Class Snippet

Direct Known Subclasses:
ErroneousSnippet, ExpressionSnippet, PersistentSnippet, StatementSnippet
public abstract class Snippet
extends Object

A Snippet represents a snippet of Java source code as passed to JShell.eval(java.lang.String). It is associated only with the JShell instance that created it. An instance of Snippet (including its subclasses) is immutable: an access to any of its methods will always return the same result. For information about the current state of the snippet within the JShell state engine, query JShell passing the Snippet.

Because it is immutable, Snippet (and subclasses) is thread-safe.

Since:
9
See Also:
JShell.status(jdk.jshell.Snippet)

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type Class Description
static class  Snippet.Kind

Describes the general kind of snippet.

static class  Snippet.Status

Describes the current state of a Snippet.

static class  Snippet.SubKind

The detailed variety of a snippet.

Methods

Modifier and Type Method Description
String id()

The unique identifier for the snippet.

Snippet.Kind kind()

The Snippet.Kind for the snippet.

String source()

Return the source code of the snippet.

Snippet.SubKind subKind()

Return the Snippet.SubKind of snippet.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Methods

id

public String id()

The unique identifier for the snippet. No two active snippets will have the same id(). Value of id has no prescribed meaning. The details of how the id is generated and the mechanism to change it is documented in JShell.Builder.idGenerator(BiFunction).

Returns:
the snippet id string.

kind

public Snippet.Kind kind()

The Snippet.Kind for the snippet. Indicates the subclass of Snippet.

Returns:
the Kind of the snippet
See Also:
Snippet.Kind

subKind

public Snippet.SubKind subKind()

Return the Snippet.SubKind of snippet. The SubKind is useful for feedback to users.

Returns:
the SubKind corresponding to this snippet

source

public String source()

Return the source code of the snippet.

Returns:
the source code corresponding to this snippet

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