checkers.util
Class ElementUtils

java.lang.Object
  checkers.util.ElementUtils

public class ElementUtils
extends Object

A Utility class for analyzing Elements

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static TypeElement	enclosingClass(Element elem) Returns the innermost type element enclosing the given element
static Name	getQualifiedClassName(Element element) Returns the qualified name of the inner most class enclosing the provided Element
static TypeMirror	getType(Element element) Returns the TypeMirror for usage of Element as a value.
static boolean	isFinal(Element element) Returns true if the element is a final element: a final field, final method, or final class
static boolean	isObject(TypeElement element) Check if the element is an element for 'java.lang.Object'
static boolean	isStatic(Element element) Returns true if the element is a static element: whether it is a static field, static method, or static class

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

enclosingClass

public static TypeElement enclosingClass(Element elem)

Returns the innermost type element enclosing the given element

Parameters:

elem - the enclosed element of a class

Returns:

the innermost type element

isStatic

public static boolean isStatic(Element element)

Returns true if the element is a static element: whether it is a static field, static method, or static class

Parameters:

element -

Returns:

true if element is static

isFinal

public static boolean isFinal(Element element)

Returns true if the element is a final element: a final field, final method, or final class

Parameters:

element -

Returns:

true if the element is final

getType

public static TypeMirror getType(Element element)

Returns the TypeMirror for usage of Element as a value. It returns the return type of a method element, the class type of a constructor, or simply the type mirror of the element itself.

Parameters:

element -

Returns:

the type for the element used as a value

getQualifiedClassName

@Nullable
public static Name getQualifiedClassName(Element element)

Returns the qualified name of the inner most class enclosing the provided Element

Parameters:

element - an element enclosed by a class, or a TypeElement

Returns:

The qualified Name of the innermost class enclosing the element

isObject

public static boolean isObject(TypeElement element)

Check if the element is an element for 'java.lang.Object'

Parameters:

element - the type element

Returns:

true iff the element is java.lang.Object element