astparser

Class JavaASTParser

java.lang.Object

astparser.JavaASTParser

public class JavaASTParser
extends Object

Handles the parsing of java files and the extraction of their Abstract Syntax Trees (ASTs).

Author:

themis

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JavaASTParser()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	parse(String str) Parses the contents of a java file and returns its AST as an XML string.
protected static String	visitTree(org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode root) Visits an AST and exports it as an XML string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JavaASTParser

public JavaASTParser()

Method Detail

visitTree

protected static String visitTree(org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode root)

Visits an AST and exports it as an XML string.

Parameters:

root - the root ASTNode of the tree.

Returns:

an XML string representation of the tree.

parse

public static String parse(String str)

Parses the contents of a java file and returns its AST as an XML string.

Parameters:

str - the contents of a java file given as a string.

Returns:

an XML string representation of the AST of the java file contents.