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 Classes

Modifier and Type Interface Description
static class  Tree.Kind

Enumerates all kinds of trees.

Methods

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.

Methods

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