ElementScanner6 (Java Platform SE 7 )

java.lang.Object
- javax.lang.model.util.AbstractElementVisitor6<R,P>
- - javax.lang.model.util.ElementScanner6<R,P>

Type Parameters:
R - the return type of this visitor's methods. Use Void for visitors that do not need to return results.
P - the type of the additional parameter to this visitor's methods. Use Void for visitors that do not need an additional parameter.

All Implemented Interfaces:

ElementVisitor<R,P>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ElementScanner7
```
@SupportedSourceVersion(value=RELEASE_6)
public class ElementScanner6<R,P>
extends AbstractElementVisitor6<R,P>
```
A scanning visitor of program elements with default behavior appropriate for the RELEASE_6 source version. The visitXYZ methods in this class scan their component elements by calling scan on their enclosed elements, parameters, etc., as indicated in the individual method specifications. A subclass can control the order elements are visited by overriding the visitXYZ methods. Note that clients of a scanner may get the desired behavior be invoking v.scan(e, p) rather than v.visit(e, p) on the root objects of interest.
When a subclass overrides a visitXYZ method, the new method can cause the enclosed elements to be scanned in the default way by calling super.visitXYZ. In this fashion, the concrete visitor can control the ordering of traversal over the component elements with respect to the additional processing; for example, consistently calling super.visitXYZ at the start of the overridden methods will yield a preorder traversal, etc. If the component elements should be traversed in some other order, instead of calling super.visitXYZ, an overriding visit method should call scan with the elements in the desired order.
Methods in this class may be overridden subject to their general contract. Note that annotating methods in concrete subclasses with @Override will help ensure that methods are overridden as intended.
WARNING: The ElementVisitor interface implemented by this class may have methods added to it in the future to accommodate new, currently unknown, language structures added to future versions of the Java™ programming language. Therefore, methods whose names begin with "visit" may be added to this class in the future; to avoid incompatibilities, classes which extend this class should not declare any instance methods with names beginning with "visit".
When such a new visit method is added, the default implementation in this class will be to call the visitUnknown method. A new element scanner visitor class will also be introduced to correspond to the new language level; this visitor will have different default behavior for the visit method in question. When the new visitor is introduced, all or portions of this visitor may be deprecated.

Since:

1.6

See Also:
ElementScanner7

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

protected R DEFAULT_VALUE
The specified default value.

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected R`	`DEFAULT_VALUE` The specified default value.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`ElementScanner6()` Constructor for concrete subclasses; uses `null` for the default value.
`protected`	`ElementScanner6(R defaultValue)` Constructor for concrete subclasses; uses the argument for the default value.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`R`	`scan(Element e)` Convenience method equivalent to `v.scan(e, null)`.
`R`	`scan(Element e, P p)` Processes an element by calling `e.accept(this, p)`; this method may be overridden by subclasses.
`R`	`scan(Iterable<? extends Element> iterable, P p)` Iterates over the given elements and calls `scan(Element, P)` on each one.
`R`	`visitExecutable(ExecutableElement e, P p)` Visits an executable element.
`R`	`visitPackage(PackageElement e, P p)` Visits a package element.
`R`	`visitType(TypeElement e, P p)` Visits a type element.
`R`	`visitTypeParameter(TypeParameterElement e, P p)` Visits a type parameter element.
`R`	`visitVariable(VariableElement e, P p)` Visits a variable element.

Methods inherited from class javax.lang.model.util.AbstractElementVisitor6
visit, visit, visitUnknown

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_VALUE
```
protected final R DEFAULT_VALUE
```
    The specified default value.
- Constructor Detail
  - ElementScanner6
```
protected ElementScanner6()
```
    Constructor for concrete subclasses; uses null for the default value.
  - ElementScanner6
```
protected ElementScanner6(R defaultValue)
```
    Constructor for concrete subclasses; uses the argument for the default value.
- Method Detail
  - scan
```
public final R scan(Iterable<? extends Element> iterable,
     P p)
```
    Iterates over the given elements and calls scan(Element, P) on each one. Returns the result of the last call to scan or DEFAULT_VALUE for an empty iterable.
    
    Parameters:
    iterable - the elements to scan
    p - additional parameter
    
    Returns:
    the scan of the last element or DEFAULT_VALUE if no elements
  - scan
```
public R scan(Element e,
     P p)
```
    Processes an element by calling e.accept(this, p); this method may be overridden by subclasses.
    
    Returns:
    the result of visiting e.
  - scan
```
public final R scan(Element e)
```
    Convenience method equivalent to v.scan(e, null).
    
    Returns:
    the result of scanning e.
  - visitPackage
```
public R visitPackage(PackageElement e,
             P p)
```
    Visits a package element. This implementation scans the enclosed elements.
    
    Parameters:
    e - the element to visit
    p - a visitor-specified parameter
    
    Returns:
    the result of scanning
  - visitType
```
public R visitType(TypeElement e,
          P p)
```
    Visits a type element. This implementation scans the enclosed elements.
    
    Parameters:
    e - the element to visit
    p - a visitor-specified parameter
    
    Returns:
    the result of scanning
  - visitVariable
```
public R visitVariable(VariableElement e,
              P p)
```
    Visits a variable element. This implementation scans the enclosed elements, unless the element is a RESOURCE_VARIABLE in which case visitUnknown is called.
    
    Parameters:
    e - the element to visit
    p - a visitor-specified parameter
    
    Returns:
    the result of scanning
  - visitExecutable
```
public R visitExecutable(ExecutableElement e,
                P p)
```
    Visits an executable element. This implementation scans the parameters.
    
    Parameters:
    e - the element to visit
    p - a visitor-specified parameter
    
    Returns:
    the result of scanning
  - visitTypeParameter
```
public R visitTypeParameter(TypeParameterElement e,
                   P p)
```
    Visits a type parameter element. This implementation scans the enclosed elements.
    
    Parameters:
    e - the element to visit
    p - a visitor-specified parameter
    
    Returns:
    the result of scanning

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Class ElementScanner6<R,P>

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class javax.lang.model.util.AbstractElementVisitor6

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

DEFAULT_VALUE

Constructor Detail

ElementScanner6

ElementScanner6

Method Detail

scan

scan

scan

visitPackage

visitType

visitVariable

visitExecutable

visitTypeParameter