polyglot.types

Interface VarInstance

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Copy<TypeObject>, Declaration, java.io.Serializable, TypeObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

EnumInstance, FieldInstance, JL5FieldInstance, JL5LocalInstance, LocalInstance

All Known Implementing Classes:

EnumInstance_c, FieldInstance_c, JL5FieldInstance_c, JL5LocalInstance_c, LocalInstance_c, VarInstance_c

public interface VarInstance
extends Declaration

A VarInstance contains type information for a variable. It may be either a local or a field.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface polyglot.util.Copy

Copy.Util

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	constantValue() The variable's constant value, or null.
boolean	constantValueSet() Whether the variable's constant value has been set yet.
Flags	flags() The flags of the variable.
boolean	isConstant() Whether the variable has a constant value.
java.lang.String	name() The name of the variable.
void	setConstantValue(java.lang.Object value) Destructively set the constant value of the field.
void	setFlags(Flags flags) Destructively set the flags of the variable.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Set the name of the variable.
void	setNotConstant() Mark the variable as not a compile time constant.
void	setType(Type type) Destructively set the type of the variable.
Type	type() The type of the variable.

Methods inherited from interface polyglot.types.Declaration

declaration, setDeclaration

Methods inherited from interface polyglot.types.TypeObject

equalsImpl, isCanonical, position, typeSystem

Methods inherited from interface polyglot.util.Copy

copy

Method Detail

flags

Flags flags()

The flags of the variable.

name

java.lang.String name()

The name of the variable.

setName

void setName(java.lang.String name)

Set the name of the variable.

Parameters:

name - The name to set.

type

Type type()

The type of the variable.

constantValueSet

boolean constantValueSet()

Whether the variable's constant value has been set yet.

constantValue

java.lang.Object constantValue()

The variable's constant value, or null.

setConstantValue

void setConstantValue(java.lang.Object value)

Destructively set the constant value of the field.

Parameters:

value - the constant value. Should be an instance of String, Boolean, Byte, Short, Character, Integer, Long, Float, Double, or null.

setNotConstant

void setNotConstant()

Mark the variable as not a compile time constant.

isConstant

boolean isConstant()

Whether the variable has a constant value.

setType

void setType(Type type)

Destructively set the type of the variable. This method should be deprecated.

setFlags

void setFlags(Flags flags)

Destructively set the flags of the variable.