org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.typesystem.internal

Interface ITypeLiteralLinkingCandidate

All Superinterfaces:

IApplicableCandidate, IFeatureLinkingCandidate, ILinkingCandidate

All Known Implementing Classes:

ResolvedTypeLiteral, TypeLiteralLinkingCandidate

public interface ITypeLiteralLinkingCandidate
extends IFeatureLinkingCandidate

A candidate that resolves a feature call to a type literal. A type literal is never static and never an extension.

Author:

Sebastian Zarnekow - Initial contribution and API

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JvmType	getType() Returns the type that shall be resolved as a literal.
List<LightweightTypeReference>	getTypeArguments() A linked type literal does never have type arguments.
boolean	isExtension() Returns true if the the linked feature is contributed by an extension.
boolean	isStatic() Returns true if the the linked feature is static.
boolean	isTypeLiteral() Returns true if the the feature call is linked as a type literal.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.typesystem.computation.IFeatureLinkingCandidate

getFeatureCall

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.typesystem.computation.ILinkingCandidate

applyToComputationState, applyToModel, getExpression, getFeature, getPreferredCandidate

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.typesystem.computation.IApplicableCandidate

validate

Method Detail

getType

JvmType getType()

Returns the type that shall be resolved as a literal.

Returns:

the type.

getTypeArguments

List<LightweightTypeReference> getTypeArguments()

A linked type literal does never have type arguments. Returns an empty list.

Specified by:

getTypeArguments in interface ILinkingCandidate

Returns:

an empty list.

isTypeLiteral

boolean isTypeLiteral()

Description copied from interface: IFeatureLinkingCandidate

Returns true if the the feature call is linked as a type literal.

Specified by:

isTypeLiteral in interface IFeatureLinkingCandidate

Returns:

always true.

isStatic

boolean isStatic()

Description copied from interface: IFeatureLinkingCandidate

Returns true if the the linked feature is static.

Specified by:

isStatic in interface IFeatureLinkingCandidate

Returns:

always false.

isExtension

boolean isExtension()

Description copied from interface: IFeatureLinkingCandidate

Returns true if the the linked feature is contributed by an extension.

Specified by:

isExtension in interface IFeatureLinkingCandidate

Returns:

always false.