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/*
 * Copyright 2008 Google Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */
package com.google.gwt.dev.js.ast;

import com.google.gwt.dev.jjs.SourceInfo;

/**
 * An abstract base class for all JavaScript expressions.
 */
public abstract class JsExpression extends JsNode {

  protected JsExpression(SourceInfo sourceInfo) {
    super(sourceInfo);
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether the expression can cause side effects.
   */
  public abstract boolean hasSideEffects();

  /**
   * True if the target expression is definitely not null.
   */
  public abstract boolean isDefinitelyNotNull();

  /**
   * True if the target expression is definitely null.
   */
  public abstract boolean isDefinitelyNull();

  /**
   * Determines whether or not this expression is a leaf, such as a {@link JsNameRef},
   * {@link JsBooleanLiteral}, and so on. Leaf expressions never need to be parenthesized.
   */
  public boolean isLeaf() {
    // Conservatively say that it isn't a leaf.
    // Individual subclasses can speak for themselves if they are a leaf.
    return false;
  }

  public JsExprStmt makeStmt() {
    return new JsExprStmt(getSourceInfo(), this);
  }
}