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package org.eclipse.jdt.core.search;

import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.search.processing.*;

/**
 * <p>
 * This interface defines the constants used by the search engine.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This interface declares constants only.
 * </p>
 * @see org.eclipse.jdt.core.search.SearchEngine
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 */
public interface IJavaSearchConstants {

    /**
     * The nature of searched element or the nature
     * of match in unknown.
     */
    int UNKNOWN = -1;

    /* Nature of searched element */

    /**
     * The searched element is a type, which may include classes, interfaces,
     * enums, and annotation types.
     *
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int TYPE = 0;

    /**
     * The searched element is a method.
     *
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int METHOD = 1;

    /**
     * The searched element is a package.
     *
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int PACKAGE = 2;

    /**
     * The searched element is a constructor.
     *
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int CONSTRUCTOR = 3;

    /**
     * The searched element is a field.
     *
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int FIELD = 4;

    /**
     * The searched element is a class.
     * More selective than using {@link #TYPE}.
     *
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int CLASS = 5;

    /**
     * The searched element is an interface.
     * More selective than using {@link #TYPE}.
     *
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int INTERFACE = 6;

    /**
     * The searched element is an enum.
     * More selective than using {@link #TYPE}.
     *
     * @since 3.1
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int ENUM = 7;

    /**
     * The searched element is an annotation type.
     * More selective than using {@link #TYPE}.
     *
     * @since 3.1
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int ANNOTATION_TYPE = 8;

    /**
     * The searched element is a class or enum type.
     * More selective than using {@link #TYPE}.
     *
     * @since 3.1
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int CLASS_AND_ENUM = 9;

    /**
     * The searched element is a class or interface type.
     * More selective than using {@link #TYPE}.
     *
     * @since 3.1
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int CLASS_AND_INTERFACE = 10;

    /**
     * The searched element is an interface or annotation type.
     * More selective than using {@link #TYPE}.
     * @since 3.3
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int INTERFACE_AND_ANNOTATION = 11;

    /**
     * The searched element is a module.
     * @since 3.14
     * @category searchFor
     */
    int MODULE = 12;
    /* Nature of match */

    /**
     * The search result is a declaration.
     * Can be used in conjunction with any of the nature of searched elements
     * so as to better narrow down the search.
     *
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int DECLARATIONS = 0;

    /**
     * The search result is a type that implements an interface or extends a class.
     * Used in conjunction with either TYPE or CLASS or INTERFACE, it will
     * respectively search for any type implementing/extending a type,
     * or rather exclusively search for classes implementing/extending the type, or
     * interfaces extending the type.
     *
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int IMPLEMENTORS = 1;

    /**
     * The search result is a reference.
     * Can be used in conjunction with any of the nature of searched elements
     * so as to better narrow down the search.
     * References can contain implementers since they are more generic kind
     * of matches.
     *
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int REFERENCES = 2;

    /**
     * The search result is a declaration, a reference, or an implementer
     * of an interface.
     * Can be used in conjunction with any of the nature of searched elements
     * so as to better narrow down the search.
     *
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int ALL_OCCURRENCES = 3;

    /**
     * When searching for field matches, it will exclusively find read accesses, as
     * opposed to write accesses. Note that some expressions are considered both
     * as field read/write accesses: for example, x++; x+= 1;
     *
     * @since 2.0
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int READ_ACCESSES = 4;

    /**
     * When searching for field matches, it will exclusively find write accesses, as
     * opposed to read accesses. Note that some expressions are considered both
     * as field read/write accesses: for example,  x++; x+= 1;
     *
     * @since 2.0
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int WRITE_ACCESSES = 5;

    /**
     * When searching for Type Declaration matches, and if a module is given, this
     * will find type declaration matches in this module as well as the dependent
     * module graph of the given module.
     *
     * @since 3.14
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int MODULE_GRAPH = 6;

    /**
     * Ignore declaring type while searching result.
     * Can be used in conjunction with any of the nature of match.
     *
     * @since 3.1
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int IGNORE_DECLARING_TYPE = 0x10;

    /**
     * Ignore return type while searching result.
     * Can be used in conjunction with any other nature of match.
     * Note that:
     * <ul>
     *    <li>for fields search, pattern will ignore field type</li>
     *    <li>this flag will have no effect for types search</li>
     *   </ul>
     *
     * @since 3.1
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int IGNORE_RETURN_TYPE = 0x20;

    /**
     * Return only type references used as the type of a field declaration.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int FIELD_DECLARATION_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x40;

    /**
     * Return only type references used as the type of a local variable declaration.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int LOCAL_VARIABLE_DECLARATION_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x80;

    /**
     * Return only type references used as the type of a method parameter
     * declaration.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int PARAMETER_DECLARATION_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x100;

    /**
     * Return only type references used as a super type or as a super interface.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int SUPERTYPE_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x200;

    /**
     * Return only type references used in a throws clause.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int THROWS_CLAUSE_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x400;

    /**
     * Return only type references used in a cast expression.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int CAST_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x800;

    /**
     * Return only type references used in a catch header.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int CATCH_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x1000;

    /**
     * Return only type references used in class instance creation.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p><p>
     *   Example:
     *<pre>
     * public class Test {
     *    Test() {}
     *    static Test bar()  {
     *       return new <i>Test</i>();
     *    }
     * }
     *</pre>
     * Searching references to the type <code>Test</code> using this flag in the
     * above snippet will match only the reference in italic.
     * <p>
     * Note that array creations are not returned when using this flag.
     * </p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int CLASS_INSTANCE_CREATION_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x2000;

    /**
     * Return only type references used as a method return type.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int RETURN_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x4000;

    /**
     * Return only type references used in an import declaration.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int IMPORT_DECLARATION_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x8000;

    /**
     * Return only type references used as an annotation.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int ANNOTATION_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x10000;

    /**
     * Return only type references used as a type argument in a parameterized
     * type or a parameterized method.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int TYPE_ARGUMENT_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x20000;

    /**
     * Return only type references used as a type variable bound.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int TYPE_VARIABLE_BOUND_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x40000;

    /**
     * Return only type references used as a wildcard bound.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int WILDCARD_BOUND_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x80000;

    /**
     * Return only type references used as a type of an <code>instanceof</code>
     * expression.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link TypeReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int INSTANCEOF_TYPE_REFERENCE = 0x100000;

    /**
     * Return only super field accesses or super method invocations (e.g. using the
     * <code>super</code> qualifier).
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, the kind of returned matches will depend on the
     * specified nature of the searched element:
     * <ul>
     *    <li>for the {@link #FIELD} nature, only {@link FieldReferenceMatch}
     *       matches will be returned,</li>
     *    <li>for the {@link #METHOD} nature, only {@link MethodReferenceMatch}
     *       matches will be returned.</li>
     * </ul>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int SUPER_REFERENCE = 0x1000000;

    /**
     * Return only qualified field accesses or qualified method invocations.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, the kind of returned matches will depend on the
     * specified nature of the searched element:
     * <ul>
     *    <li>for the {@link #FIELD} nature, only {@link FieldReferenceMatch}
     *       matches will be returned,</li>
     *    <li>for the {@link #METHOD} nature, only {@link MethodReferenceMatch}
     *       matches will be returned.</li>
     * </ul>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int QUALIFIED_REFERENCE = 0x2000000;

    /**
     * Return only primary field accesses or primary method invocations (e.g. using
     * the <code>this</code> qualifier).
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, the kind of returned matches will depend on the
     * specified nature of the searched element:
     * <ul>
     *    <li>for the {@link #FIELD} nature, only {@link FieldReferenceMatch}
     *       matches will be returned,</li>
     *    <li>for the {@link #METHOD} nature, only {@link MethodReferenceMatch}
     *       matches will be returned.</li>
     * </ul>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int THIS_REFERENCE = 0x4000000;

    /**
     * Return only field accesses or method invocations without any qualification.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, the kind of returned matches will depend on the
     * specified nature of the searched element:
     * <ul>
     *    <li>for the {@link #FIELD} nature, only {@link FieldReferenceMatch}
     *       matches will be returned,</li>
     *    <li>for the {@link #METHOD} nature, only {@link MethodReferenceMatch}
     *       matches will be returned.</li>
     * </ul>
     * @since 3.4
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int IMPLICIT_THIS_REFERENCE = 0x8000000;

    /**
     * Return only method reference expressions, e.g. <code>A::foo</code>.
     * <p>
     * When this flag is set, only {@link MethodReferenceMatch} matches will be
     * returned.
     *</p>
     * @since 3.10
     * @category limitTo
     */
    int METHOD_REFERENCE_EXPRESSION = 0x10000000;

    /* Syntactic match modes */

    /**
     * The search pattern matches exactly the search result,
     * that is, the source of the search result equals the search pattern.
     *
     * @deprecated Use {@link SearchPattern#R_EXACT_MATCH} instead.
     * @category matchRule
     */
    int EXACT_MATCH = 0;
    /**
     * The search pattern is a prefix of the search result.
     *
     * @deprecated Use {@link SearchPattern#R_PREFIX_MATCH} instead.
     * @category matchRule
     */
    int PREFIX_MATCH = 1;
    /**
     * The search pattern contains one or more wild cards ('*') where a
     * wild-card can replace 0 or more characters in the search result.
     *
     * @deprecated Use {@link SearchPattern#R_PATTERN_MATCH} instead.
     * @category matchRule
     */
    int PATTERN_MATCH = 2;

    /* Case sensitivity */

    /**
     * The search pattern matches the search result only
     * if cases are the same.
     *
     * @deprecated Use the methods that take the matchMode
     *   with {@link SearchPattern#R_CASE_SENSITIVE} as a matchRule instead.
     * @category matchRule
     */
    boolean CASE_SENSITIVE = true;
    /**
     * The search pattern ignores cases in the search result.
     *
     * @deprecated Use the methods that take the matchMode
     *   without {@link SearchPattern#R_CASE_SENSITIVE} as a matchRule instead.
     * @category matchRule
     */
    boolean CASE_INSENSITIVE = false;

    /* Waiting policies */

    /**
     * The search operation starts immediately, even if the underlying indexer
     * has not finished indexing the workspace. Results will more likely
     * not contain all the matches.
     */
    int FORCE_IMMEDIATE_SEARCH = IJob.ForceImmediate;
    /**
     * The search operation throws an <code>org.eclipse.core.runtime.OperationCanceledException</code>
     * if the underlying indexer has not finished indexing the workspace.
     */
    int CANCEL_IF_NOT_READY_TO_SEARCH = IJob.CancelIfNotReady;
    /**
     * The search operation waits for the underlying indexer to finish indexing
     * the workspace before starting the search.
     */
    int WAIT_UNTIL_READY_TO_SEARCH = IJob.WaitUntilReady;

    /* Special Constant for module search */

    /**
     * The unnamed module is represented by this constant for making the intent explicit
     * in searches involving modules
     * @since 3.14
     */
    char[] ALL_UNNAMED = "ALL-UNNAMED".toCharArray(); ////$NON-NLS-1$

}