org.eclipse.cdt.core.model
Interface IParent

All Known Subinterfaces:

IArchive, IArchiveContainer, IBinary, IBinaryContainer, IBinaryModule, ICContainer, ICModel, ICProject, IEnumeration, IIncludeReference, ILibraryReference, INamespace, ISourceRoot, IStructure, IStructureTemplate, ITranslationUnit, IWorkingCopy

public interface IParent

Common protocol for C elements that contain other C elements.

Method Summary

ICElement[]	getChildren() Returns the immediate children of this element.
List	getChildrenOfType(int type) returns the children of a certain type
boolean	hasChildren() Returns whether this element has one or more immediate children.

Method Detail

getChildren

public ICElement[] getChildren()
                        throws CModelException

Returns the immediate children of this element. The children are in no particular order.

Throws:

CModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource

getChildrenOfType

public List getChildrenOfType(int type)
                       throws CModelException

returns the children of a certain type

Throws:

CModelException

hasChildren

public boolean hasChildren()

Returns whether this element has one or more immediate children. This is a convenience method, and may be more efficient than testing whether getChildren is an empty array.

Throws:

CModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource