Package org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom

Class SwitchCase

  • public class SwitchCase
extends Statement
    Switch case AST node type. A switch case is a special kind of node used only in switch statements. It is a Statement in name only. 

     SwitchCase:
                case Expression  :
                default :

    Since:
    2.0
    Restriction:
    This class is not intended to be instantiated by clients.

    • Field Detail

      • EXPRESSION_PROPERTY

        public static final ChildPropertyDescriptor EXPRESSION_PROPERTY
        The "expression" structural property of this node type (child type: Expression).
        Since:
        3.0

    • Method Detail

      • propertyDescriptors

        public static List propertyDescriptors​(int apiLevel)
        Returns a list of structural property descriptors for this node type. Clients must not modify the result.
        Parameters:
        apiLevel - the API level; one of the AST.JLS* constants
        Returns:
        a list of property descriptors (element type: StructuralPropertyDescriptor)
        Since:
        3.0

      • getExpression

        public Expression getExpression()
        Returns the expression of this switch case, or null if there is none (the "default:" case).
        Returns:
        the expression node, or null if there is none

      • setExpression

        public void setExpression​(Expression expression)
        Sets the expression of this switch case, or clears it (turns it into the "default:" case).
        Parameters:
        expression - the expression node, or null to turn it into the "default:" case
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if:
        • the node belongs to a different AST
        • the node already has a parent
        • a cycle in would be created

      • isDefault

        public boolean isDefault()
        Returns whether this switch case represents the "default:" case.

        This convenience method is equivalent to getExpression() == null.

        Returns:
        true if this is the default switch case, and false if this is a non-default switch case