package com.google.dart.engine.element;
import com.google.dart.engine.utilities.dart.ParameterKind;
/**
* The interface {@code ParameterElement} defines the behavior of elements representing a parameter
* defined within an executable element.
*
* @coverage dart.engine.element
*/
public interface ParameterElement extends LocalElement, VariableElement {
/**
* Return the Dart code of the default value, or {@code null} if no default value.
*
* @return the Dart code of the default value
*/
public String getDefaultValueCode();
/**
* Return the kind of this parameter.
*
* @return the kind of this parameter
*/
public ParameterKind getParameterKind();
/**
* Return an array containing all of the parameters defined by this parameter. A parameter will
* only define other parameters if it is a function typed parameter.
*
* @return the parameters defined by this parameter element
*/
public ParameterElement[] getParameters();
/**
* Return {@code true} if this parameter is an initializing formal parameter.
*
* @return {@code true} if this parameter is an initializing formal parameter
*/
public boolean isInitializingFormal();
}