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package org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom;
/**
* Abstract base class of AST nodes that represent patterns.
* There are several kinds of patterns.
*
* Expression:
* {@link TypePattern}, {@link GuardedPattern} and {@link NullPattern}
*
*
*
* @since 3.27
* @noreference This class is not intended to be referenced by clients.
*/
public abstract class Pattern extends Expression {
/**
* Creates a new AST node for an expression owned by the given AST.
*
* N.B. This constructor is package-private.
*
*
* @param ast the AST that is to own this node
*/
Pattern(AST ast) {
super(ast);
supportedOnlyIn21();
}
/**
* Creates and returns a structural property descriptor for the
* "pattern" property declared on the given concrete node type).
*
* @return the pattern property descriptor
*/
@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
static final ChildPropertyDescriptor internalPatternPropertyFactory(Class nodeClass) {
return new ChildPropertyDescriptor(nodeClass, "pattern", Javadoc.class, MANDATORY, NO_CYCLE_RISK); //$NON-NLS-1$
}
}