IJavaElementDelta

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaElementDelta
```
public interface IJavaElementDelta
```
A Java element delta describes changes in Java element between two discrete points in time. Given a delta, clients can access the element that has changed, and any children that have changed.
Deltas have a different status depending on the kind of change they represent. The list below summarizes each status (as returned by getKind()) and its meaning (see individual constants for a more detailled description):
- ADDED - The element described by the delta has been added.
- REMOVED - The element described by the delta has been removed.
- CHANGED - The element described by the delta has been changed in some way. Specification of the type of change is provided by getFlags() which returns the following values:
  - F_ADDED_TO_CLASSPATH - A classpath entry corresponding to the element has been added to the project's classpath. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot.
  - F_ARCHIVE_CONTENT_CHANGED - The contents of an archive has changed in some way. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot which is an archive.
  - F_CHILDREN - A child of the element has changed in some way. This flag is only valid if the element is an IParent.
  - F_CLASSPATH_REORDER - A classpath entry corresponding to the element has changed position in the project's classpath. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot.
  - F_CLOSED - The underlying org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject has been closed. This flag is only valid if the element is an IJavaProject.
  - F_CONTENT - The contents of the element have been altered. This flag is only valid for elements which correspond to files.
  - F_FINE_GRAINED - The delta is a fine-grained delta, that is, an analysis down to the members level was done to determine if there were structural changes to members of the element.
  - F_MODIFIERS - The modifiers on the element have changed in some way. This flag is only valid if the element is an IMember.
  - F_OPENED - The underlying org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject has been opened. This flag is only valid if the element is an IJavaProject.
  - F_REMOVED_FROM_CLASSPATH - A classpath entry corresponding to the element has been removed from the project's classpath. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot.
  - F_SOURCEATTACHED - The source attachment path or the source attachment root path of a classpath entry corresponding to the element was added. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot.
  - F_SOURCEDETACHED - The source attachment path or the source attachment root path of a classpath entry corresponding to the element was removed. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot.
  - F_SUPER_TYPES - One of the supertypes of an IType has changed
Move operations are indicated by other change flags, layered on top of the change flags described above. If element A is moved to become B, the delta for the change in A will have status REMOVED, with change flag F_MOVED_TO. In this case, getMovedToElement() on delta A will return the handle for B. The delta for B will have status ADDED, with change flag F_MOVED_FROM, and getMovedFromElement() on delta B will return the handle for A. (Note, the handle to A in this case represents an element that no longer exists).

Note that the move change flags only describe the changes to a single element, they do not imply anything about the parent or children of the element.

The F_ADDED_TO_CLASSPATH, F_REMOVED_FROM_CLASSPATH and F_CLASSPATH_REORDER flags are triggered by changes to a project's classpath. They do not mean that the underlying resource was added, removed or changed. For example, if a project P already contains a folder src, then adding a classpath entry with the 'P/src' path to the project's classpath will result in an IJavaElementDelta with the F_ADDED_TO_CLASSPATH flag for the IPackageFragmentRoot P/src. On the contrary, if a resource is physically added, removed or changed and this resource corresponds to a classpath entry of the project, then an IJavaElementDelta with the ADDED, REMOVED, or CHANGED kind will be fired.

Note that when a source attachment path or a source attachment root path is changed, then the flags of the delta contain both F_SOURCEATTACHED and F_SOURCEDETACHED.

No assumptions should be made on whether the java element delta tree is rooted at the IJavaModel level or not.

IJavaElementDelta object are not valid outside the dynamic scope of the notification.
See Also:

IElementChangedListener, ElementChangedEvent

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`ADDED` Status constant indicating that the element has been added.
`static int`	`CHANGED` Status constant indicating that the element has been changed, as described by the change flags.
`static int`	`F_ADDED_TO_CLASSPATH` Change flag indicating that a classpath entry corresponding to the element has been added to the project's classpath.
`static int`	`F_ANNOTATIONS` Change flag indicating that the annotations of the element have changed.
`static int`	`F_ARCHIVE_CONTENT_CHANGED` Change flag indicating that the element's archive content on the classpath has changed.
`static int`	`F_AST_AFFECTED` Change flag indicating that a reconcile operation has affected the compilation unit AST created in a previous reconcile operation.
`static int`	`F_CATEGORIES` Change flag indicating that the categories of the element have changed.
`static int`	`F_CHILDREN` Change flag indicating that there are changes to the children of the element.
`static int`	`F_CLASSPATH_CHANGED` Change flag indicating that the `raw classpath` (or the `output folder`) of a project has changed.
`static int`	`F_CLASSPATH_REORDER` Deprecated. Use `F_REORDER` instead.
`static int`	`F_CLOSED` Change flag indicating that the underlying `org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject` has been closed.
`static int`	`F_CONTENT` Change flag indicating that the content of the element has changed.
`static int`	`F_FINE_GRAINED` Change flag indicating that this is a fine-grained delta, that is, an analysis down to the members level was done to determine if there were structural changes to members.
`static int`	`F_MODIFIERS` Change flag indicating that the modifiers of the element have changed.
`static int`	`F_MOVED_FROM` Change flag indicating that the element was moved from another location.
`static int`	`F_MOVED_TO` Change flag indicating that the element was moved to another location.
`static int`	`F_OPENED` Change flag indicating that the underlying `org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject` has been opened.
`static int`	`F_PRIMARY_RESOURCE` Change flag indicating that the resource of a primary compilation unit has changed.
`static int`	`F_PRIMARY_WORKING_COPY` Change flag indicating that a compilation unit has become a primary working copy, or that a primary working copy has reverted to a compilation unit.
`static int`	`F_REMOVED_FROM_CLASSPATH` Change flag indicating that a classpath entry corresponding to the element has been removed from the project's classpath.
`static int`	`F_REORDER` Change flag indicating that the element has changed position relatively to its siblings.
`static int`	`F_RESOLVED_CLASSPATH_CHANGED` Change flag indicating that the `resolved classpath` of a project has changed.
`static int`	`F_SOURCEATTACHED` Change flag indicating that the source attachment path or the source attachment root path of a classpath entry corresponding to the element was added.
`static int`	`F_SOURCEDETACHED` Change flag indicating that the source attachment path or the source attachment root path of a classpath entry corresponding to the element was removed.
`static int`	`F_SUPER_TYPES` Change flag indicating that one of the supertypes of an `IType` has changed.
`static int`	`REMOVED` Status constant indicating that the element has been removed.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`IJavaElementDelta[]`	`getAddedChildren()` Returns deltas for the children that have been added.
`IJavaElementDelta[]`	`getAffectedChildren()` Returns deltas for the affected (added, removed, or changed) children.
`IJavaElementDelta[]`	`getAnnotationDeltas()` Returns deltas for affected annotations (added, removed, or changed).
`IJavaElementDelta[]`	`getChangedChildren()` Returns deltas for the children which have changed.
`CompilationUnit`	`getCompilationUnitAST()` Returns the compilation unit AST created by the last reconcile operation on this delta's element.
`IJavaElement`	`getElement()` Returns the element that this delta describes a change to.
`int`	`getFlags()` Returns flags that describe how an element has changed.
`int`	`getKind()` Returns the kind of this delta - one of `ADDED`, `REMOVED`, or `CHANGED`.
`IJavaElement`	`getMovedFromElement()` Returns an element describing this element before it was moved to its current location, or `null` if the `F_MOVED_FROM` change flag is not set.
`IJavaElement`	`getMovedToElement()` Returns an element describing this element in its new location, or `null` if the `F_MOVED_TO` change flag is not set.
`IJavaElementDelta[]`	`getRemovedChildren()` Returns deltas for the children which have been removed.
`IResourceDelta[]`	`getResourceDeltas()` Returns the collection of resource deltas.

- Field Detail
  - ADDED
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static final int ADDED
```
    Status constant indicating that the element has been added. Note that an added java element delta has no children, as they are all implicitely added.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - REMOVED
```
static final int REMOVED
```
    Status constant indicating that the element has been removed. Note that a removed java element delta has no children, as they are all implicitely removed.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - CHANGED
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static final int CHANGED
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    Status constant indicating that the element has been changed, as described by the change flags.
    
    See Also:
    
    getFlags(), Constant Field Values
  - F_CONTENT
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static final int F_CONTENT
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    Change flag indicating that the content of the element has changed. This flag is only valid for elements which correspond to files.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_MODIFIERS
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static final int F_MODIFIERS
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    Change flag indicating that the modifiers of the element have changed. This flag is only valid if the element is an IMember.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_CHILDREN
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static final int F_CHILDREN
```
    Change flag indicating that there are changes to the children of the element. This flag is only valid if the element is an IParent.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_MOVED_FROM
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static final int F_MOVED_FROM
```
    Change flag indicating that the element was moved from another location. The location of the old element can be retrieved using getMovedFromElement().
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_MOVED_TO
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static final int F_MOVED_TO
```
    Change flag indicating that the element was moved to another location. The location of the new element can be retrieved using getMovedToElement().
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_ADDED_TO_CLASSPATH
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static final int F_ADDED_TO_CLASSPATH
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    Change flag indicating that a classpath entry corresponding to the element has been added to the project's classpath. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_REMOVED_FROM_CLASSPATH
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static final int F_REMOVED_FROM_CLASSPATH
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    Change flag indicating that a classpath entry corresponding to the element has been removed from the project's classpath. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_CLASSPATH_REORDER
```
static final int F_CLASSPATH_REORDER
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    Deprecated. Use F_REORDER instead.
    
    Change flag indicating that a classpath entry corresponding to the element has changed position in the project's classpath. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_REORDER
```
static final int F_REORDER
```
    Change flag indicating that the element has changed position relatively to its siblings. If the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot, a classpath entry corresponding to the element has changed position in the project's classpath.
    
    Since:
    
    2.1
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_OPENED
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static final int F_OPENED
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    Change flag indicating that the underlying org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject has been opened. This flag is only valid if the element is an IJavaProject.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_CLOSED
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static final int F_CLOSED
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    Change flag indicating that the underlying org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject has been closed. This flag is only valid if the element is an IJavaProject.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_SUPER_TYPES
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static final int F_SUPER_TYPES
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    Change flag indicating that one of the supertypes of an IType has changed.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_SOURCEATTACHED
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static final int F_SOURCEATTACHED
```
    Change flag indicating that the source attachment path or the source attachment root path of a classpath entry corresponding to the element was added. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_SOURCEDETACHED
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static final int F_SOURCEDETACHED
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    Change flag indicating that the source attachment path or the source attachment root path of a classpath entry corresponding to the element was removed. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_FINE_GRAINED
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static final int F_FINE_GRAINED
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    Change flag indicating that this is a fine-grained delta, that is, an analysis down to the members level was done to determine if there were structural changes to members.
    Clients can use this flag to find out if a compilation unit that have a F_CONTENT change should assume that there are no finer grained changes (F_FINE_GRAINED is set) or if finer grained changes were not considered (F_FINE_GRAINED is not set).
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_ARCHIVE_CONTENT_CHANGED
```
static final int F_ARCHIVE_CONTENT_CHANGED
```
    Change flag indicating that the element's archive content on the classpath has changed. This flag is only valid if the element is an IPackageFragmentRoot which is an archive.
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
    
    See Also:
    
    IPackageFragmentRoot.isArchive(), Constant Field Values
  - F_PRIMARY_WORKING_COPY
```
static final int F_PRIMARY_WORKING_COPY
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    Change flag indicating that a compilation unit has become a primary working copy, or that a primary working copy has reverted to a compilation unit. This flag is only valid if the element is an ICompilationUnit.
    
    Since:
    
    3.0
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_CLASSPATH_CHANGED
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static final int F_CLASSPATH_CHANGED
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    Change flag indicating that the raw classpath (or the output folder) of a project has changed. This flag is only valid if the element is an IJavaProject. Also see F_RESOLVED_CLASSPATH_CHANGED, which indicates that there is a change to the resolved class path. The resolved classpath can change without the raw classpath changing (e.g. if a container resolves to a different set of classpath entries). And conversely, it is possible to construct a case where the raw classpath can change without the resolved classpath changing.
    
    Since:
    
    3.0
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_PRIMARY_RESOURCE
```
static final int F_PRIMARY_RESOURCE
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    Change flag indicating that the resource of a primary compilation unit has changed. This flag is only valid if the element is a primary ICompilationUnit.
    
    Since:
    
    3.0
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_AST_AFFECTED
```
static final int F_AST_AFFECTED
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    Change flag indicating that a reconcile operation has affected the compilation unit AST created in a previous reconcile operation. Use getCompilationUnitAST() to retrieve the AST (if any is available). This flag is only valid if the element is an ICompilationUnit in working copy mode.
    
    Since:
    
    3.2
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_CATEGORIES
```
static final int F_CATEGORIES
```
    Change flag indicating that the categories of the element have changed. This flag is only valid if the element is an IMember.
    
    Since:
    
    3.2
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_RESOLVED_CLASSPATH_CHANGED
```
static final int F_RESOLVED_CLASSPATH_CHANGED
```
    Change flag indicating that the resolved classpath of a project has changed. This flag is only valid if the element is an IJavaProject. Also see F_CLASSPATH_CHANGED, which indicates that there is a change to the raw class path. The resolved classpath can change without the raw classpath changing (e.g. if a container resolves to a different set of classpath entries). And conversely, it is possible to construct a case where the raw classpath can change without the resolved classpath changing.
    
    Since:
    
    3.4
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - F_ANNOTATIONS
```
static final int F_ANNOTATIONS
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    Change flag indicating that the annotations of the element have changed. Use getAnnotationDeltas() to get the added/removed/changed annotations. This flag is only valid if the element is an IAnnotatable.
    
    Since:
    
    3.4
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getAddedChildren
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IJavaElementDelta[] getAddedChildren()
```
    Returns deltas for the children that have been added.
    
    Returns:
    
    deltas for the children that have been added
  - getAffectedChildren
```
IJavaElementDelta[] getAffectedChildren()
```
    Returns deltas for the affected (added, removed, or changed) children.
    
    Returns:
    
    deltas for the affected (added, removed, or changed) children
  - getAnnotationDeltas
```
IJavaElementDelta[] getAnnotationDeltas()
```
    Returns deltas for affected annotations (added, removed, or changed). Returns an empty array if no annotations was affected, or if this delta's element is not an IAnnotatable.
    
    Returns:
    
    deltas for affected annotations (added, removed, or changed)
    
    Since:
    
    3.4
  - getCompilationUnitAST
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CompilationUnit getCompilationUnitAST()
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    Returns the compilation unit AST created by the last reconcile operation on this delta's element. This returns a non-null value if and only if:
    - the last reconcile operation on this working copy requested an AST
    - this delta's element is an ICompilationUnit in working copy mode
    - the delta comes from a ElementChangedEvent.POST_RECONCILE event
    Returns:
    
    the AST created during the last reconcile operation
    
    Since:
    
    3.2
    
    See Also:
    
    ICompilationUnit#reconcile(int, boolean, WorkingCopyOwner, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor), F_AST_AFFECTED
  - getChangedChildren
```
IJavaElementDelta[] getChangedChildren()
```
    Returns deltas for the children which have changed.
    
    Returns:
    
    deltas for the children which have changed
  - getElement
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IJavaElement getElement()
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    Returns the element that this delta describes a change to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the element that this delta describes a change to
  - getFlags
```
int getFlags()
```
    Returns flags that describe how an element has changed. Such flags should be tested using the & operand. For example:
```
 if ((delta.getFlags() & IJavaElementDelta.F_CONTENT) != 0) {
        // the delta indicates a content change
 }
 
```
    Returns:
    
    flags that describe how an element has changed
  - getKind
```
int getKind()
```
    Returns the kind of this delta - one of ADDED, REMOVED, or CHANGED.
    
    Returns:
    
    the kind of this delta
  - getMovedFromElement
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IJavaElement getMovedFromElement()
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    Returns an element describing this element before it was moved to its current location, or null if the F_MOVED_FROM change flag is not set.
    
    Returns:
    
    an element describing this element before it was moved to its current location, or null if the F_MOVED_FROM change flag is not set
  - getMovedToElement
```
IJavaElement getMovedToElement()
```
    Returns an element describing this element in its new location, or null if the F_MOVED_TO change flag is not set.
    
    Returns:
    
    an element describing this element in its new location, or null if the F_MOVED_TO change flag is not set
  - getRemovedChildren
```
IJavaElementDelta[] getRemovedChildren()
```
    Returns deltas for the children which have been removed.
    
    Returns:
    
    deltas for the children which have been removed
  - getResourceDeltas
```
IResourceDelta[] getResourceDeltas()
```
    Returns the collection of resource deltas.
    Note that resource deltas, like Java element deltas, are generally only valid for the dynamic scope of an event notification. Clients must not hang on to these objects.
    
    Returns:
    
    the underlying resource deltas, or null if none

Interface IJavaElementDelta

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

ADDED

REMOVED

CHANGED

F_CONTENT

F_MODIFIERS

F_CHILDREN

F_MOVED_FROM

F_MOVED_TO

F_ADDED_TO_CLASSPATH

F_REMOVED_FROM_CLASSPATH

F_CLASSPATH_REORDER

F_REORDER

F_OPENED

F_CLOSED

F_SUPER_TYPES

F_SOURCEATTACHED

F_SOURCEDETACHED

F_FINE_GRAINED

F_ARCHIVE_CONTENT_CHANGED

F_PRIMARY_WORKING_COPY

F_CLASSPATH_CHANGED

F_PRIMARY_RESOURCE

F_AST_AFFECTED

F_CATEGORIES

F_RESOLVED_CLASSPATH_CHANGED

F_ANNOTATIONS

Method Detail

getAddedChildren

getAffectedChildren

getAnnotationDeltas

getCompilationUnitAST

getChangedChildren

getElement

getFlags

getKind

getMovedFromElement

getMovedToElement

getRemovedChildren

getResourceDeltas