com.sun.source.tree
Interface Tree

All Known Subinterfaces:

AnnotationTree, ArrayAccessTree, ArrayTypeTree, AssertTree, AssignmentTree, BinaryTree, BlockTree, BreakTree, CaseTree, CatchTree, ClassTree, CompilationUnitTree, CompoundAssignmentTree, ConditionalExpressionTree, ContinueTree, DoWhileLoopTree, EmptyStatementTree, EnhancedForLoopTree, ErroneousTree, ExpressionStatementTree, ExpressionTree, ForLoopTree, IdentifierTree, IfTree, ImportTree, InstanceOfTree, LabeledStatementTree, LiteralTree, MemberSelectTree, MethodInvocationTree, MethodTree, ModifiersTree, NewArrayTree, NewClassTree, ParameterizedTypeTree, ParenthesizedTree, PrimitiveTypeTree, ReturnTree, StatementTree, SwitchTree, SynchronizedTree, ThrowTree, TryTree, TypeCastTree, TypeParameterTree, UnaryTree, VariableTree, WhileLoopTree, WildcardTree

public interface Tree

Common interface for all nodes in an abstract syntax tree.

WARNING: This interface and its sub-interfaces are subject to change as the Java™ programming language evolves. These interfaces are implemented by Sun's Java compiler (javac) and should not be implemented either directly or indirectly by other applications.

Since:

1.6

Nested Class Summary

static class

Tree.Kind Enumerates all kinds of trees.

Method Summary

<R,D> R	accept(TreeVisitor<R,D> visitor, D data) Accept method used to implement the visitor pattern.
Tree.Kind	getKind() Gets the kind of this tree.

Method Detail

getKind

Tree.Kind getKind()

Gets the kind of this tree.

Returns:

the kind of this tree.

accept

<R,D> R accept(TreeVisitor<R,D> visitor,
               D data)

Accept method used to implement the visitor pattern. The visitor pattern is used to implement operations on trees.

Type Parameters:

R - result type of this operation.

D - type of additonal data.