AJavaElement (org.faktorips.devtools.abstraction 22.6.3-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

AAbstraction

All Known Subinterfaces:

AJavaProject, APackageFragmentRoot

All Known Implementing Classes:

EclipseJavaElement, EclipseJavaProject, EclipsePackageFragmentRoot, PlainJavaJavaElement, PlainJavaJavaProject, PlainJavaPackageFragmentRoot
```
public interface AJavaElement
extends AAbstraction
```
A Java element is the representation of a Java related resource.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`exists()`	A Java element exists if its corresponding resource exists and contains information for this element.
`AJavaProject`	`getJavaProject()`	Returns the Java project containing this element.
`java.nio.file.Path`	`getPath()`	Returns the absolute location of this element in the file system.
`AResource`	`getResource()`	Returns the corresponding resource.

Methods inherited from interface org.faktorips.devtools.abstraction.AAbstraction
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- Method Detail
  - getResource
```
AResource getResource()
```
    Returns the corresponding resource. If this element represents some part smaller than a file, the enclosing file resource is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the corresponding resource
  - exists
```
boolean exists()
```
    A Java element exists if its corresponding resource exists and contains information for this element.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether this element exists
  - getJavaProject
```
@CheckForNull
AJavaProject getJavaProject()
```
    Returns the Java project containing this element.
    
    Returns:
    
    the containing Java project; may be null if this element is not contained in a project
  - getPath
```
java.nio.file.Path getPath()
```
    Returns the absolute location of this element in the file system.
    
    Returns:
    
    this element's location