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Add Interface Type to Class type [message #831154]

Wed, 28 March 2012 14:45

Bernd Meyer

Messages: 2
Registered: March 2012

Junior Member

I want to create an Eclipse plugin which programmatically extends a set of classes through an Interface. For example, I want to make the class A:

class A {
 // some code here
}

look like this

class A implements AnInterface {
 // some code here
}

I got the IType and ICompilationUnit of all classes I want to extend with an interface but how do I do it? (There are only methods available in IType which let you create fields and other methods..)

Very much thanks in advance to whoever can help me here Smile

Bernd

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Re: Add Interface Type to Class type [message #831884 is a reply to message #831154]

Thu, 29 March 2012 13:36

Satyam Kandula

Messages: 444
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Creation of code using IType/ICompilationUnit and its methods are good if you have the complete code as part of string. If you look at ICompilation#CreateType(..), it takes the full contents of the class. You could either use this in your case or use ASTRewrite.

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