v2/jam/src/org/apache/xmlbeans/impl/jam/mutable/MMethod.java

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package org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.jam.mutable;

import org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.jam.JClass;
import org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.jam.JMethod;

/**
 * <p>Mutable version of JMethod.</p>
 *
 * @author Patrick Calahan &lt;email: pcal-at-bea-dot-com&gt;
 */
public interface MMethod extends JMethod, MInvokable {

  /**
   * <p>Sets the type of this method's return value.  Null can be passed if
   * a 'void' return type is desired.</p>
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the parameter is not a valid
   * java class name.
   */
  public void setReturnType(String qualifiedTypeName);

  public void setUnqualifiedReturnType(String unqualifiedTypeName);

  /**
   * <p>Sets the type of this method's return value.  Null may be passed if
   * a 'void' return type is desired.  This method is exactly equivalent to
   * calling setReturnType(jclass.getQualifiedName()).</p>
   */
  public void setReturnType(JClass c);

}