com.togethersoft.sca.ast
Interface AstMethodCallExpression

All Superinterfaces:

AstExpression, AstObject, AstReference

public interface AstMethodCallExpression

extends AstExpression, AstReference

Represents a method call expression. For example:

     Object entry = vector.get(0);
 

Fields inherited from interface com.togethersoft.sca.ast.AstObject

ARRAY_CREATION, ARRAY_INITIALIZER, ARRAY_REFERENCE, ASSERT_STATEMENT, ASSIGNMENT_EXPRESSION, BINARY_EXPRESSION, BREAK_STATEMENT, CASE_LABEL, CAST_EXPRESSION, CATCH_CLAUSE, CLASS_FILE, COMMENT, COMPILATION_UNIT, COMPOUND_STATEMENT, CONDITIONAL_EXPRESSION, CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION, CONTINUE_STATEMENT, DBC_RESULT, DECLARATION_STATEMENT, DO_STATEMENT, EMPTY_STATEMENT, EXPRESSION_STATEMENT, FIELD_REFERENCE, FINALLY_CLAUSE, FOR_STATEMENT, IF_STATEMENT, IMPORT, INITIALIZER, JAVADOC_TAG, LITERAL, METHOD, METHOD_CALL_EXPRESSION, N_A, OBJECT_CREATION_EXPRESSION, PACKAGE, PARENTHESIZED_EXPRESSION, RETURN_STATEMENT, SIMPLE_REFERENCE, SUPER_EXPRESSION, SWITCH_GROUP, SWITCH_STATEMENT, SYNCHRONIZED_STATEMENT, THIS_EXPRESSION, THROW_SPECIFIER, THROW_STATEMENT, TRY_STATEMENT, TYPE, TYPE_EXPRESSION, UNARY_EXPRESSION, VARIABLE, VARIABLE_DECLARATION, WHILE_STATEMENT

Method Summary

AstExpression[]	getArguments() Returns arguments for the method invocation.
AstExpression	getMethodExpression() Returns the expression referring to the called method (before the parenthesis).
AstDeclaration	getReferencedElement() Returns the declaration of the method that is called by this expression.

Methods inherited from interface com.togethersoft.sca.ast.AstExpression

getOperands, getRuntimeType, getType, isConstant

Methods inherited from interface com.togethersoft.sca.ast.AstObject

addComment, getChildren, getComments, getCompilationUnit, getDeclaringMethod, getDeclaringType, getObjectKind, getPackage, getParent, getPosition, isDeleted, remove, replaceWith, replaceWith, setPosition, setPositionAfter, visitExpressions, visitStatements

Method Detail

getArguments

public AstExpression[] getArguments()

Returns arguments for the method invocation. This will return an empty collection, if no arguments are provided.

Returns:

the call arguments.

getMethodExpression

public AstExpression getMethodExpression()

Returns the expression referring to the called method (before the parenthesis). This can be a simple reference, a field reference, etc.

Returns:

the expression referring to the called method.

getReferencedElement

public AstDeclaration getReferencedElement()

Returns the declaration of the method that is called by this expression.

Specified by:

getReferencedElement in interface AstReference

Returns:

the called method.

See Also:

AstMethod