Eclipse JDT
Release 3.0

org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom
Class SwitchCase

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
      extended byorg.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Statement
          extended byorg.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.SwitchCase

public class SwitchCase
extends Statement

Switch case AST node type. A switch case is a special kind of node used only in switch statements. It is a Statement in name only.

 SwitchCase:
		case Expression  :
		default :
 

Since:
2.0

Field Summary
static ChildPropertyDescriptor EXPRESSION_PROPERTY
          The "expression" structural property of this node type.
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
ANNOTATION_TYPE_DECLARATION, ANNOTATION_TYPE_MEMBER_DECLARATION, ANONYMOUS_CLASS_DECLARATION, ARRAY_ACCESS, ARRAY_CREATION, ARRAY_INITIALIZER, ARRAY_TYPE, ASSERT_STATEMENT, ASSIGNMENT, BLOCK, BLOCK_COMMENT, BOOLEAN_LITERAL, BREAK_STATEMENT, CAST_EXPRESSION, CATCH_CLAUSE, CHARACTER_LITERAL, CLASS_INSTANCE_CREATION, COMPILATION_UNIT, CONDITIONAL_EXPRESSION, CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION, CONTINUE_STATEMENT, DO_STATEMENT, EMPTY_STATEMENT, ENHANCED_FOR_STATEMENT, ENUM_CONSTANT_DECLARATION, ENUM_DECLARATION, EXPRESSION_STATEMENT, FIELD_ACCESS, FIELD_DECLARATION, FOR_STATEMENT, IF_STATEMENT, IMPORT_DECLARATION, INFIX_EXPRESSION, INITIALIZER, INSTANCEOF_EXPRESSION, JAVADOC, LABELED_STATEMENT, LINE_COMMENT, MALFORMED, MARKER_ANNOTATION, MEMBER_REF, MEMBER_VALUE_PAIR, METHOD_DECLARATION, METHOD_INVOCATION, METHOD_REF, METHOD_REF_PARAMETER, MODIFIER, NORMAL_ANNOTATION, NULL_LITERAL, NUMBER_LITERAL, ORIGINAL, PACKAGE_DECLARATION, PARAMETERIZED_TYPE, PARENTHESIZED_EXPRESSION, POSTFIX_EXPRESSION, PREFIX_EXPRESSION, PRIMITIVE_TYPE, PROTECT, QUALIFIED_NAME, QUALIFIED_TYPE, RETURN_STATEMENT, SIMPLE_NAME, SIMPLE_TYPE, SINGLE_MEMBER_ANNOTATION, SINGLE_VARIABLE_DECLARATION, STRING_LITERAL, SUPER_CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION, SUPER_FIELD_ACCESS, SUPER_METHOD_INVOCATION, SWITCH_CASE, SWITCH_STATEMENT, SYNCHRONIZED_STATEMENT, TAG_ELEMENT, TEXT_ELEMENT, THIS_EXPRESSION, THROW_STATEMENT, TRY_STATEMENT, TYPE_DECLARATION, TYPE_DECLARATION_STATEMENT, TYPE_LITERAL, TYPE_PARAMETER, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_EXPRESSION, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_FRAGMENT, VARIABLE_DECLARATION_STATEMENT, WHILE_STATEMENT, WILDCARD_TYPE
 
Method Summary
 Expression getExpression()
          Returns the expression of this switch case, or null if there is none (the "default:" case).
 boolean isDefault()
          Returns whether this switch case represents the "default:" case.
static List propertyDescriptors(int apiLevel)
          Returns a list of structural property descriptors for this node type.
 void setExpression(Expression expression)
          Sets the expression of this switch case, or clears it (turns it into the "default:" case).
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Statement
getLeadingComment, setLeadingComment
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode
accept, copySubtree, copySubtrees, delete, equals, getAST, getFlags, getLength, getLocationInParent, getNodeType, getParent, getProperty, getRoot, getStartPosition, getStructuralProperty, nodeClassForType, properties, setFlags, setProperty, setSourceRange, setStructuralProperty, structuralPropertiesForType, subtreeBytes, subtreeMatch, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

EXPRESSION_PROPERTY

public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor EXPRESSION_PROPERTY
The "expression" structural property of this node type.

Since:
3.0
Method Detail

propertyDescriptors

public static List propertyDescriptors(int apiLevel)
Returns a list of structural property descriptors for this node type. Clients must not modify the result.

Parameters:
apiLevel - the API level; one of the AST.JLS* constants
Returns:
a list of property descriptors (element type: StructuralPropertyDescriptor)
Since:
3.0

getExpression

public Expression getExpression()
Returns the expression of this switch case, or null if there is none (the "default:" case).

Returns:
the expression node, or null if there is none

setExpression

public void setExpression(Expression expression)
Sets the expression of this switch case, or clears it (turns it into the "default:" case).

Parameters:
expression - the expression node, or null to turn it into the "default:" case
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if:
  • the node belongs to a different AST
  • the node already has a parent
  • a cycle in would be created

isDefault

public boolean isDefault()
Returns whether this switch case represents the "default:" case.

This convenience method is equivalent to getExpression() == null.

Returns:
true if this is the default switch case, and false if this is a non-default switch case

Eclipse JDT
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