# Interface StartElementTree

All Superinterfaces:
  `DocTree`

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 declared in interface DocTree

  `DocTree.Kind`
  Modifier and Type
  Interface
  Description
  `static enum`
  `DocTree.Kind`
  Enumerates all kinds of trees.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `List<? extends DocTree>`
  `getAttributes()`
  Returns any attributes defined by this element.
  `Name`
  `getName()`
  Returns the name of the element.
  `boolean`
  `isSelfClosing()`
  Returns `true` if this is a self-closing element, as indicated by a `"/"` before the closing `">"`.

  ### Methods declared in interface DocTree

  `accept, getKind`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `<R,D> R`
  `accept(DocTreeVisitor<R,D> visitor, D data)`
  Accept method used to implement the visitor pattern.
  `DocTree.Kind`
  `getKind()`
  Returns the kind of this tree.

- ## Method Details

  - ### getName

    Name getName()
    Returns the name of the element.
    Returns:
      the name

  - ### getAttributes

    List<? extends DocTree> getAttributes()
    Returns any attributes defined by this element.
    Returns:
      the attributes

  - ### isSelfClosing

    boolean isSelfClosing()
    Returns `true` if this is a self-closing element, as indicated by a `"/"` before the closing `">"`.
    Returns:
      `true` if this is a self-closing element