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package javax.lang.model.element;

import java.util.List;

import javax.lang.model.type.*;

/**

 * Represents a method, constructor, or initializer (static or

 * instance) of a class or interface, including annotation type

 * elements.

 *

 * @author Joseph D. Darcy

 * @author Scott Seligman

 * @author Peter von der Ahé

 * @see ExecutableType

 * @since 1.6

 */

public interface ExecutableElement extends Element, Parameterizable {

    /**

     * Returns the formal type parameters of this executable

     * in declaration order.

     *

     * @return the formal type parameters, or an empty list

     * if there are none

     */

    List<? extends TypeParameterElement> getTypeParameters();

    /**

     * Returns the return type of this executable.

     * Returns a {@link NoType} with kind {@link TypeKind#VOID VOID}

     * if this executable is not a method, or is a method that does not

     * return a value.

     *

     * @return the return type of this executable

     */

    TypeMirror getReturnType();

    /**

     * Returns the formal parameters of this executable.

     * They are returned in declaration order.

     *

     * @return the formal parameters,

     * or an empty list if there are none

     */

    List<? extends VariableElement> getParameters();

    /**

     * Returns {@code true} if this method or constructor accepts a variable

     * number of arguments and returns {@code false} otherwise.

     *

     * @return {@code true} if this method or constructor accepts a variable

     * number of arguments and {@code false} otherwise

     */

    boolean isVarArgs();

    /**

     * Returns the exceptions and other throwables listed in this

     * method or constructor's {@code throws} clause in declaration

     * order.

     *

     * @return the exceptions and other throwables listed in the

     * {@code throws} clause, or an empty list if there are none

     */

    List<? extends TypeMirror> getThrownTypes();

    /**

     * Returns the default value if this executable is an annotation

     * type element.  Returns {@code null} if this method is not an

     * annotation type element, or if it is an annotation type element

     * with no default value.

     *

     * @return the default value, or {@code null} if none

     */

    AnnotationValue getDefaultValue();

    /**

     * Returns the simple name of a constructor, method, or

     * initializer.  For a constructor, the name {@code "<init>"} is

     * returned, for a static initializer, the name {@code "<clinit>"}

     * is returned, and for an anonymous class or instance

     * initializer, an empty name is returned.

     *

     * @return the simple name of a constructor, method, or

     * initializer

     */

    @Override

    Name getSimpleName();

}