org.jboss.forge.roaster.spi

Interface JavaParser

public interface JavaParser

Roaster SPI for parser implementations

Author:

Lincoln Baxter, III, George Gastaldi

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T extends JavaSource<?>> T	create(Class<T> type) Create a new empty JavaSource instance.
JavaUnit	parseUnit(String data) Read the given String and parse the data into a new JavaUnit instance.

Method Detail

create

<T extends JavaSource<?>> T create(Class<T> type)

Create a new empty JavaSource instance.

Parameters:

type - desired source type

Returns:

instance of T, null if the JavaSource type is not supported by this JavaParser.

parseUnit

JavaUnit parseUnit(String data)

Read the given String and parse the data into a new JavaUnit instance.

Parameters:

data - to parse

Returns:

JavaUnit, null if the data format is not recognized by this JavaParser.