org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.tag

Interface ITagWriter

public interface ITagWriter

An interface that allows tag creation and modification.

Since:

5.5

See Also:

ITag, ITagService

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IWritableTag	createTag(String id, int len) Creates and returns a new tag for the receiver.
boolean	setTags(Iterable<ITag> tags) Sets the receiver's tags to only the ones provided.

Method Detail

createTag

IWritableTag createTag(String id,
                       int len)

Creates and returns a new tag for the receiver. E.g., if this writer is associated with a persistent binding, then returned tag will read and write from the PDOM database.

Parameters:

id - A string that uniquely identifies the tag to be returned. This value will be used by the contributor when to find the tag (see ITagReader.getTag(String)).

len - The number of bytes that should be allocated to store the tag's data.

setTags

boolean setTags(Iterable<ITag> tags)

Sets the receiver's tags to only the ones provided. Deletes existing tags that are not in the argument list.