VisitorStarter (PMD Core 6.31.0 API)

```
@Deprecated
@InternalApi
public interface VisitorStarter
```
Deprecated.
Is internal API, and is now only used on methods deprecated for removal.

Interface for starting an implementation of the visitors for ASTs.

Author:

pieter_van_raemdonck - Application Engineers NV/SA - www.ae.be

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static VisitorStarter DUMMY
Deprecated.

Placeholder VisitorStarter implementation that can be used when no real implementation exists yet.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`start(Node rootNode)`	Deprecated. Start the visitor, given the root-node of the AST.

- Field Detail
  - DUMMY
```
static final VisitorStarter DUMMY
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Placeholder VisitorStarter implementation that can be used when no real implementation exists yet. This dummy implementation does nothing.
- Method Detail
  - start
```
void start(Node rootNode)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Start the visitor, given the root-node of the AST.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rootNode - The root node of the AST