com.sun.mirror.util
Interface Declarations

public interface Declarations

Utility methods for operating on declarations.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

boolean	hides(MemberDeclaration sub, MemberDeclaration sup) Tests whether one type, method, or field declaration hides another.
boolean	overrides(MethodDeclaration sub, MethodDeclaration sup) Tests whether one method overrides another.

Method Detail

hides

boolean hides(MemberDeclaration sub,
              MemberDeclaration sup)

Tests whether one type, method, or field declaration hides another.

Parameters:

sub - the first member

sup - the second member

Returns:

true if and only if the first member hides the second

overrides

boolean overrides(MethodDeclaration sub,
                  MethodDeclaration sup)

Tests whether one method overrides another. When a non-abstract method overrides an abstract one, the former is also said to implement the latter.

Parameters:

sub - the first method

sup - the second method

Returns:

true if and only if the first method overrides the second