InContentExpression (EASy-Producer Documentation API)

java.lang.Object
- net.ssehub.easy.instantiation.core.model.expressions.Expression
- - net.ssehub.easy.instantiation.core.model.templateModel.InContentExpression

Direct Known Subclasses:

ContentAlternativeExpression, ContentImportExpression, ContentLoopExpression, ContentVarDeclExpression
```
public abstract class InContentExpression
extends Expression
```
Introduces a common type for in-content expressions/statements.

Author:

Holger Eichelberger

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

InContentExpression()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`TypeDescriptor<?>`	`inferType()`	Infers the type of this expression including the type of the contained sub-expressions.
`boolean`	`replaceEmptyLine()`	In content replacement, replace an entire line if this expression is evaluated to an empty string.

Methods inherited from class net.ssehub.easy.instantiation.core.model.expressions.Expression
accept, getFormattingHint

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - InContentExpression
```
public InContentExpression()
```
- Method Detail
  - replaceEmptyLine
```
public boolean replaceEmptyLine()
```
    Description copied from class: Expression
    
    In content replacement, replace an entire line if this expression is evaluated to an empty string.
    
    Overrides:
    
    replaceEmptyLine in class Expression
    
    Returns:
    
    true for replace entire line, false (default) else
  - inferType
```
public TypeDescriptor<?> inferType()
                            throws VilException
```
    Description copied from class: Expression
    
    Infers the type of this expression including the type of the contained sub-expressions.
    
    Specified by:
    
    inferType in class Expression
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of this expression
    
    Throws:
    
    VilException - in case that inferring the type fails