Module jdk.compiler

Package com.sun.source.tree

Interface Tree

All Known Subinterfaces:

AnnotatedTypeTree, AnnotationTree, ArrayAccessTree, ArrayTypeTree, AssertTree, AssignmentTree, BinaryTree, BlockTree, BreakTree, CaseTree, CatchTree, ClassTree, CompilationUnitTree, CompoundAssignmentTree, ConditionalExpressionTree, ContinueTree, DirectiveTree, DoWhileLoopTree, EmptyStatementTree, EnhancedForLoopTree, ErroneousTree, ExportsTree, ExpressionStatementTree, ExpressionTree, ForLoopTree, IdentifierTree, IfTree, ImportTree, InstanceOfTree, IntersectionTypeTree, LabeledStatementTree, LambdaExpressionTree, LiteralTree, MemberReferenceTree, MemberSelectTree, MethodInvocationTree, MethodTree, ModifiersTree, ModuleTree, NewArrayTree, NewClassTree, OpensTree, PackageTree, ParameterizedTypeTree, ParenthesizedTree, PrimitiveTypeTree, ProvidesTree, RequiresTree, ReturnTree, StatementTree, SwitchTree, SynchronizedTree, ThrowTree, TryTree, TypeCastTree, TypeParameterTree, UnaryTree, UnionTypeTree, UsesTree, 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 the JDK Java compiler (javac) and should not be implemented either directly or indirectly by other applications.

Since:

1.6

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static class	Tree.Kind	Enumerates all kinds of trees.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<R,D> R	accept(TreeVisitor<R,D> visitor, D data)	Accept method used to implement the visitor pattern.
Tree.Kind	getKind()	Returns the kind of this tree.

Method Detail

getKind

Tree.Kind getKind()

Returns 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 additional data.

Parameters:

visitor - the visitor to be called

data - a value to be passed to the visitor

Returns:

the result returned from calling the visitor