ParameterNameProvider (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: declaration: module: jdk.compiler, package: com.sun.source.util, interface: ParameterNameProvider
Keywords: com.sun.source.util.ParameterNameProvider interface

# Interface ParameterNameProvider

public interface ParameterNameProvider
A provider for parameter names when the parameter names are not determined from a reliable source, like a classfile.

Since:
  13

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `CharSequence`
  `getParameterName(VariableElement parameter)`
  Infer a parameter name for the given parameter.

- ## Method Details

  - ### getParameterName

    CharSequence getParameterName(VariableElement parameter)
    Infer a parameter name for the given parameter. The implementations of this method should infer parameter names in such a way that the parameter names are distinct for any given owning method. If the implementation of this method returns null, an automatically synthesized name is used.
    Parameters:
      `parameter` - the parameter for which the name should be inferred
    Returns:
      a user-friendly name for the parameter, or null if unknown