/**
* Evaluates if the declaration is visible in a certain context.
*
* @param binding The binding of the declaration to examine
* @param context The context to test in
* @return Returns
*/
public static boolean isVisible(IBinding binding, ITypeBinding context) {
if (binding.getKind() == IBinding.VARIABLE && !((IVariableBinding) binding).isField()) {
return true; // all local variables found are visible
}
ITypeBinding declaring = getDeclaringType(binding);
if (declaring == null) {
return false;
}
declaring = declaring.getTypeDeclaration();
int modifiers = binding.getModifiers();
if (Modifier.isPublic(modifiers) || declaring.isInterface()) {
return true;
} else if (Modifier.isProtected(modifiers) || !Modifier.isPrivate(modifiers)) {
if (declaring.getPackage() == context.getPackage()) {
return true;
}
return isTypeInScope(declaring, context, Modifier.isProtected(modifiers));
}
// private visibility
return isTypeInScope(declaring, context, false);
}
