All Known Subinterfaces:

ICompositeNode, ILeafNode

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractNode, CompositeNode, CompositeNodeWithSemanticElement, CompositeNodeWithSemanticElementAndSyntaxError, CompositeNodeWithSyntaxError, HiddenLeafNode, HiddenLeafNodeWithSyntaxError, LeafNode, LeafNodeWithSyntaxError, RootNode, SyntheticCompositeNode
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public interface INode
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A node in the parse tree. Clients will usually deal with fully initialized nodes thus the expected behavior and described contracts are only valid if the data structure's invariant is fulfilled.

Nodes may be considered immutable from a clients perspective. However, clients should never keep a reference to a node as it may be invalidated at any time and the very same object could be reused in another subtree of the full parse tree.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BidiTreeIterable<INode>`	`getAsTreeIterable()`	Returns a tree iterable that uses this node as its origin and root instance.
`int`	`getEndLine()`	Returns the line number relative to the complete input where the node ends (one based, excluding hidden tokens).
`int`	`getEndOffset()`	Returns the end offset (exclusive) of this node excluding hidden tokens.
`org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject`	`getGrammarElement()`	Returns the grammar element that created this node.
`java.lang.Iterable<ILeafNode>`	`getLeafNodes()`	Returns an iterable for all contained leaf nodes.
`int`	`getLength()`	Returns the length of this node excluding hidden tokens.
`INode`	`getNextSibling()`	Returns the next sibling or `null`.
`int`	`getOffset()`	Returns the offset of this node excluding hidden tokens.
`ICompositeNode`	`getParent()`	Returns the parent of the node or `null` if and only if this is the root node.
`INode`	`getPreviousSibling()`	Returns the previous sibling or `null`.
`ICompositeNode`	`getRootNode()`	Returns the root node of this parse tree.
`org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject`	`getSemanticElement()`	Returns the nearest semantic object that is associated with the subtree of this node.
`int`	`getStartLine()`	Returns the line number relative to the complete input where the node begins (one based, excluding hidden tokens).
`SyntaxErrorMessage`	`getSyntaxErrorMessage()`	Returns the directly associated syntax error message or `null` if none.
`java.lang.String`	`getText()`	Returns the parsed text that is covered by this node (including hidden tokens).
`org.eclipse.xtext.util.ITextRegion`	`getTextRegion()`	Returns a `region` for this node excluding hidden tokens: an `offset` of this region is the same as an `offset` of this node; and a `length` of this region is the same as a `length` of this node.
`org.eclipse.xtext.util.ITextRegionWithLineInformation`	`getTextRegionWithLineInformation()`	Returns a `region with line information` for this node excluding hidden tokens: an `offset` of this region is the same as an `offset` of this node; a `length` of this region is the same as a `length` of this node; a `line number` of this region is the same as a `start line` of this node; an `end line number` of this region is the same as an `end line` of this node.
`int`	`getTotalEndLine()`	Returns the line number relative to the complete input where the node ends (one based, including hidden tokens).
`int`	`getTotalEndOffset()`	Returns the end offset (exclusive) of this node including hidden tokens.
`int`	`getTotalLength()`	Returns the length of this node including hidden tokens.
`int`	`getTotalOffset()`	Returns the offset of this node including hidden tokens.
`int`	`getTotalStartLine()`	Returns the line number relative to the complete input where the node begins (one based, including hidden tokens).
`org.eclipse.xtext.util.ITextRegion`	`getTotalTextRegion()`	Returns a `region` for this node including hidden tokens: an `offset` of this region is the same as a `total offset` of this node; and a `length` of this region is the same as a `total length` of this node.
`org.eclipse.xtext.util.ITextRegionWithLineInformation`	`getTotalTextRegionWithLineInformation()`	Returns a `region with line information` for this node including hidden tokens: an `offset` of this region is the same as a `total offset` of this node; a `length` of this region is the same as a `total length` of this node; a `line number` of this region is the same as a `total start line` of this node; an `end line number` of this region is the same as a `total end line` of this node.
`boolean`	`hasDirectSemanticElement()`	Returns `true` if this node as a directly associated semantic element.
`boolean`	`hasNextSibling()`	Returns `true` if this node is not the last child of its parent.
`boolean`	`hasPreviousSibling()`	Returns `true` if this node is not the first child of its parent.
`boolean`	`hasSiblings()`	Returns `true` if this node has any siblings.

- Method Detail
  - getParent
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ICompositeNode getParent()
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    Returns the parent of the node or null if and only if this is the root node.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent of this node or null.
  - hasSiblings
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boolean hasSiblings()
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    Returns true if this node has any siblings.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this node has any siblings.
    
    See Also:
    
    hasPreviousSibling(), hasNextSibling()
  - hasPreviousSibling
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boolean hasPreviousSibling()
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    Returns true if this node is not the first child of its parent.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this node has a previous sibling thus getPreviousSibling() will not return null.
  - hasNextSibling
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boolean hasNextSibling()
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    Returns true if this node is not the last child of its parent.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this node has a next sibling thus getNextSibling() will not return null.
  - getPreviousSibling
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INode getPreviousSibling()
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    Returns the previous sibling or null. The result has the same parent as this node if it is not null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the previous sibling or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    hasPreviousSibling(), hasSiblings()
  - getNextSibling
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INode getNextSibling()
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    Returns the next sibling or null. The result has the same parent as this node if it is not null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the next sibling or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    hasNextSibling(), hasSiblings()
  - getRootNode
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ICompositeNode getRootNode()
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    Returns the root node of this parse tree. Will not return null in a consistent tree.
    
    Returns:
    
    the root node of this parse tree. Will not return null in a consistent tree.
  - getLeafNodes
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java.lang.Iterable<ILeafNode> getLeafNodes()
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    Returns an iterable for all contained leaf nodes. Never null.
    
    Returns:
    
    an iterable for all contained leaf nodes. Never null.
  - getTotalOffset
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int getTotalOffset()
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    Returns the offset of this node including hidden tokens.
    
    Returns:
    
    the offset of this node including hidden tokens.
  - getOffset
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int getOffset()
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    Returns the offset of this node excluding hidden tokens. If this node is a hidden leaf node or a composite node that does only contain hidden leaf nodes, the total offset is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the offset of this node excluding hidden tokens.
  - getTotalLength
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int getTotalLength()
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    Returns the length of this node including hidden tokens.
    
    Returns:
    
    the length of this node including hidden tokens.
  - getLength
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int getLength()
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    Returns the length of this node excluding hidden tokens. If this node is a hidden leaf node, the total length is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the length of this node excluding hidden tokens.
  - getTotalEndOffset
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int getTotalEndOffset()
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    Returns the end offset (exclusive) of this node including hidden tokens. Yields the same result as offset + length but may be more efficient.
    
    Returns:
    
    the end offset (exclusive) of this node including hidden tokens.
  - getEndOffset
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int getEndOffset()
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    Returns the end offset (exclusive) of this node excluding hidden tokens. Yields the same result as offset + length but may be more efficient.
    
    Returns:
    
    the end offset (exclusive) of this node excluding hidden tokens.
    
    Since:
    
    2.5
  - getTotalStartLine
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int getTotalStartLine()
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    Returns the line number relative to the complete input where the node begins (one based, including hidden tokens).
    
    Returns:
    
    the line number relative to the complete input where the node begins.
  - getStartLine
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int getStartLine()
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    Returns the line number relative to the complete input where the node begins (one based, excluding hidden tokens).
    
    Returns:
    
    the line number relative to the complete input where the node begins.
  - getTotalEndLine
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int getTotalEndLine()
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    Returns the line number relative to the complete input where the node ends (one based, including hidden tokens).
    
    Returns:
    
    the line number relative to the complete input where the node ends.
  - getEndLine
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int getEndLine()
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    Returns the line number relative to the complete input where the node ends (one based, excluding hidden tokens).
    
    Returns:
    
    the line number relative to the complete input where the node ends.
  - getText
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java.lang.String getText()
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    Returns the parsed text that is covered by this node (including hidden tokens). The result is never null but may be empty.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parsed text that is covered by this node (including hidden tokens). Never null.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the text is not available. A possible reason is, that the node is not part of a valid node model.
  - getGrammarElement
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org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject getGrammarElement()
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    Returns the grammar element that created this node. May return null in case of unrecoverable syntax errors. This happens usually when a keyword occurred at an unexpected offset.
    
    Returns:
    
    the grammar element that created this node. May return null.
  - getSemanticElement
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org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject getSemanticElement()
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    Returns the nearest semantic object that is associated with the subtree of this node. May return null whenever the parser refused to create any objects due to unrecoverable errors. Implementations will usually walk up the node tree to find the semantic object. As the node model structure does not reflect the containment structure of the semantic object graph, clients should usually use the utilities in NodeModelUtils to obtain the semantic instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the nearest semantic object that is associated with the subtree of this node. May return null.
    
    See Also:
    
    hasDirectSemanticElement(), NodeModelUtils.findActualSemanticObjectFor(INode)
  - hasDirectSemanticElement
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boolean hasDirectSemanticElement()
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    Returns true if this node as a directly associated semantic element.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this node as a directly associated semantic element.
    
    See Also:
    
    getSemanticElement()
  - getSyntaxErrorMessage
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SyntaxErrorMessage getSyntaxErrorMessage()
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    Returns the directly associated syntax error message or null if none.
    
    Returns:
    
    the directly associated syntax error message. May return null.
  - getAsTreeIterable
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BidiTreeIterable<INode> getAsTreeIterable()
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    Returns a tree iterable that uses this node as its origin and root instance. Its iterator will not return any siblings of this root. However, the first element returned by BidiTreeIterator.previous() or BidiTreeIterator.next() will be this instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    a tree iterable where this node represents the root instance.
  - getTextRegion
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org.eclipse.xtext.util.ITextRegion getTextRegion()
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    Returns a region for this node excluding hidden tokens:
    
    an offset of this region is the same as an offset of this node;
    
    and a length of this region is the same as a length of this node.
    
    This method could be more efficient than calculating an offset and a length of this node separately.
    Returns:
    
    a region for this node excluding hidden tokens
    
    Since:
    
    2.5
  - getTotalTextRegion
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org.eclipse.xtext.util.ITextRegion getTotalTextRegion()
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    Returns a region for this node including hidden tokens:
    
    an offset of this region is the same as a total offset of this node;
    
    and a length of this region is the same as a total length of this node.
    
    This method could be more efficient than calculating a total offset and a total length of this node separately.
    Returns:
    
    a region for this node including hidden tokens
    
    Since:
    
    2.5
  - getTextRegionWithLineInformation
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org.eclipse.xtext.util.ITextRegionWithLineInformation getTextRegionWithLineInformation()
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    Returns a region with line information for this node excluding hidden tokens:
    
    an offset of this region is the same as an offset of this node;
    
    a length of this region is the same as a length of this node;
    
    a line number of this region is the same as a start line of this node;
    
    an end line number of this region is the same as an end line of this node.
    
    A line number and an end line number of the returned region are one based.
    
    This method could be more efficient than calculating an offset, a length, a start line and an end line of this node separately.
    Returns:
    
    a region with line information for this node excluding hidden tokens
    
    Since:
    
    2.5
  - getTotalTextRegionWithLineInformation
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org.eclipse.xtext.util.ITextRegionWithLineInformation getTotalTextRegionWithLineInformation()
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    Returns a region with line information for this node including hidden tokens:
    
    an offset of this region is the same as a total offset of this node;
    
    a length of this region is the same as a total length of this node;
    
    a line number of this region is the same as a total start line of this node;
    
    an end line number of this region is the same as a total end line of this node.
    
    A line number and an end line number of the returned region are one based.
    
    This method could be more efficient than calculating a total offset, a total length, a total start line and a total end line of this node separately.
    Returns:
    
    a region with line information for this node including hidden tokens
    
    Since:
    
    2.5

Interface INode

Method Summary

Method Detail

getParent

hasSiblings

hasPreviousSibling

hasNextSibling

getPreviousSibling

getNextSibling

getRootNode

getLeafNodes

getTotalOffset

getOffset

getTotalLength

getLength

getTotalEndOffset

getEndOffset

getTotalStartLine

getStartLine

getTotalEndLine

getEndLine

getText

getGrammarElement

getSemanticElement

hasDirectSemanticElement

getSyntaxErrorMessage

getAsTreeIterable

getTextRegion

getTotalTextRegion

getTextRegionWithLineInformation

getTotalTextRegionWithLineInformation