Module jdk.compiler

Package com.sun.source.tree

Interface InstanceOfTree

All Superinterfaces:

ExpressionTree, Tree

public interface InstanceOfTree
extends ExpressionTree

A tree node for an instanceof expression. For example:

   expression instanceof type
 

See Java Language Specification:

15.20.2 Type Comparison Operator instanceof

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
ExpressionTree	getExpression()	Returns the expression to be tested.
PatternTree	getPattern()	Returns the tested pattern, or null if this instanceof does not use a pattern.
Tree	getType()	Returns the type for which to check.

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

accept, getKind

Method Details

getExpression

ExpressionTree getExpression()

Returns the expression to be tested.

Returns:

the expression

getType

Tree getType()

Returns the type for which to check.

Returns:

the type

See Also:

• getPattern()

getPattern

PatternTree getPattern()

Returns the tested pattern, or null if this instanceof does not use a pattern.

For instanceof with a pattern, i.e. in the following form:

   expression instanceof type variable name
 

returns the pattern.

For instanceof without a pattern, i.e. in the following form:

   expression instanceof type
 

returns null.

Returns:

the tested pattern, or null if this instanceof does not use a pattern

Since:

16