Package org.immutables.value.processor.meta

Class MoreElements

java.lang.Object

org.immutables.value.processor.meta.MoreElements

public final class MoreElements
extends Object

Static util methods related to Element

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
private static class	MoreElements.AbstractVisitor<T>
private static final class	MoreElements.ExecutableElementVisitor
private static final class	MoreElements.PackageElementVisitor
private static final class	MoreElements.TypeElementVisitor

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
private	MoreElements()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ExecutableElement	asExecutable(Element element)	Returns the given Element instance as ExecutableElement.
static PackageElement	asPackage(Element element)	Returns the given Element instance as PackageElement.
static TypeElement	asType(Element element)	Returns the given Element instance as TypeElement.
static boolean	isType(Element element)	Returns true if the given Element instance is a TypeElement.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

MoreElements

private MoreElements()

Method Details

isType

public static boolean isType(Element element)

Returns true if the given Element instance is a TypeElement.

This method is functionally equivalent to an instanceof check, but should always be used over that idiom as instructed in the documentation for Element.

asType

public static TypeElement asType(Element element)

Returns the given Element instance as TypeElement.

This method is functionally equivalent to an instanceof check and a cast, but should always be used over that idiom as instructed in the documentation for Element.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if element isn't a TypeElement.

asPackage

public static PackageElement asPackage(Element element)

Returns the given Element instance as PackageElement.

This method is functionally equivalent to an instanceof check and a cast, but should always be used over that idiom as instructed in the documentation for Element.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if element isn't a TypeElement.

asExecutable

public static ExecutableElement asExecutable(Element element)

Returns the given Element instance as ExecutableElement.

This method is functionally equivalent to an instanceof check and a cast, but should always be used over that idiom as instructed in the documentation for Element.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if element isn't a ExecutableElement.