IName (Eclipse CDT API Specification)

All Known Subinterfaces:

IASTImplicitDestructorName, IASTImplicitName, IASTName, ICPPASTConversionName, ICPPASTName, ICPPASTOperatorName, ICPPASTQualifiedName, ICPPASTTemplateId, ICPPASTTemplateName, IIndexName
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public interface IName
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Common interface for names in the index and the AST.

Since:

4.0

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static IName[] EMPTY_ARRAY

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IASTFileLocation`	`getFileLocation()`	Same as `IASTNode.getFileLocation()`
`char[]`	`getSimpleID()`	Returns the name without qualification and without template arguments.
`boolean`	`isDeclaration()`	Is this name being used in the AST as the introduction of a declaration?
`boolean`	`isDefinition()`	Is this name being used in the AST as a definition rather than a declaration?
`boolean`	`isReference()`	Is this name being used in the AST as a reference rather than a declaration?
`char[]`	`toCharArray()`	Deprecated. Using this method is problematic, because for names from the index never contain qualification or template arguments, which is different for names from the AST.

- Field Detail
  - EMPTY_ARRAY
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static final IName[] EMPTY_ARRAY
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    Since:
    
    5.2
- Method Detail
  - getSimpleID
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char[] getSimpleID()
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    Returns the name without qualification and without template arguments.
    
    Since:
    
    5.1
  - toCharArray
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@Deprecated
char[] toCharArray()
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    Deprecated.
    Using this method is problematic, because for names from the index never contain qualification or template arguments, which is different for names from the AST. Use getSimpleID(), instead.
    
    Restriction:
    
    This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
  - isDeclaration
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boolean isDeclaration()
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    Is this name being used in the AST as the introduction of a declaration?
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean
  - isReference
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boolean isReference()
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    Is this name being used in the AST as a reference rather than a declaration?
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean
  - isDefinition
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boolean isDefinition()
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    Is this name being used in the AST as a definition rather than a declaration?
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean
  - getFileLocation
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IASTFileLocation getFileLocation()
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    Same as IASTNode.getFileLocation()
    
    Returns:
    
    the file location of this name.