spoon.reflect.code.CtExpression Maven / Gradle / Ivy

Go to download

Show more of this group Show more artifacts with this name
Show all versions of spoon-core Show documentation

Spoon is a tool for meta-programming, analysis and transformation of Java programs.

There is a newer version: 11.1.1-beta-14

/*
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: (MIT OR CECILL-C)
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2006-2023 INRIA and contributors
 *
 * Spoon is available either under the terms of the MIT License (see LICENSE-MIT.txt) or the Cecill-C License (see LICENSE-CECILL-C.txt). You as the user are entitled to choose the terms under which to adopt Spoon.
 */
package spoon.reflect.code;

import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtTypedElement;
import spoon.reflect.reference.CtTypeReference;
import spoon.reflect.annotations.PropertyGetter;
import spoon.reflect.annotations.PropertySetter;
import spoon.template.TemplateParameter;

import java.util.List;

import static spoon.reflect.path.CtRole.CAST;

/**
 * This abstract code element defines a typed expression.
 *
 * @param 
 * 		the "return type" of this expression
 */
public interface CtExpression extends CtCodeElement, CtTypedElement, TemplateParameter {

	/**
	 * Returns the type casts if any.
	 * @return this object
	 */
	@PropertyGetter(role = CAST)
	List> getTypeCasts();

	/**
	 * Sets the type casts.
	 * @return this object
	 */
	@PropertySetter(role = CAST)
	> C setTypeCasts(List> types);

	/**
	 * Adds a type cast.
	 * @return this object
	 */
	@PropertySetter(role = CAST)
	> C addTypeCast(CtTypeReference type);

	@Override
	CtExpression clone();
}