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package com.sun.source.tree;

import java.util.List;

import javax.lang.model.element.Name;

/**

 * A tree node for a member reference expression.

 *

 * For example:

 * <pre>

 *   <em>expression</em> # <em>[ identifier | new ]</em>

 * </pre>

 *

 * @since 1.8

 */

public interface MemberReferenceTree extends ExpressionTree {

    /**

     * There are two kinds of member references: (i) method references and

     * (ii) constructor references

     */

    public enum ReferenceMode {

        /** enum constant for method references. */

        INVOKE,

        /** enum constant for constructor references. */

        NEW

    }

    /**

     * Returns the mode of the reference.

     * @return the mode

     */

    ReferenceMode getMode();

    /**

     * Returns the qualifier expression for the reference.

     * @return the qualifier expression

     */

    ExpressionTree getQualifierExpression();

    /**

     * Returns the name of the reference.

     * @return the name

     */

    Name getName();

    /**

     * Returns the type arguments for the reference.

     * @return the type arguments

     */

    List<? extends ExpressionTree> getTypeArguments();

}