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Interface MethodTree

All Superinterfaces:: Tree

public interface MethodTree extends Tree

A tree node for a method or annotation type element declaration. For example:

   modifiers typeParameters type name
      ( parameters )
      body

   modifiers type name () default defaultValue

See Java Language Specification:: 8.4 Method Declarations
8.6 Instance Initializers
8.7 Static Initializers
9.4 Method Declarations
9.6.1 Annotation Type Elements
Since:: 1.6

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface com.sun.source.tree.Tree

Tree.Kind

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BlockTree`	`getBody()`	Returns the method body, or `null` if this is an abstract or native method.
`Tree`	`getDefaultValue()`	Returns the default value, if this is an element within an annotation type declaration.
`ModifiersTree`	`getModifiers()`	Returns the modifiers, including any annotations for the method being declared.
`Name`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the method being declared.
`List<? extends VariableTree>`	`getParameters()`	Returns the parameters of the method being declared.
`VariableTree`	`getReceiverParameter()`	Return an explicit receiver parameter ("this" parameter), or `null` if none.
`Tree`	`getReturnType()`	Returns the return type of the method being declared.
`List<? extends ExpressionTree>`	`getThrows()`	Returns the exceptions listed as being thrown by this method.
`List<? extends TypeParameterTree>`	`getTypeParameters()`	Returns the type parameters of the method being declared.

Methods declared in interface com.sun.source.tree.Tree

accept, getKind

Method Details

getModifiers

ModifiersTree getModifiers()

Returns the modifiers, including any annotations for the method being declared.

Returns:: the modifiers

getName

Name getName()

Returns the name of the method being declared.

Returns:: the name

getReturnType

Tree getReturnType()

Returns the return type of the method being declared. Returns null for a constructor.

Returns:: the return type

getTypeParameters

List<? extends TypeParameterTree> getTypeParameters()

Returns the type parameters of the method being declared.

Returns:: the type parameters

getParameters

List<? extends VariableTree> getParameters()

Returns the parameters of the method being declared.

Returns:: the parameters

getReceiverParameter

VariableTree getReceiverParameter()

Return an explicit receiver parameter ("this" parameter), or null if none.

Returns:: an explicit receiver parameter ("this" parameter)
Since:: 1.8

getThrows

List<? extends ExpressionTree> getThrows()

Returns the exceptions listed as being thrown by this method.

Returns:: the exceptions

getBody

BlockTree getBody()

Returns the method body, or null if this is an abstract or native method.

Returns:: the method body

getDefaultValue

Tree getDefaultValue()

Returns the default value, if this is an element within an annotation type declaration. Returns null otherwise.

Returns:: the default value

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