# Uses of Class
jdk.jshell.Snippet

Packages that use Snippet
Package
Description
jdk.jshell
Provides interfaces for creating tools, such as a Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL), which interactively evaluate "snippets" of Java programming language code.

- ## Uses of Snippet in jdk.jshell

  Subclasses of Snippet in jdk.jshell
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `DeclarationSnippet`
  Grouping for all declaration Snippets: variable declarations (`VarSnippet`), method declarations (`MethodSnippet`), and type declarations (`TypeDeclSnippet`).
  `class`
  `ErroneousSnippet`
  A snippet of code that is not valid Java programming language code.
  `class`
  `ExpressionSnippet`
  Snippet for an assignment or variable-value expression.
  `class`
  `ImportSnippet`
  Snippet for an import declaration.
  `class`
  `MethodSnippet`
  Snippet for a method definition.
  `class`
  `PersistentSnippet`
  Grouping for Snippets which persist and influence future code.
  `class`
  `StatementSnippet`
  Snippet for a statement.
  `class`
  `TypeDeclSnippet`
  Snippet for a type definition (a class, interface, enum, or annotation interface definition).
  `class`
  `VarSnippet`
  Snippet for a variable definition.
  Methods in jdk.jshell that return Snippet
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Snippet`
  SnippetEvent.`causeSnippet()`
  Either the snippet whose change caused this update or `null`.
  `Snippet`
  SnippetEvent.`snippet()`
  The Snippet which has changed
  Methods in jdk.jshell that return types with arguments of type Snippet
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract Collection<Snippet>`
  SourceCodeAnalysis.`dependents(Snippet snippet)`
  Returns a collection of `Snippet`s which might need updating if the given `Snippet` is updated.
  `Stream<Snippet>`
  JShell.`snippets()`
  Return all snippets.
  `abstract List<Snippet>`
  SourceCodeAnalysis.`sourceToSnippets(String input)`
  Converts the source code of a snippet into a `Snippet` object (or list of `Snippet` objects in the case of some var declarations, e.g.: int x, y, z;).
  Methods in jdk.jshell with parameters of type Snippet
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract Collection<Snippet>`
  SourceCodeAnalysis.`dependents(Snippet snippet)`
  Returns a collection of `Snippet`s which might need updating if the given `Snippet` is updated.
  `Stream<Diag>`
  JShell.`diagnostics(Snippet snippet)`
  Return the diagnostics of the most recent evaluation of the snippet.
  `List<SnippetEvent>`
  JShell.`drop(Snippet snippet)`
  Remove a declaration from the state.
  `Snippet.Status`
  JShell.`status(Snippet snippet)`
  Return the status of the snippet.
  `abstract SourceCodeAnalysis.SnippetWrapper`
  SourceCodeAnalysis.`wrapper(Snippet snippet)`
  Returns the wrapper information for the `Snippet`.
  Method parameters in jdk.jshell with type arguments of type Snippet
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `JShell.Builder`
  JShell.Builder.`idGenerator(BiFunction<Snippet,Integer,String> generator)`
  Sets the generator of identifying names for Snippets.