Symbol.TypeSymbol (SonarQube Java :: Front-end 5.12.0.17701 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Symbol

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaSymbol.TypeJavaSymbol, JavaSymbol.TypeVariableJavaSymbol, JavaSymbol.WildcardSymbol

Enclosing interface:

Symbol
```
public static interface Symbol.TypeSymbol
extends Symbol
```
Symbol for a type : class, enum, interface or annotation.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.sonar.plugins.java.api.semantic.Symbol
  Symbol.LabelSymbol, Symbol.MethodSymbol, Symbol.TypeSymbol, Symbol.VariableSymbol

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ClassTree`	`declaration()`	Declaration node of this symbol.
`List<Type>`	`interfaces()`	Interfaces implemented by this type.
`Collection<Symbol>`	`lookupSymbols(String name)`	Lookup symbols accessible from this type with the name passed in parameter.
`Collection<Symbol>`	`memberSymbols()`	List of symbols defined by this type symbols.
`Type`	`superClass()`	Returns the superclass of this type symbol.

Methods inherited from interface org.sonar.plugins.java.api.semantic.Symbol
enclosingClass, isAbstract, isDeprecated, isEnum, isFinal, isInterface, isMethodSymbol, isPackageSymbol, isPackageVisibility, isPrivate, isProtected, isPublic, isStatic, isTypeSymbol, isUnknown, isVariableSymbol, isVolatile, metadata, name, owner, type, usages

- Method Detail
  - superClass
```
@CheckForNull
Type superClass()
```
    Returns the superclass of this type symbol.
    
    Returns:
    
    null for java.lang.Object, the superclass for every other type.
  - interfaces
```
List<Type> interfaces()
```
    Interfaces implemented by this type.
    
    Returns:
    
    an empty list if this type does not implement any interface.
  - memberSymbols
```
Collection<Symbol> memberSymbols()
```
    List of symbols defined by this type symbols. This will not return any inherited symbol.
    
    Returns:
    
    The collection of symbols defined by this type.
  - lookupSymbols
```
Collection<Symbol> lookupSymbols(String name)
```
    Lookup symbols accessible from this type with the name passed in parameter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of searched symbol.
    
    Returns:
    
    A collection of symbol matching the looked up name.
  - declaration
```
@Nullable
ClassTree declaration()
```
    Description copied from interface: Symbol
    
    Declaration node of this symbol. Currently, only works for declaration within the same file.
    
    Specified by:
    
    declaration in interface Symbol
    
    Returns:
    
    the Tree of the declaration of this symbol. Null if declaration does not occur in the currently analyzed file.