Package spoon.reflect.eval

Interface PartialEvaluator

All Known Implementing Classes:

VisitorPartialEvaluator

public interface PartialEvaluator

This interface defines a simple partial evaluator on the Spoon Java model. It recursively transforms a meta-model element by partially evaluating it and simplifies it when possible (i.e. when constant values are involved).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<R extends CtElement> R	evaluate(R element)	Partially evaluates an element and all its sub-elements.

Method Detail

evaluate

<R extends CtElement> R evaluate(R element)

Partially evaluates an element and all its sub-elements.

Type Parameters:

R - the partially evaluated element type

Parameters:

element - the element to be partially evaluated

Returns:

the result of the partial evaluation