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+/*
+ * Copyright 2005-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package javax.lang.model.element;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.lang.model.util.Types;
+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 {
+    /**
+     * 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();
+}