Module jdk.compiler

Package com.sun.source.tree

Interface Tree

All Known Subinterfaces:

AnnotatedTypeTree, AnnotationTree, AnyPatternTree, ArrayAccessTree, ArrayTypeTree, AssertTree, AssignmentTree, BinaryTree, BindingPatternTree, BlockTree, BreakTree, CaseLabelTree, CaseTree, CatchTree, ClassTree, CompilationUnitTree, CompoundAssignmentTree, ConditionalExpressionTree, ConstantCaseLabelTree, ContinueTree, DeconstructionPatternTree, DefaultCaseLabelTree, 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, PatternCaseLabelTree, PatternTree, PrimitiveTypeTree, ProvidesTree, RequiresTree, ReturnTree, StatementTree, StringTemplateTreePREVIEW, SwitchExpressionTree, SwitchTree, SynchronizedTree, ThrowTree, TryTree, TypeCastTree, TypeParameterTree, UnaryTree, UnionTypeTree, UsesTree, VariableTree, WhileLoopTree, WildcardTree, YieldTree

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 enum	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 Details

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 - the result type of this operation

D - the 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