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11 package net.sourceforge.phpdt.core.dom;
14 * Descriptor for a child list property of an AST node.
15 * A child list property is one whose value is a list of
18 * @see org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode#getStructuralProperty(StructuralPropertyDescriptor)
20 * @noinstantiate This class is not intended to be instantiated by clients.
22 public final class ChildListPropertyDescriptor extends StructuralPropertyDescriptor {
25 * Element type. For example, for a node type like
26 * CompilationUnit, the "imports" property is ImportDeclaration.class.
28 * Field is private, but marked package-visible for fast
29 * access from ASTNode.
32 final Class elementType;
35 * Indicates whether a cycle is possible.
37 * Field is private, but marked package-visible for fast
38 * access from ASTNode.
41 final boolean cycleRisk;
44 * Creates a new child list property descriptor with the given property id.
45 * Note that this constructor is declared package-private so that
46 * property descriptors can only be created by the AST
49 * @param nodeClass concrete AST node type that owns this property
50 * @param propertyId the property id
51 * @param elementType the element type of this property
52 * @param cycleRisk <code>true</code> if this property is at
53 * risk of cycles, and <code>false</code> if there is no worry about cycles
55 ChildListPropertyDescriptor(Class nodeClass, String propertyId, Class elementType, boolean cycleRisk) {
56 super(nodeClass, propertyId);
57 if (elementType == null) {
58 throw new IllegalArgumentException();
60 this.elementType = elementType;
61 this.cycleRisk = cycleRisk;
65 * Returns the element type of this list property.
67 * For example, for a node type like CompilationUnit,
68 * the "imports" property returns <code>ImportDeclaration.class</code>.
71 * @return the element type of the property
73 public final Class getElementType() {
74 return this.elementType;
78 * Returns whether this property is vulnerable to cycles.
80 * A property is vulnerable to cycles if a node of the owning
81 * type (that is, the type that owns this property) could legally
82 * appear in the AST subtree below this property. For example,
83 * the body property of a
84 * {@link MethodDeclaration} node
85 * admits a body which might include statement that embeds
86 * another {@link MethodDeclaration} node.
87 * On the other hand, the name property of a
88 * MethodDeclaration node admits only names, and thereby excludes
89 * another MethodDeclaration node.
92 * @return <code>true</code> if cycles are possible,
93 * and <code>false</code> if cycles are impossible
95 public final boolean cycleRisk() {
96 return this.cycleRisk;