Alternatives of patterns.
Alternatives of patterns.
Eliminated by compiler phases Eliminated by compiler phases patmat (in the new pattern matcher of 2.10) or explicitouter (in the old pre-2.10 pattern matcher), except for occurrences in encoded Switch stmt (i.e. remaining Match(CaseDef(...)))
The API that all alternatives support
The API that all alternatives support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Alternative(trees).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Alternative(trees).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
pat1 | ... | patn
A tree that has an annotation attached to it.
A tree that has an annotation attached to it. Only used for annotated types and annotation ascriptions, annotations on definitions are stored in the Modifiers. Eliminated by typechecker (typedAnnotated), the annotations are then stored in an AnnotatedType.
The API that all annotateds support
The API that all annotateds support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Annotated(annot, arg).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Annotated(annot, arg).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
arg @annot // for types arg: @annot // for exprs
The AnnotatedType type signature is used for annotated types of the
for <type> @<annotation>.
The AnnotatedType type signature is used for annotated types of the
for <type> @<annotation>.
The API that all annotated types support.
The API that all annotated types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax
AnnotatedType(annotations, underlying).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax
AnnotatedType(annotations, underlying).
Here, annotations are the annotations decorating the underlying type underlying.
selfSym is a symbol representing the annotated type itself.
Information about an annotation.
Information about an annotation.
The API of Annotation instances.
The API of Annotation instances.
The main source of information about annotations is the scala.reflect.api.Annotations page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Annotation(tpe, scalaArgs, javaArgs).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Annotation(tpe, scalaArgs, javaArgs).
Here, tpe is the annotation type, scalaArgs the payload of Scala annotations, and javaArgs the payload of Java annotations.
Applied type <tpt> [ <args> ], eliminated by RefCheck
Applied type <tpt> [ <args> ], eliminated by RefCheck
The API that all applied type trees support
The API that all applied type trees support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax AppliedTypeTree(tpt, args).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax AppliedTypeTree(tpt, args).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
tpt[args]
Should only be used with tpt nodes which are types, i.e. which have isType returning true.
Otherwise TypeApply should be used instead.
List[Int] as in val x: List[Int] = ???
// represented as AppliedTypeTree(Ident(<List>), List(TypeTree(<Int>)))
def foo[T] = ??? foo[Int] // represented as TypeApply(Ident(<foo>), List(TypeTree(<Int>)))
Value application
Value application
The API that all applies support
The API that all applies support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Apply(fun, args).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Apply(fun, args).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
fun(args)
For instance:
fun[targs](args)
Is expressed as:
Apply(TypeApply(fun, targs), args)
Assignment
Assignment
The API that all assigns support
The API that all assigns support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Assign(lhs, rhs).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Assign(lhs, rhs).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
lhs = rhs
Either an assignment or a named argument.
Either an assignment or a named argument. Only appears in argument lists, eliminated by compiler phase typecheck (doTypedApply), resurrected by reifier.
The API that all assigns support
The API that all assigns support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax AssignOrNamedArg(lhs, rhs).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax AssignOrNamedArg(lhs, rhs).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
m.f(lhs = rhs)
@annotation(lhs = rhs)
Bind a variable to a rhs pattern.
Bind a variable to a rhs pattern.
Eliminated by compiler phases patmat (in the new pattern matcher of 2.10) or explicitouter (in the old pre-2.10 pattern matcher).
The API that all binds support
The API that all binds support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Bind(name, body).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Bind(name, body).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
pat*
Block of expressions (semicolon separated expressions)
Block of expressions (semicolon separated expressions)
The API that all blocks support
The API that all blocks support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Block(stats, expr).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Block(stats, expr).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
{ stats; expr }
If the block is empty, the expr is set to Literal(Constant(())).
BoundedWildcardTypes, used only during type inference, are created in two places:
BoundedWildcardTypes, used only during type inference, are created in two places:
The API that all this types support.
The API that all this types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax BoundedWildcardTypeExtractor(bounds)
with bounds denoting the type bounds.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax BoundedWildcardTypeExtractor(bounds)
with bounds denoting the type bounds.
Case clause in a pattern match.
Case clause in a pattern match. (except for occurrences in switch statements). Eliminated by compiler phases patmat (in the new pattern matcher of 2.10) or explicitouter (in the old pre-2.10 pattern matcher)
The API that all case defs support
The API that all case defs support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax CaseDef(pat, guard, body).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax CaseDef(pat, guard, body).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
case pat if guard => body
If the guard is not present, the guard is set to EmptyTree.
If the body is not specified, the body is set to Literal(Constant(()))
A class definition.
A class definition.
The API that all class defs support
The API that all class defs support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ClassDef(mods, name, tparams, impl).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ClassDef(mods, name, tparams, impl).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
mods class name [tparams] impl
Where impl stands for:
extends parents { defs }
The ClassInfo type signature is used to define parents and declarations
of classes, traits, and objects.
The ClassInfo type signature is used to define parents and declarations
of classes, traits, and objects. If a class, trait, or object C is declared like this
C extends P_1 with ... with P_m { D_1; ...; D_n}
its ClassInfo type has the following form:
ClassInfo(List(P_1, ..., P_m), Scope(D_1, ..., D_n), C)
The API that all class info types support.
The API that all class info types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ClassInfo(parents, decls, clazz)
Here, parents is the list of parent types of the class, decls is the scope
containing all declarations in the class, and clazz is the symbol of the class
itself.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ClassInfo(parents, decls, clazz)
Here, parents is the list of parent types of the class, decls is the scope
containing all declarations in the class, and clazz is the symbol of the class
itself.
A mirror that reflects the instance parts of a runtime class.
A mirror that reflects the instance parts of a runtime class. See the overview page for details on how to use runtime reflection.
The type of class symbols representing class and trait definitions.
The type of class symbols representing class and trait definitions.
The API of class symbols.
The API of class symbols. The main source of information about symbols is the Symbols page.
Class Symbol defines isXXX test methods such as isPublic or isFinal, params and
returnType methods for method symbols, baseClasses for class symbols and so on. Some of these methods don't
make sense for certain subclasses of Symbol and return NoSymbol, Nil or other empty values.
Presence of an implicit value of this type in scope indicates that source compatibility with Scala 2.10 has been enabled.
Presence of an implicit value of this type in scope indicates that source compatibility with Scala 2.10 has been enabled.
A subtype of Type representing refined types as well as ClassInfo signatures.
A subtype of Type representing refined types as well as ClassInfo signatures.
Has no special methods.
Has no special methods. Is here to provides erased identity for CompoundType.
Intersection type <parent1> with ...
Intersection type <parent1> with ... with <parentN> { <decls> }, eliminated by RefCheck
The API that all compound type trees support
The API that all compound type trees support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax CompoundTypeTree(templ).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax CompoundTypeTree(templ).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
parent1 with ... with parentN { refinement }
This "virtual" case class represents the reflection interface for literal expressions which can not be further broken down or evaluated, such as "true", "0", "classOf[List]".
This "virtual" case class represents the reflection interface for literal expressions which can not be further broken down or evaluated, such as "true", "0", "classOf[List]". Such values become parts of the Scala abstract syntax tree representing the program. The constants correspond to section 6.24 "Constant Expressions" of the Scala Language Specification.
Such constants are used to represent literals in abstract syntax trees (the scala.reflect.api.Trees#Literal node) and literal arguments for Java class file annotations (the scala.reflect.api.Annotations#LiteralArgument class).
Constants can be matched against and can be constructed directly, as if they were case classes:
assert(Constant(true).value == true) Constant(true) match { case Constant(s: String) => println("A string: " + s) case Constant(b: Boolean) => println("A boolean value: " + b) case Constant(x) => println("Something else: " + x) }
Constant instances can wrap certain kinds of these expressions:
Byte, Short, Int, Long, Float, Double, Char, Boolean and Unit) - represented directly as the corresponding typeString. Class references are represented as instances of scala.reflect.api.Types#Type
(because when the Scala compiler processes a class reference, the underlying runtime class might not yet have
been compiled). To convert such a reference to a runtime class, one should use the runtimeClass method of a
mirror such as RuntimeMirror (the simplest way to get such a mirror is using
scala.reflect.runtime.currentMirror).
Enumeration value references are represented as instances of scala.reflect.api.Symbols#Symbol, which on JVM point to methods that return underlying enum values. To inspect an underlying enumeration or to get runtime value of a reference to an enum, one should use a scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#RuntimeMirror (the simplest way to get such a mirror is again scala.reflect.runtime.package#currentMirror).
Usage example:
enum JavaSimpleEnumeration { FOO, BAR }
import java.lang.annotation.*;
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface JavaSimpleAnnotation {
Class<?> classRef();
JavaSimpleEnumeration enumRef();
}
@JavaSimpleAnnotation(
classRef = JavaAnnottee.class,
enumRef = JavaSimpleEnumeration.BAR
)
public class JavaAnnottee {}import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._ import scala.reflect.runtime.{currentMirror => cm} object Test extends App { val jann = typeOf[JavaAnnottee].typeSymbol.annotations(0).javaArgs def jarg(name: String) = jann(TermName(name)) match { // Constant is always wrapped into a Literal or LiteralArgument tree node case LiteralArgument(ct: Constant) => value case _ => sys.error("Not a constant") } val classRef = jarg("classRef").value.asInstanceOf[Type] // ideally one should match instead of casting println(showRaw(classRef)) // TypeRef(ThisType(), JavaAnnottee, List()) println(cm.runtimeClass(classRef)) // class JavaAnnottee val enumRef = jarg("enumRef").value.asInstanceOf[Symbol] // ideally one should match instead of casting println(enumRef) // value BAR val siblings = enumRef.owner.info.decls val enumValues = siblings.filter(sym => sym.isVal && sym.isPublic) println(enumValues) // Scope{ // final val FOO: JavaSimpleEnumeration; // final val BAR: JavaSimpleEnumeration // } // doesn't work because of https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-6459 // val enumValue = mirror.reflectField(enumRef.asTerm).get val enumClass = cm.runtimeClass(enumRef.owner.asClass) val enumValue = enumClass.getDeclaredField(enumRef.name.toString).get(null) println(enumValue) // BAR }
The API of Constant instances.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Constant(value)
where value is the Scala value of the constant.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Constant(value)
where value is the Scala value of the constant.
The ConstantType type is not directly written in user programs, but arises as the type of a constant.
The ConstantType type is not directly written in user programs, but arises as the type of a constant.
The REPL expresses constant types like Int(11). Here are some constants with their types:
1 ConstantType(Constant(1)) "abc" ConstantType(Constant("abc"))
The API that all constant types support.
The API that all constant types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ConstantType(constant)
Here, constant is the constant value represented by the type.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ConstantType(constant)
Here, constant is the constant value represented by the type.
A method or macro definition.
A method or macro definition.
The API that all def defs support
The API that all def defs support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax DefDef(mods, name, tparams, vparamss, tpt, rhs).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax DefDef(mods, name, tparams, vparamss, tpt, rhs).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
mods def name[tparams](vparams_1)...(vparams_n): tpt = rhs
If the return type is not specified explicitly (i.e. is meant to be inferred),
this is expressed by having tpt set to TypeTree() (but not to an EmptyTree!).
A tree representing a symbol-defining entity:
1) A declaration or a definition (type, class, object, package, val, var, or def)
2) Bind that is used to represent binding occurrences in pattern matches
3) LabelDef that is used internally to represent while loops
A tree representing a symbol-defining entity:
1) A declaration or a definition (type, class, object, package, val, var, or def)
2) Bind that is used to represent binding occurrences in pattern matches
3) LabelDef that is used internally to represent while loops
The API that all def trees support
The API that all def trees support
Defines standard symbols (and types via its base trait).
Defines standard symbols (and types via its base trait).
The ExistentialType type signature is used for existential types and
wildcard types.
The ExistentialType type signature is used for existential types and
wildcard types.
The API that all existential types support.
The API that all existential types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax
ExistentialType(quantified, underlying).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax
ExistentialType(quantified, underlying).
Here, quantified are the type variables bound by the existential type and underlying
is the type that's existentially quantified.
Existential type tree node
Existential type tree node
The API that all existential type trees support
The API that all existential type trees support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ExistentialTypeTree(tpt, whereClauses).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ExistentialTypeTree(tpt, whereClauses).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
tpt forSome { whereClauses }
Expr wraps an abstract syntax tree and tags it with its type.
Expr wraps an abstract syntax tree and tags it with its type. The main source of information about exprs is the scala.reflect.api.Exprs page.
A mirror that reflects a field.
A mirror that reflects a field. See the overview page for details on how to use runtime reflection.
The API of FlagSet instances.
The API of FlagSet instances.
The main source of information about flag sets is the scala.reflect.api.FlagSets page.
An abstract type representing sets of flags (like private, final, etc.) that apply to definition trees and symbols
An abstract type representing sets of flags (like private, final, etc.) that apply to definition trees and symbols
All possible values that can constitute flag sets.
All possible values that can constitute flag sets. The main source of information about flag sets is the scala.reflect.api.FlagSets page.
The type of free terms introduced by reification.
The type of free terms introduced by reification.
The API of free term symbols.
The type of free types introduced by reification.
The type of free types introduced by reification.
The API of free type symbols.
Anonymous function, eliminated by compiler phase lambdalift
Anonymous function, eliminated by compiler phase lambdalift
The API that all functions support
The API that all functions support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Function(vparams, body).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Function(vparams, body).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
vparams => body
The symbol of a Function is a synthetic TermSymbol. It is the owner of the function's parameters.
Common base class for Apply and TypeApply.
Common base class for Apply and TypeApply.
The API that all applies support
The API that all applies support
A reference to identifier name.
A reference to identifier name.
The API that all idents support
The API that all idents support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Ident(qual, name).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Ident(qual, name).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
name
Type checker converts idents that refer to enclosing fields or methods to selects. For example, name ==> this.name
Conditional expression
Conditional expression
The API that all ifs support
The API that all ifs support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax If(cond, thenp, elsep).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax If(cond, thenp, elsep).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
if (cond) thenp else elsep
If the alternative is not present, the elsep is set to Literal(Constant(())).
A common base class for class and object definitions.
A common base class for class and object definitions.
The API that all impl defs support
The API that all impl defs support
Import clause
Import clause
The API that all imports support
The API that all imports support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Import(expr, selectors).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Import(expr, selectors).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
import expr.{selectors}
Selectors are a list of ImportSelectors, which conceptually are pairs of names (from, to). The last (and maybe only name) may be a nme.WILDCARD. For instance:
import qual.{x, y => z, _}
Would be represented as:
Import(qual, List(("x", "x"), ("y", "z"), (WILDCARD, null)))
The symbol of an Import is an import symbol @see Symbol.newImport.
It's used primarily as a marker to check that the import has been typechecked.
Import selector (not a tree, but a component of the Import tree)
Import selector (not a tree, but a component of the Import tree)
Representation of an imported name its optional rename and their optional positions
Eliminated by typecheck.
The API that all import selectors support
The API that all import selectors support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ImportSelector(name:, namePos, rename, renamePos).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ImportSelector(name:, namePos, rename, renamePos).
This is not an AST node, it is used as a part of the Import node.
This trait provides support for importers, a facility to migrate reflection artifacts between universes.
This trait provides support for importers, a facility to migrate reflection artifacts between universes. Note: this trait should typically be used only rarely.
Reflection artifacts, such as Symbols and Types,
are contained in Universes. Typically all processing happens
within a single Universe (e.g. a compile-time macro Universe or a runtime reflection Universe), but sometimes
there is a need to migrate artifacts from one Universe to another. For example, runtime compilation works by
importing runtime reflection trees into a runtime compiler universe, compiling the importees and exporting the
result back.
Reflection artifacts are firmly grounded in their Universes, which is reflected by the fact that types of artifacts
from different universes are not compatible. By using Importers, however, they be imported from one universe
into another. For example, to import foo.bar.Baz from the source Universe to the target Universe,
an importer will first check whether the entire owner chain exists in the target Universe.
If it does, then nothing else will be done. Otherwise, the importer will recreate the entire owner chain
and will import the corresponding type signatures into the target Universe.
Since importers match Symbol tables of the source and the target Universes using plain string names,
it is programmer's responsibility to make sure that imports don't distort semantics, e.g., that
foo.bar.Baz in the source Universe means the same that foo.bar.Baz does in the target Universe.
Here's how one might implement a macro that performs compile-time evaluation of its argument by using a runtime compiler to compile and evaluate a tree that belongs to a compile-time compiler:
def staticEval[T](x: T) = macro staticEval[T] def staticEval[T](c: scala.reflect.macros.blackbox.Context)(x: c.Expr[T]) = { // creates a runtime reflection universe to host runtime compilation import scala.reflect.runtime.{universe => ru} val mirror = ru.runtimeMirror(c.libraryClassLoader) import scala.tools.reflect.ToolBox val toolBox = mirror.mkToolBox() // runtime reflection universe and compile-time macro universe are different // therefore an importer is needed to bridge them // currently mkImporter requires a cast to correctly assign the path-dependent types val importer0 = ru.internal.mkImporter(c.universe) val importer = importer0.asInstanceOf[ru.internal.Importer { val from: c.universe.type }] // the created importer is used to turn a compiler tree into a runtime compiler tree // both compilers use the same classpath, so semantics remains intact val imported = importer.importTree(tree) // after the tree is imported, it can be evaluated as usual val tree = toolBox.untypecheck(imported.duplicate) val valueOfX = toolBox.eval(imported).asInstanceOf[T] ... }
A mirror that reflects a runtime value.
A mirror that reflects a runtime value. See the overview page for details on how to use runtime reflection.
Reflection API exhibits a tension inherent to experimental things: on the one hand we want it to grow into a beautiful and robust API, but on the other hand we have to deal with immaturity of underlying mechanisms by providing not very pretty solutions to enable important use cases.
Reflection API exhibits a tension inherent to experimental things: on the one hand we want it to grow into a beautiful and robust API, but on the other hand we have to deal with immaturity of underlying mechanisms by providing not very pretty solutions to enable important use cases.
In Scala 2.10, which was our first stab at reflection API, we didn't have a systematic approach to dealing with this tension, sometimes exposing too much of internals (e.g. Symbol.deSkolemize) and sometimes exposing too little (e.g. there's still no facility to change owners, to do typing transformations, etc). This resulted in certain confusion with some internal APIs living among public ones, scaring the newcomers, and some internal APIs only available via casting, which requires intimate knowledge of the compiler and breaks compatibility guarantees.
This led to creation of the internal API module for the reflection API, which
provides advanced APIs necessary for macros that push boundaries of the state of the art,
clearly demarcating them from the more or less straightforward rest and
providing compatibility guarantees on par with the rest of the reflection API
(full compatibility within minor releases, best effort towards backward compatibility within major releases,
clear replacement path in case of rare incompatible changes in major releases).
The internal module itself (the value that implements InternalApi) isn't defined here,
in scala.reflect.api.Universe, but is provided on per-implementation basis. Runtime API endpoint
(scala.reflect.runtime.universe) provides universe.compat: InternalApi, whereas compile-time API endpoints
(instances of scala.reflect.macros.Context) provide c.compat: ContextInternalApi, which extends InternalApi
with additional universe-specific and context-specific functionality.
A refinement of scala.reflect.api.Mirror for runtime reflection using JVM classloaders.
A refinement of scala.reflect.api.Mirror for runtime reflection using JVM classloaders.
With this upgrade, mirrors become capable of converting Scala reflection artifacts (symbols and types) into Java reflection artifacts (classes) and vice versa. Consequently, refined mirrors become capable of performing reflective invocations (getting/setting field values, calling methods, etc).
For more information about Mirrorss, see scala.reflect.api.Mirrors or the
Reflection Guide: Mirrors
A labelled expression.
A labelled expression. Not expressible in language syntax, but generated by the compiler to simulate while/do-while loops, and also by the pattern matcher.
The label acts much like a nested function, where params represents
the incoming parameters. The symbol given to the LabelDef should have
a MethodType, as if it were a nested function.
Jumps are apply nodes attributed with a label's symbol. The arguments from the apply node will be passed to the label and assigned to the Idents.
Forward jumps within a block are allowed.
The API that all label defs support
The API that all label defs support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax LabelDef(name, params, rhs).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax LabelDef(name, params, rhs).
This AST node does not have direct correspondence to Scala code. It is used for tailcalls and like. For example, while/do are desugared to label defs as follows:
while (cond) body ==> LabelDef($L, List(), if (cond) { body; L$() } else ())
do body while (cond) ==> LabelDef($L, List(), body; if (cond) L$() else ())
A type class that defines a representation of T as a Tree.
A type class that defines a representation of T as a Tree.
http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/quasiquotes/lifting.html
Literal
Literal
The API that all literals support
The API that all literals support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Literal(value).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Literal(value).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
value
- Pattern matching expression (before compiler phase explicitouter before 2.10 / patmat from 2.10)
- Pattern matching expression (before compiler phase explicitouter before 2.10 / patmat from 2.10)
After compiler phase explicitouter before 2.10 / patmat from 2.10, cases will satisfy the following constraints:
EmptyTree,Literal(Constant(x:Int))
or Alternative(lit|...|lit)Ident(nme.WILDCARD)
The API that all matches support
The API that all matches support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Match(selector, cases).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Match(selector, cases).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
selector match { cases }
Match is also used in pattern matching assignments like val (foo, bar) = baz.
Common base class for all member definitions: types, classes, objects, packages, vals and vars, defs.
Common base class for all member definitions: types, classes, objects, packages, vals and vars, defs.
The API that all member defs support
The API that all member defs support
The type of member scopes, as in class definitions, for example.
The type of member scopes, as in class definitions, for example.
The API that all member scopes support
The API that all member scopes support
A mirror that reflects a method.
A mirror that reflects a method. See the overview page for details on how to use runtime reflection.
The type of method symbols representing def declarations.
The type of method symbols representing def declarations.
The API of method symbols.
The API of method symbols. The main source of information about symbols is the Symbols page.
Class Symbol defines isXXX test methods such as isPublic or isFinal, params and
returnType methods for method symbols, baseClasses for class symbols and so on. Some of these methods don't
make sense for certain subclasses of Symbol and return NoSymbol, Nil or other empty values.
The MethodType type signature is used to indicate parameters and result type of a method
The MethodType type signature is used to indicate parameters and result type of a method
The API that all method types support.
The API that all method types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax MethodType(params, respte)
Here, params is a potentially empty list of parameter symbols of the method,
and restpe is the result type of the method.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax MethodType(params, respte)
Here, params is a potentially empty list of parameter symbols of the method,
and restpe is the result type of the method. If the method is curried, restpe would
be another MethodType.
Note: MethodType(Nil, Int) would be the type of a method defined with an empty parameter list.
def f(): Int
If the method is completely parameterless, as in
def f: Int
its type is a NullaryMethodType.
In runtime reflection universes, mirrors are JavaMirrors.
In runtime reflection universes, mirrors are JavaMirrors.
The type of tree modifiers (not a tree, but rather part of DefTrees).
The type of tree modifiers (not a tree, but rather part of DefTrees).
The API that all Modifiers support
The API that all Modifiers support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Modifiers(flags, privateWithin, annotations).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Modifiers(flags, privateWithin, annotations).
Modifiers encapsulate flags, visibility annotations and Scala annotations for member definitions.
An object definition, e.g.
An object definition, e.g. object Foo. Internally, objects are
quite frequently called modules to reduce ambiguity.
Eliminated by compiler phase refcheck.
The API that all module defs support
The API that all module defs support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ModuleDef(mods, name, impl).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ModuleDef(mods, name, impl).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
mods object name impl
Where impl stands for:
extends parents { defs }
A mirror that reflects a Scala object definition or the static parts of a runtime class.
A mirror that reflects a Scala object definition or the static parts of a runtime class. See the overview page for details on how to use runtime reflection.
The type of module symbols representing object declarations.
The type of module symbols representing object declarations.
The API of module symbols.
The API of module symbols. The main source of information about symbols is the Symbols page.
Class Symbol defines isXXX test methods such as isPublic or isFinal, params and
returnType methods for method symbols, baseClasses for class symbols and so on. Some of these methods don't
make sense for certain subclasses of Symbol and return NoSymbol, Nil or other empty values.
The abstract type of names.
The abstract type of names.
The API of Name instances.
The API of Name instances.
A tree that carries a name, e.g.
A tree that carries a name, e.g. by defining it (DefTree) or by referring to it (RefTree).
The API that all name trees support
The API that all name trees support
Defines standard names, common for term and type names: These can be accessed via the nme and tpnme members.
Defines standard names, common for term and type names: These can be accessed via the nme and tpnme members.
Object instantiation
Object instantiation
The API that all news support
The API that all news support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax New(tpt).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax New(tpt).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
new T
This node always occurs in the following context:
(new tpt).<init>[targs](args)
For example, an AST representation of:
new Example[Int](2)(3)
is the following code:
Apply( Apply( TypeApply( Select(New(TypeTree(typeOf[Example])), nme.CONSTRUCTOR) TypeTree(typeOf[Int])), List(Literal(Constant(2)))), List(Literal(Constant(3))))
The NullaryMethodType type signature is used for parameterless methods
with declarations of the form def foo: T
The NullaryMethodType type signature is used for parameterless methods
with declarations of the form def foo: T
The API that all nullary method types support.
The API that all nullary method types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax NullaryMethodType(resultType).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax NullaryMethodType(resultType).
Here, resultType is the result type of the parameterless method.
A packaging, such as package pid { stats }
A packaging, such as package pid { stats }
The API that all package defs support
The API that all package defs support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax PackageDef(pid, stats).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax PackageDef(pid, stats).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
package pid { stats }
The PolyType type signature is used for polymorphic methods
that have at least one type parameter.
The PolyType type signature is used for polymorphic methods
that have at least one type parameter.
The API that all polymorphic types support.
The API that all polymorphic types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax PolyType(typeParams, resultType).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax PolyType(typeParams, resultType).
Here, typeParams are the type parameters of the method and resultType
is the type signature following the type parameters.
Defines a universe-specific notion of positions.
Defines a universe-specific notion of positions. The main documentation entry about positions is located at scala.reflect.api.Position.
Implicit class that introduces q, tq, cq, pq and fq string interpolators
that are also known as quasiquotes.
Implicit class that introduces q, tq, cq, pq and fq string interpolators
that are also known as quasiquotes. With their help you can easily manipulate
Scala reflection ASTs.
A tree which references a symbol-carrying entity.
A tree which references a symbol-carrying entity. References one, as opposed to defining one; definitions are in DefTrees.
The API that all ref trees support
The API that all ref trees support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax RefTree(qual, name).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax RefTree(qual, name).
This AST node corresponds to either Ident, Select or SelectFromTypeTree.
Marks underlying reference to id as boxed.
Marks underlying reference to id as boxed.
Precondition: id must refer to a captured variable
A reference such marked will refer to the boxed entity, no dereferencing
with .elem is done on it.
This tree node can be emitted by macros such as reify that call referenceCapturedVariable.
It is eliminated in LambdaLift, where the boxing conversion takes place.
The API that all references support
The API that all references support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ReferenceToBoxed(ident).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ReferenceToBoxed(ident).
This AST node does not have direct correspondence to Scala code,
and is emitted by macros to reference capture vars directly without going through elem.
For example:
var x = ... fun { x }
Will emit:
Ident(x)
Which gets transformed to:
Select(Ident(x), "elem")
If ReferenceToBoxed were used instead of Ident, no transformation would be performed.
The RefinedType type defines types of any of the forms on the left,
with their RefinedType representations to the right.
The RefinedType type defines types of any of the forms on the left,
with their RefinedType representations to the right.
P_1 with ... with P_m { D_1; ...; D_n} RefinedType(List(P_1, ..., P_m), Scope(D_1, ..., D_n)) P_1 with ... with P_m RefinedType(List(P_1, ..., P_m), Scope()) { D_1; ...; D_n} RefinedType(List(AnyRef), Scope(D_1, ..., D_n))
The API that all refined types support.
The API that all refined types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax RefinedType(parents, decls)
Here, parents is the list of parent types of the class, and decls is the scope
containing all declarations in the class.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax RefinedType(parents, decls)
Here, parents is the list of parent types of the class, and decls is the scope
containing all declarations in the class.
A mirror that reflects instances and static classes.
A mirror that reflects instances and static classes. See the overview page for details on how to use runtime reflection.
This is an internal implementation class.
This is an internal implementation class.
Return expression
Return expression
The API that all returns support
The API that all returns support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Return(expr).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Return(expr).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
return expr
The symbol of a Return node is the enclosing method.
In runtime reflection universes, runtime representation of a class is java.lang.Class.
In runtime reflection universes, runtime representation of a class is java.lang.Class.
Has no special methods.
Has no special methods. Is here to provides erased identity for RuntimeClass.
The API of a mirror for a reflective universe.
The API of a mirror for a reflective universe. See the overview page for details on how to use runtime reflection.
The base type of all scopes.
The base type of all scopes.
The API that all scopes support
The API that all scopes support
A member selection <qualifier> .
A member selection <qualifier> . <name>
The API that all selects support
The API that all selects support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Select(qual, name).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Select(qual, name).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
qualifier.selector
Should only be used with qualifier nodes which are terms, i.e. which have isTerm returning true.
Otherwise SelectFromTypeTree should be used instead.
foo.Bar // represented as Select(Ident(<foo>), <Bar>) Foo#Bar // represented as SelectFromTypeTree(Ident(<Foo>), <Bar>)
Type selection <qualifier> # <name>, eliminated by RefCheck
Type selection <qualifier> # <name>, eliminated by RefCheck
The API that all selects from type trees support
The API that all selects from type trees support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax SelectFromTypeTree(qualifier, name).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax SelectFromTypeTree(qualifier, name).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
qualifier # selector
Note: a path-dependent type p.T is expressed as p.type # T
Should only be used with qualifier nodes which are types, i.e. which have isType returning true.
Otherwise Select should be used instead.
Foo#Bar // represented as SelectFromTypeTree(Ident(<Foo>), <Bar>) foo.Bar // represented as Select(Ident(<foo>), <Bar>)
The SingleType type describes types of any of the forms on the left,
with their TypeRef representations to the right.
The SingleType type describes types of any of the forms on the left,
with their TypeRef representations to the right.
(T # x).type SingleType(T, x) p.x.type SingleType(p.type, x) x.type SingleType(NoPrefix, x)
The API that all single types support.
The API that all single types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax SingleType(pre, sym)
Here, pre is the prefix of the single-type, and sym is the stable value symbol
referred to by the single-type.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax SingleType(pre, sym)
Here, pre is the prefix of the single-type, and sym is the stable value symbol
referred to by the single-type.
The type of Scala singleton types, i.e., types that are inhabited by only one nun-null value.
The type of Scala singleton types, i.e., types that are inhabited by only one nun-null value. These include types of the forms
C.this.type C.super.type x.type
as well as constant types.
Has no special methods.
Has no special methods. Is here to provides erased identity for SingletonType.
Singleton type, eliminated by RefCheck
Singleton type, eliminated by RefCheck
The API that all singleton type trees support
The API that all singleton type trees support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax SingletonTypeTree(ref).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax SingletonTypeTree(ref).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
ref.type
Defines standard types.
Defines standard types.
Repetition of pattern.
Repetition of pattern.
Eliminated by compiler phases patmat (in the new pattern matcher of 2.10) or explicitouter (in the old pre-2.10 pattern matcher).
The API that all stars support
The API that all stars support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Star(elem).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Star(elem).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
pat*
Super reference, where qual is the corresponding this reference.
Super reference, where qual is the corresponding this reference.
A super reference C.super[M] is represented as Super(This(C), M).
The API that all supers support
The API that all supers support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Super(qual, mix).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Super(qual, mix).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
C.super[M]
Which is represented as:
Super(This(C), M)
If mix is empty, it is tpnme.EMPTY.
The symbol of a Super is the class _from_ which the super reference is made. For instance in C.super(...), it would be C.
The SuperType type is not directly written, but arises when C.super is used
as a prefix in a TypeRef or SingleType.
The SuperType type is not directly written, but arises when C.super is used
as a prefix in a TypeRef or SingleType. It's internal presentation is
SuperType(thistpe, supertpe)
Here, thistpe is the type of the corresponding this-type. For instance,
in the type arising from C.super, the thistpe part would be ThisType(C).
supertpe is the type of the super class referred to by the super.
The API that all super types support.
The API that all super types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax SingleType(thistpe, supertpe)
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax SingleType(thistpe, supertpe)
A tree that carries a symbol, e.g.
A tree that carries a symbol, e.g. by defining it (DefTree) or by referring to it (RefTree).
Such trees start their life naked, returning NoSymbol, but after being typechecked without errors
they hold non-empty symbols.
The API that all sym trees support
The API that all sym trees support
The type of symbols representing declarations.
The type of symbols representing declarations.
The API of symbols.
The API of symbols. The main source of information about symbols is the Symbols page.
Class Symbol defines isXXX test methods such as isPublic or isFinal, params and
returnType methods for method symbols, baseClasses for class symbols and so on. Some of these methods don't
make sense for certain subclasses of Symbol and return NoSymbol, Nil or other empty values.
Instantiation template of a class or trait
Instantiation template of a class or trait
The API that all templates support
The API that all templates support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Template(parents, self, body).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Template(parents, self, body).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
extends parents { self => body }
In case when the self-type annotation is missing, it is represented as an empty value definition with nme.WILDCARD as name and NoType as type.
The symbol of a template is a local dummy. @see Symbol.newLocalDummy The owner of the local dummy is the enclosing trait or class. The local dummy is itself the owner of any local blocks. For example:
class C { def foo { // owner is C def bar // owner is local dummy } }
A mirror that reflects the instance or static parts of a runtime class.
A mirror that reflects the instance or static parts of a runtime class. See the overview page for details on how to use runtime reflection.
The abstract type of names representing types.
The abstract type of names representing types.
Has no special methods.
Has no special methods. Is here to provides erased identity for TermName.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TermName(s).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TermName(s).
Defines standard term names that can be accessed via the nme member.
Defines standard term names that can be accessed via the nme member.
The type of term symbols representing val, var, def, and object declarations as well as packages and value parameters.
The type of term symbols representing val, var, def, and object declarations as well as packages and value parameters.
The API of term symbols.
The API of term symbols. The main source of information about symbols is the Symbols page.
Class Symbol defines isXXX test methods such as isPublic or isFinal, params and
returnType methods for method symbols, baseClasses for class symbols and so on. Some of these methods don't
make sense for certain subclasses of Symbol and return NoSymbol, Nil or other empty values.
A tree for a term.
A tree for a term. Not all trees representing terms are TermTrees; use isTerm to reliably identify terms.
The API that all term trees support
The API that all term trees support
Self reference
Self reference
The API that all thises support
The API that all thises support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax This(qual).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax This(qual).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
qual.this
The symbol of a This is the class to which the this refers. For instance in C.this, it would be C.
A singleton type that describes types of the form on the left with the
corresponding ThisType representation to the right:
A singleton type that describes types of the form on the left with the
corresponding ThisType representation to the right:
C.this.type ThisType(C)
The API that all this types support.
The API that all this types support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ThisType(sym)
where sym is the class prefix of the this type.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ThisType(sym)
where sym is the class prefix of the this type.
Throw expression
Throw expression
The API that all tries support
The API that all tries support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Throw(expr).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Throw(expr).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
throw expr
A class that implement a default tree transformation strategy: breadth-first component-wise cloning.
A class that implement a default tree transformation strategy: breadth-first component-wise cloning.
A class that implement a default tree traversal strategy: breadth-first component-wise.
A class that implement a default tree traversal strategy: breadth-first component-wise.
The type of Scala abstract syntax trees.
The type of Scala abstract syntax trees.
The API that all trees support.
The API that all trees support. The main source of information about trees is the scala.reflect.api.Trees page.
The type of standard (lazy) tree copiers.
The type of standard (lazy) tree copiers.
The API of a tree copier.
The API of a tree copier.
Try catch node
Try catch node
The API that all tries support
The API that all tries support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Try(block, catches, finalizer).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Try(block, catches, finalizer).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
try block catch { catches } finally finalizer
If the finalizer is not present, the finalizer is set to EmptyTree.
A tree for a type.
A tree for a type. Not all trees representing types are TypTrees; use isType to reliably identify types.
The API that all typ trees support
The API that all typ trees support
The type of Scala types, and also Scala type signatures.
The type of Scala types, and also Scala type signatures. (No difference is internally made between the two).
The API of types.
The API of types. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
Explicit type application.
Explicit type application.
The API that all type applies support
The API that all type applies support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeApply(fun, args).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeApply(fun, args).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
fun[args]
Should only be used with fun nodes which are terms, i.e. which have isTerm returning true.
Otherwise AppliedTypeTree should be used instead.
def foo[T] = ??? foo[Int] // represented as TypeApply(Ident(<foo>), List(TypeTree(<Int>)))
List[Int] as in val x: List[Int] = ???
// represented as AppliedTypeTree(Ident(<List>), List(TypeTree(<Int>)))
The TypeBounds type signature is used to indicate lower and upper type bounds
of type parameters and abstract types.
The TypeBounds type signature is used to indicate lower and upper type bounds
of type parameters and abstract types. It is not a first-class type.
If an abstract type or type parameter is declared with any of the forms
on the left, its type signature is the TypeBounds type on the right.
T >: L <: U TypeBounds(L, U) T >: L TypeBounds(L, Any) T <: U TypeBounds(Nothing, U)
The API that all type bounds support.
The API that all type bounds support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeBound(lower, upper)
Here, lower is the lower bound of the TypeBounds pair, and upper is
the upper bound.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeBound(lower, upper)
Here, lower is the lower bound of the TypeBounds pair, and upper is
the upper bound.
Type bounds tree node
Type bounds tree node
The API that all type bound trees support
The API that all type bound trees support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeBoundsTree(lo, hi).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeBoundsTree(lo, hi).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
>: lo <: hi
An abstract type, a type parameter, or a type alias.
An abstract type, a type parameter, or a type alias. Eliminated by erasure.
The API that all type defs support
The API that all type defs support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeDef(mods, name, tparams, rhs).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeDef(mods, name, tparams, rhs).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
mods type name[tparams] = rhs
mods type name[tparams] >: lo <: hi
First usage illustrates TypeDefs representing type aliases and type parameters.
Second usage illustrates TypeDefs representing abstract types,
where lo and hi are both TypeBoundsTrees and Modifier.deferred is set in mods.
The abstract type of names representing terms.
The abstract type of names representing terms.
Has no special methods.
Has no special methods. Is here to provides erased identity for TypeName.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeName(s).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeName(s).
Defines standard type names that can be accessed via the tpnme member.
Defines standard type names that can be accessed via the tpnme member.
The TypeRef type describes types of any of the forms on the left,
with their TypeRef representations to the right.
The TypeRef type describes types of any of the forms on the left,
with their TypeRef representations to the right.
T # C[T_1, ..., T_n] TypeRef(T, C, List(T_1, ..., T_n)) p.C[T_1, ..., T_n] TypeRef(p.type, C, List(T_1, ..., T_n)) C[T_1, ..., T_n] TypeRef(NoPrefix, C, List(T_1, ..., T_n)) T # C TypeRef(T, C, Nil) p.C TypeRef(p.type, C, Nil) C TypeRef(NoPrefix, C, Nil)
The API that all type refs support.
The API that all type refs support. The main source of information about types is the scala.reflect.api.Types page.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeRef(pre, sym, args)
Here, pre is the prefix of the type reference, sym is the symbol
referred to by the type reference, and args is a possible empty list of
type arguments.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeRef(pre, sym, args)
Here, pre is the prefix of the type reference, sym is the symbol
referred to by the type reference, and args is a possible empty list of
type arguments.
The type of type symbols representing type, class, and trait declarations, as well as type parameters.
The type of type symbols representing type, class, and trait declarations, as well as type parameters.
The API of type symbols.
The API of type symbols. The main source of information about symbols is the Symbols page.
Class Symbol defines isXXX test methods such as isPublic or isFinal, params and
returnType methods for method symbols, baseClasses for class symbols and so on. Some of these methods don't
make sense for certain subclasses of Symbol and return NoSymbol, Nil or other empty values.
A TypeTag is a scala.reflect.api.TypeTags#WeakTypeTag with the additional
static guarantee that all type references are concrete, i.e.
A TypeTag is a scala.reflect.api.TypeTags#WeakTypeTag with the additional
static guarantee that all type references are concrete, i.e. it does not contain any references to
unresolved type parameters or abstract types.
A synthetic tree holding an arbitrary type.
A synthetic tree holding an arbitrary type. Not to be confused with
with TypTree, the trait for trees that are only used for type trees.
TypeTree's are inserted in several places, but most notably in
RefCheck, where the arbitrary type trees are all replaced by
TypeTree's.
The API that all type trees support
The API that all type trees support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeTree().
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax TypeTree().
This AST node does not have direct correspondence to Scala code,
and is emitted by everywhere when we want to wrap a Type in a Tree.
Type annotation, eliminated by compiler phase cleanup
Type annotation, eliminated by compiler phase cleanup
The API that all typeds support
The API that all typeds support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Typed(expr, tpt).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Typed(expr, tpt).
This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:
expr: tpt
Used to represent unapply methods in pattern matching.
Used to represent unapply methods in pattern matching.
For example:
2 match { case Foo(x) => x }
Is represented as:
Match( Literal(Constant(2)), List( CaseDef( UnApply( // a dummy node that carries the type of unapplication to patmat // thehere doesn't have an underlying symbol // it only has a type assigned, therefore after `untypecheck` this tree is no longer typeable Apply(Select(Ident(Foo), TermName("unapply")), List(Ident(TermName("" )))), // arguments of the unapply => nothing synthetic here List(Bind(TermName("x"), Ident(nme.WILDCARD)))), EmptyTree, Ident(TermName("x")))))
Introduced by typer. Eliminated by compiler phases patmat (in the new pattern matcher of 2.10) or explicitouter (in the old pre-2.10 pattern matcher).
The API that all unapplies support
The API that all unapplies support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax UnApply(fun, args).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax UnApply(fun, args).
This AST node does not have direct correspondence to Scala code,
and is introduced when typechecking pattern matches and try blocks.
A type class that defines a way to extract instance of T from a Tree.
A type class that defines a way to extract instance of T from a Tree.
http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/quasiquotes/unlifting.html
Broadly speaking, a value definition.
Broadly speaking, a value definition. All these are encoded as ValDefs:
The API that all val defs support
The API that all val defs support
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ValDef(mods, name, tpt, rhs).
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ValDef(mods, name, tpt, rhs).
This AST node corresponds to any of the following Scala code:
mods val name: tpt = rhs
mods var name: tpt = rhs
mods name: tpt = rhs // in signatures of function and method definitions
self: Bar => // self-types
If the type of a value is not specified explicitly (i.e. is meant to be inferred),
this is expressed by having tpt set to TypeTree() (but not to an EmptyTree!).
A common base class for ValDefs and DefDefs.
A common base class for ValDefs and DefDefs.
The API that all val defs and def defs support
The API that all val defs and def defs support
If an implicit value of type WeakTypeTag[T] is required, the compiler will create one,
and the reflective representation of T can be accessed via the tpe field.
If an implicit value of type WeakTypeTag[T] is required, the compiler will create one,
and the reflective representation of T can be accessed via the tpe field.
Components of T can be references to type parameters or abstract types. Note that WeakTypeTag
makes an effort to be as concrete as possible, i.e. if TypeTags are available for the referenced type arguments
or abstract types, they are used to embed the concrete types into the WeakTypeTag. Otherwise the WeakTypeTag will
contain a reference to an abstract type. This behavior can be useful, when one expects T to be perhaps be partially
abstract, but requires special care to handle this case. However, if T is expected to be fully known, use
scala.reflect.api.TypeTags#TypeTag instead, which statically guarantees this property.
For more information about TypeTags, see the
Reflection Guide: TypeTags
An array argument to a Java annotation as in @Target(value={TYPE,FIELD,METHOD,PARAMETER})
An array argument to a Java annotation as in @Target(value={TYPE,FIELD,METHOD,PARAMETER})
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
API of ArrayArgument instances.
API of ArrayArgument instances.
The main source of information about annotations is the scala.reflect.api.Annotations page.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ArrayArgument(args)
where args is the argument array.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax ArrayArgument(args)
where args is the argument array.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
(Since version 2.11.0) Use internal.ReificationSupportApi instead
A Java annotation argument
A Java annotation argument
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
Has no special methods.
Has no special methods. Is here to provides erased identity for CompoundType.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
A literal argument to a Java annotation as "Use X instead" in @Deprecated("Use X instead")
A literal argument to a Java annotation as "Use X instead" in @Deprecated("Use X instead")
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
The API of LiteralArgument instances.
The API of LiteralArgument instances.
The main source of information about annotations is the scala.reflect.api.Annotations page.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax LiteralArgument(value)
where value is the constant argument.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax LiteralArgument(value)
where value is the constant argument.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
(Since version 2.11.0) Use ModifiersExtractor instead
A nested annotation argument to a Java annotation as @Nested in @Outer(@Nested).
A nested annotation argument to a Java annotation as @Nested in @Outer(@Nested).
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
API of NestedArgument instances.
API of NestedArgument instances.
The main source of information about annotations is the scala.reflect.api.Annotations page.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax NestedArgument(annotation)
where annotation is the nested annotation.
An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax NestedArgument(annotation)
where annotation is the nested annotation.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
The constructor/extractor for Alternative instances.
The constructor/extractor for Alternative instances.
The constructor/extractor for Annotated instances.
The constructor/extractor for Annotated instances.
The constructor/extractor for AnnotatedType instances.
The constructor/extractor for AnnotatedType instances.
The constructor/extractor for Annotation instances.
The constructor/extractor for Annotation instances.
The constructor/extractor for AppliedTypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for AppliedTypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for Apply instances.
The constructor/extractor for Apply instances.
The constructor/extractor for Assign instances.
The constructor/extractor for Assign instances.
The constructor/extractor for AssignOrNamedArg instances.
The constructor/extractor for AssignOrNamedArg instances.
The constructor/extractor for Bind instances.
The constructor/extractor for Bind instances.
The constructor/extractor for Block instances.
The constructor/extractor for Block instances.
The constructor/extractor for BoundedWildcardType instances.
The constructor/extractor for BoundedWildcardType instances.
The constructor/extractor for CaseDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for CaseDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for ClassDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for ClassDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for ClassInfoType instances.
The constructor/extractor for ClassInfoType instances.
The constructor/extractor for CompoundTypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for CompoundTypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for Constant instances.
The constructor/extractor for Constant instances.
The constructor/extractor for ConstantType instances.
The constructor/extractor for ConstantType instances.
The constructor/extractor for DefDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for DefDef instances.
The empty tree
The empty tree
The constructor/extractor for ExistentialType instances.
The constructor/extractor for ExistentialType instances.
The constructor/extractor for ExistentialTypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for ExistentialTypeTree instances.
A module that contains all possible values that can constitute flag sets.
A module that contains all possible values that can constitute flag sets.
Tag that preserves the identity of FreeTermSymbol in the face of erasure.
Tag that preserves the identity of FreeTermSymbol in the face of erasure.
Can be used for pattern matching, instance tests, serialization and the like.
Tag that preserves the identity of FreeTermSymbol in the face of erasure.
Tag that preserves the identity of FreeTermSymbol in the face of erasure.
Can be used for pattern matching, instance tests, serialization and the like.
The constructor/extractor for Function instances.
The constructor/extractor for Function instances.
A factory method for Ident nodes.
A factory method for Ident nodes.
The constructor/extractor for Ident instances.
The constructor/extractor for Ident instances.
The constructor/extractor for If instances.
The constructor/extractor for If instances.
The constructor/extractor for Import instances.
The constructor/extractor for Import instances.
The constructor/extractor for ImportSelector instances.
The constructor/extractor for ImportSelector instances.
The constructor/extractor for LabelDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for LabelDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for Literal instances.
The constructor/extractor for Literal instances.
The constructor/extractor for Match instances.
The constructor/extractor for Match instances.
The constructor/extractor for MethodType instances.
The constructor/extractor for MethodType instances.
The constructor/extractor for Modifiers instances.
The constructor/extractor for Modifiers instances.
The constructor/extractor for ModuleDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for ModuleDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for New instances.
The constructor/extractor for New instances.
The empty set of flags
The empty set of flags
A special "missing" position.
A special "missing" position.
This constant is used as a special value denoting the empty prefix in a path dependent type.
This constant is used as a special value denoting the empty prefix in a path dependent type.
For instance x.type is represented as SingleType(NoPrefix, <x>), where <x> stands for
the symbol for x.
A special "missing" symbol.
A special "missing" symbol. Commonly used in the API to denote a default or empty value.
This constant is used as a special value that indicates that no meaningful type exists.
This constant is used as a special value that indicates that no meaningful type exists.
The constructor/extractor for NullaryMethodType instances.
The constructor/extractor for NullaryMethodType instances.
The constructor/extractor for PackageDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for PackageDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for PolyType instances.
The constructor/extractor for PolyType instances.
The constructor/extractor for RefTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for RefTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for ReferenceToBoxed instances.
The constructor/extractor for ReferenceToBoxed instances.
Tag that preserves the identity of ReferenceToBoxed in the face of erasure.
Tag that preserves the identity of ReferenceToBoxed in the face of erasure.
Can be used for pattern matching, instance tests, serialization and the like.
The constructor/extractor for RefinedType instances.
The constructor/extractor for RefinedType instances.
The constructor/extractor for Return instances.
The constructor/extractor for Return instances.
A factory method for Select nodes.
A factory method for Select nodes.
The constructor/extractor for Select instances.
The constructor/extractor for Select instances.
The constructor/extractor for SelectFromTypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for SelectFromTypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for SingleType instances.
The constructor/extractor for SingleType instances.
The constructor/extractor for SingletonTypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for SingletonTypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for Star instances.
The constructor/extractor for Star instances.
The constructor/extractor for Super instances.
The constructor/extractor for Super instances.
The constructor/extractor for SuperType instances.
The constructor/extractor for SuperType instances.
The constructor/extractor for Template instances.
The constructor/extractor for Template instances.
The constructor/extractor for TermName instances.
The constructor/extractor for TermName instances.
A factory method for This nodes.
A factory method for This nodes.
The constructor/extractor for This instances.
The constructor/extractor for This instances.
The constructor/extractor for ThisType instances.
The constructor/extractor for ThisType instances.
The constructor/extractor for Throw instances.
The constructor/extractor for Throw instances.
The constructor/extractor for Try instances.
The constructor/extractor for Try instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeApply instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeApply instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeBounds instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeBounds instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeBoundsTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeBoundsTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeName instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeName instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeRef instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeRef instances.
A factory method for TypeTree nodes.
A factory method for TypeTree nodes.
The constructor/extractor for TypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for TypeTree instances.
The constructor/extractor for Typed instances.
The constructor/extractor for Typed instances.
The constructor/extractor for UnApply instances.
The constructor/extractor for UnApply instances.
The constructor/extractor for ValDef instances.
The constructor/extractor for ValDef instances.
An object representing an unknown type, used during type inference.
An object representing an unknown type, used during type inference. If you see WildcardType outside of inference it is almost certainly a bug.
The API of FlagSet instances.
The API of FlagSet instances.
A creator for type applications
A creator for type applications
Assigns a given position to all position-less nodes of a given AST.
Assigns a given position to all position-less nodes of a given AST.
Provides enrichments to ensure source compatibility between Scala 2.10 and Scala 2.11.
Provides enrichments to ensure source compatibility between Scala 2.10 and Scala 2.11.
If in your reflective program for Scala 2.10 you've used something that's now become an internal API,
a single compat._ import will fix things for you.
A value containing all standard definitions in DefinitionsApi
A value containing all standard definitions in DefinitionsApi
The greatest lower bound of a list of types, as determined by <:<.
The greatest lower bound of a list of types, as determined by <:<.
The least upper bound of a list of types, as determined by <:<.
The least upper bound of a list of types, as determined by <:<.
Hook to define what showCode(...) means.
Hook to define what showCode(...) means.
Creates a lazy tree copier.
Creates a lazy tree copier.
Hook to define what showRaw(...) means.
Hook to define what showRaw(...) means.
Creates a strict tree copier.
Creates a strict tree copier.
Hook to define what show(...) means.
Hook to define what show(...) means.
An empty deferred value definition corresponding to:
val _: _
This is used as a placeholder in the self parameter Template if there is
no definition of a self value of self type.
An empty deferred value definition corresponding to:
val _: _
This is used as a placeholder in the self parameter Template if there is
no definition of a self value of self type.
An empty superclass constructor call corresponding to: super.<init>() This is used as a placeholder in the primary constructor body in class templates to denote the insertion point of a call to superclass constructor after the typechecker figures out the superclass of a given template.
An empty superclass constructor call corresponding to: super.<init>() This is used as a placeholder in the primary constructor body in class templates to denote the insertion point of a call to superclass constructor after the typechecker figures out the superclass of a given template.
The root mirror of this universe.
The root mirror of this universe. This mirror contains standard Scala classes and types such as Any, AnyRef, AnyVal,
Nothing, Null, and all classes loaded from scala-library, which are shared across all mirrors within the enclosing universe.
Creates a runtime reflection mirror from a JVM classloader.
Creates a runtime reflection mirror from a JVM classloader.
For more information about Mirrorss, see scala.reflect.api.Mirrors or the
Reflection Guide: Mirrors
Renders a prettified representation of a position.
Renders a prettified representation of a position.
Renders a prettified representation of a flag set.
Renders a prettified representation of a flag set.
Renders a prettified representation of a name.
Renders a prettified representation of a name.
Renders a string that represents a declaration of this symbol written in Scala.
Renders a string that represents a declaration of this symbol written in Scala.
Type symbol of x as derived from a type tag.
Type symbol of x as derived from a type tag.
A value containing all standard term names.
A value containing all standard term names.
A value containing all standard type names.
A value containing all standard type names.
A position that wraps the non-empty set of trees.
A position that wraps the non-empty set of trees. The point of the wrapping position is the point of the first trees' position. If all some the trees are non-synthetic, returns a range position enclosing the non-synthetic trees Otherwise returns a synthetic offset position to point.
A position that wraps a set of trees.
A position that wraps a set of trees. The point of the wrapping position is the point of the default position. If some of the trees are ranges, returns a range position enclosing all ranges Otherwise returns default position.
A factory method for Apply nodes.
A factory method for Apply nodes.
(Since version 2.10.1) Use q"$sym(..$args)" instead
0-1 argument list new, based on a type tree.
0-1 argument list new, based on a type tree.
(Since version 2.10.1) Use q"new $tpt(..$args)" instead
The constructor/extractor for ArrayArgument instances.
The constructor/extractor for ArrayArgument instances.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
A factory method for Bind nodes.
A factory method for Bind nodes.
(Since version 2.10.1) Use the canonical Bind constructor to create a bind and then initialize its symbol manually
A factory method for Block nodes.
A factory method for Block nodes.
Flattens directly nested blocks.
(Since version 2.10.1) Use q"{..$stats}" instead. Flatten directly nested blocks manually if needed
A factory method for CaseDef nodes.
A factory method for CaseDef nodes.
(Since version 2.10.1) Use cq"$pat => $body" instead
A factory method for Ident nodes.
A factory method for Ident nodes.
(Since version 2.10.1) Use Ident(TermName(name)) instead
The constructor/extractor for LiteralArgument instances.
The constructor/extractor for LiteralArgument instances.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
The constructor/extractor for NestedArgument instances.
The constructor/extractor for NestedArgument instances.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use Annotation.tree to inspect annotation arguments
0-1 argument list new, based on a symbol.
0-1 argument list new, based on a symbol.
(Since version 2.10.1) Use q"new ${sym.toType}(..$args)" instead
0-1 argument list new, based on a type.
0-1 argument list new, based on a type.
(Since version 2.10.1) Use q"new $tpe(..$args)" instead
Factory method for object creation new tpt(args_1)...(args_n)
A New(t, as) is expanded to: (new t).<init>(as)
Factory method for object creation new tpt(args_1)...(args_n)
A New(t, as) is expanded to: (new t).<init>(as)
(Since version 2.10.1) Use q"new $tpt(...$argss)" instead
A factory method for Select nodes.
A factory method for Super nodes.
A factory method for Super nodes.
(Since version 2.10.1) Use q"$sym.super[$mix].x".qualifier instead
A factory method for Throw nodes.
A factory method for Throw nodes.
(Since version 2.10.1) Use q"throw new $tpe(..$args)" instead
A factory method for Try nodes.
A factory method for Try nodes.
(Since version 2.10.1) Convert cases into casedefs and use q"try $body catch { case ..$newcases }" instead
(Since version 2.11.0) Use internal.reificationSupport instead
(Since version 2.11.0) Use noSelfType instead
Create a new term name.
Create a new term name.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use TermName instead
Creates a new type name.
Creates a new type name.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use TypeName instead
(Since version 2.11.0) Use termNames instead
(Since version 2.11.0) Use typeNames instead
Test two objects for inequality.
Test two objects for inequality.
true if !(this == that), false otherwise.
Equivalent to x.hashCode except for boxed numeric types and null.
Equivalent to x.hashCode except for boxed numeric types and null.
For numerics, it returns a hash value which is consistent
with value equality: if two value type instances compare
as true, then ## will produce the same hash value for each
of them.
For null returns a hashcode where null.hashCode throws a
NullPointerException.
a hash value consistent with ==
The expression x == that is equivalent to if (x eq null) that eq null else x.equals(that).
The expression x == that is equivalent to if (x eq null) that eq null else x.equals(that).
true if the receiver object is equivalent to the argument; false otherwise.
Constructor/Extractor for Expr.
Constructor/Extractor for Expr.
Can be useful, when having a tree and wanting to splice it in reify call, in which case the tree first needs to be wrapped in an expr.
The main source of information about exprs is the scala.reflect.api.Exprs page.
Companion to Liftable type class that contains standard instances
and provides a helper apply method to simplify creation of new ones.
Companion to Liftable type class that contains standard instances
and provides a helper apply method to simplify creation of new ones.
The factory for Modifiers instances.
The factory for Modifiers instances.
The factory for Modifiers instances.
The factory for Modifiers instances.
An empty Modifiers object: no flags, empty visibility annotation and no Scala annotations.
An empty Modifiers object: no flags, empty visibility annotation and no Scala annotations.
Type tags corresponding to primitive types and constructor/extractor for WeakTypeTags.
Type tags corresponding to primitive types and constructor/extractor for WeakTypeTags.
Companion to Unliftable type class that contains standard instances
and provides a helper apply method to simplify creation of new ones.
Companion to Unliftable type class that contains standard instances
and provides a helper apply method to simplify creation of new ones.
Type tags corresponding to primitive types and constructor/extractor for WeakTypeTags.
Type tags corresponding to primitive types and constructor/extractor for WeakTypeTags.
Cast the receiver object to be of type T0.
Cast the receiver object to be of type T0.
Note that the success of a cast at runtime is modulo Scala's erasure semantics.
Therefore the expression 1.asInstanceOf[String] will throw a ClassCastException at
runtime, while the expression List(1).asInstanceOf[List[String]] will not.
In the latter example, because the type argument is erased as part of compilation it is
not possible to check whether the contents of the list are of the requested type.
the receiver object.
ClassCastException if the receiver object is not an instance of the erasure of type T0.
Create a copy of the receiver object.
Create a copy of the receiver object.
The default implementation of the clone method is platform dependent.
a copy of the receiver object.
not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef
Tests whether the argument (that) is a reference to the receiver object (this).
Tests whether the argument (that) is a reference to the receiver object (this).
The eq method implements an equivalence relation on
non-null instances of AnyRef, and has three additional properties:
x and y of type AnyRef, multiple invocations of
x.eq(y) consistently returns true or consistently returns false.x of type AnyRef, x.eq(null) and null.eq(x) returns false.null.eq(null) returns true. When overriding the equals or hashCode methods, it is important to ensure that their behavior is
consistent with reference equality. Therefore, if two objects are references to each other (o1 eq o2), they
should be equal to each other (o1 == o2) and they should hash to the same value (o1.hashCode == o2.hashCode).
true if the argument is a reference to the receiver object; false otherwise.
The equality method for reference types.
Called by the garbage collector on the receiver object when there are no more references to the object.
Called by the garbage collector on the receiver object when there are no more references to the object.
The details of when and if the finalize method is invoked, as
well as the interaction between finalize and non-local returns
and exceptions, are all platform dependent.
not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef
A representation that corresponds to the dynamic class of the receiver object.
A representation that corresponds to the dynamic class of the receiver object.
The nature of the representation is platform dependent.
a representation that corresponds to the dynamic class of the receiver object.
not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef
The hashCode method for reference types.
Test whether the dynamic type of the receiver object is T0.
Test whether the dynamic type of the receiver object is T0.
Note that the result of the test is modulo Scala's erasure semantics.
Therefore the expression 1.isInstanceOf[String] will return false, while the
expression List(1).isInstanceOf[List[String]] will return true.
In the latter example, because the type argument is erased as part of compilation it is
not possible to check whether the contents of the list are of the specified type.
true if the receiver object is an instance of erasure of type T0; false otherwise.
Delegates the transformation strategy to scala.reflect.internal.Trees,
because pattern matching on abstract types we have here degrades performance.
Delegates the transformation strategy to scala.reflect.internal.Trees,
because pattern matching on abstract types we have here degrades performance.
Delegates the traversal strategy to scala.reflect.internal.Trees,
because pattern matching on abstract types we have here degrades performance.
Delegates the traversal strategy to scala.reflect.internal.Trees,
because pattern matching on abstract types we have here degrades performance.
Equivalent to !(this eq that).
Equivalent to !(this eq that).
true if the argument is not a reference to the receiver object; false otherwise.
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on the receiver object's monitor.
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on the receiver object's monitor.
not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef
Wakes up all threads that are waiting on the receiver object's monitor.
Wakes up all threads that are waiting on the receiver object's monitor.
not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef
Use reify to produce the abstract syntax tree representing a given Scala expression.
Use reify to produce the abstract syntax tree representing a given Scala expression.
For example:
val five = reify{ 5 } // Literal(Constant(5)) reify{ 5.toString } // Apply(Select(Literal(Constant(5)), TermName("toString")), List()) reify{ five.splice.toString } // Apply(Select(five, TermName("toString")), List())
The produced tree is path dependent on the Universe reify was called from.
Use scala.reflect.api.Exprs#Expr.splice to embed an existing expression into a reify call. Use Expr to turn a Tree into an expression that can be spliced.
Renders a representation of a reflection artifact as desugared Scala code.
Renders a representation of a reflection artifact as desugared Scala code.
Renders the code of the passed tree, so that: 1) it can be later compiled by scalac retaining the same meaning, 2) it looks pretty.
Renders the code of the passed tree, so that: 1) it can be later compiled by scalac retaining the same meaning, 2) it looks pretty. #1 is available for unattributed trees and attributed trees #2 is more or less okay indentation-wise, but at the moment there's a lot of desugaring left in place, and that's what we plan to improve in the future. printTypes, printIds, printPositions options have the same meaning as for TreePrinter printRootPkg option is available only for attributed trees.
Renders internal structure of a position.
Renders internal structure of a position.
Renders internal structure of a flag set.
Renders internal structure of a flag set.
Renders internal structure of a name.
Renders internal structure of a name.
Renders internal structure of a reflection artifact as the visualization of a Scala syntax tree.
Renders internal structure of a reflection artifact as the visualization of a Scala syntax tree.
Creates a String representation of this object.
Creates a String representation of this object. The default representation is platform dependent. On the java platform it is the concatenation of the class name, "@", and the object's hashcode in hexadecimal.
a String representation of the object.
The standard (lazy) tree copier.
The standard (lazy) tree copier.
By default trees are printed with show
By default trees are printed with show
Shortcut for implicitly[TypeTag[T]].tpe
Shortcut for implicitly[TypeTag[T]].tpe
Shortcut for implicitly[TypeTag[T]]
Shortcut for implicitly[TypeTag[T]]
Shortcut for implicitly[WeakTypeTag[T]].tpe
Shortcut for implicitly[WeakTypeTag[T]].tpe
Shortcut for implicitly[WeakTypeTag[T]]
Shortcut for implicitly[WeakTypeTag[T]]
Provides an extension hook for the transformation strategy.
Provides an extension hook for the transformation strategy. Future-proofs against new node types.
Provides an extension hook for the traversal strategy.
Provides an extension hook for the traversal strategy. Future-proofs against new node types.
(Since version 2.11.0) Use internal.createImporter instead
An implicit conversion from String to TermName.
An implicit conversion from String to TermName.
Enables an alternative notation "map": TermName as opposed to TermName("map").
(Since version 2.11.0) Use explicit TermName(s) instead
An implicit conversion from String to TypeName.
An implicit conversion from String to TypeName.
Enables an alternative notation "List": TypeName as opposed to TypeName("List").
(Since version 2.11.0) Use explicit TypeName(s) instead
The methods available for each reflection entity, without the implementation. Since the reflection entities are later overridden by runtime reflection and macros, their API counterparts guarantee a minimum set of methods that are implemented.
Extractors provide the machinery necessary to allow pattern matching and construction of reflection entities that is similar to case classes, although the entities are only abstract types that are later overridden.
EXPERIMENTAL
A refinement of scala.reflect.api.Universe for runtime reflection using JVM classloaders.
This refinement equips mirrors with reflection capabilities for the JVM.
JavaMirrorcan convert Scala reflection artifacts (symbols and types) into Java reflection artifacts (classes) and vice versa. It can also perform reflective invocations (getting/setting field values, calling methods, etc).See the Reflection Guide for details on how to use runtime reflection.