StartElementTree (Compiler Tree API )
Keywords: com.sun.source.doctree.StartElementTree interface
Date: 2026-04-22

com.sun.source.doctree

## Interface StartElementTree

- All Superinterfaces:
    DocTree

      @Exported
      public interface StartElementTree
      extends DocTree

  A tree node for the start of an HTML element.

  < name [attributes] [/]>

  Since:
    1.8

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.sun.source.doctree.DocTree

      `DocTree.Kind`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `List<? extends DocTree>` | `getAttributes()`
    `Name` | `getName()`
    `boolean` | `isSelfClosing()`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface com.sun.source.doctree.DocTree

      `accept, getKind`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getName

          Name getName()

    - #### getAttributes

          List<? extends DocTree> getAttributes()

    - #### isSelfClosing

          boolean isSelfClosing()

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