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+/* Elements.java -- Utility methods for operating on elements.
+   Copyright (C) 2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
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+General Public License for more details.
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+
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+
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+or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
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+exception statement from your version. */
+
+package javax.lang.model.util;
+
+import java.io.Writer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
+import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods for operating on elements.
+ *
+ * @since 1.6
+ */
+public interface Elements
+{
+
+  /**
+   * Returns all members of a type element, whether declared
+   * directly in that element or inherited.  For a class element,
+   * this includes all constructors, but not local or anonymous
+   * classes.
+   *
+   * @param type the type to return the members of.
+   * @return all members of the type.
+   * @see Element#getEnclosedElements()
+   */
+  List<? extends Element> getAllMembers(TypeElement type);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the text of a constant expression which represents
+   * either a primitive value or a {@link String}.  The returned
+   * text is in a form suitable for inclusion in source code.
+   *
+   * @param value a primitive value or string.
+   * @return the text of the constant expression.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentExpression if the argument is not a
+   *         primitive value or string.
+   */
+  String getConstantExpression(Object value);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the text of the documentation comment attached to
+   * an element.
+   *
+   * @param elem the element whose comment should be returned.
+   * @return the documentation comment, or {@code null} if there is none.
+   */
+  String getDocComment(Element elem);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a type element, given its canonical name.
+   *
+   * @param name the canonical name of the element.
+   * @return the named type element or {@code null} if it wasn't found.
+   */
+  TypeElement getTypeElement(CharSequence name);
+
+  /**
+   * Tests whether a type, method or field hides another.
+   *
+   * @param hider the element that is doing the hiding.
+   * @param hidden the element hidden by the hider.
+   * @return true if, and only if, the hider hides the hidden element.
+   */
+  boolean hides(Element hider, Element hidden);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns true if the specified element has been deprecated.
+   *
+   * @param elem the element to check for deprecation.
+   * @return true if the element is deprecated.
+   */
+  boolean isDeprecated(Element elem);
+
+  /**
+   * Prints out a representation of the elements in the order specified
+   * using the supplied writer.  The main purpose of this method is for
+   * debugging purposes and the format of the output is not defined.
+   *
+   * @param writer the writer to send the output to.
+   * @param elements the elements to print.
+   */
+  void printElements(Writer w, Element... elements);
+
+}