Handler

A Handler is an abstract base class for a class that translates AST nodes from a raw ast type, usually supplied by a language parser into our generic CPG nodes.

It implements at least one MetadataProvider, so that node builder extension functions (e.g., newCallExpression can be used directly to create appropriate nodes.

Parameters

the language frontend

Constructors

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constructor(configConstructor: Supplier<ResultNode>, frontend: L)

Types

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object Companion

Properties

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open override val ctx: TranslationContext?
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val frontend: L

Returns the frontend which used this handler.

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open override val language: Language<*>?
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This property contains the last node this handler has successfully processed. It is safe to call, even when parsing multiple TUs in parallel, since for each TU, a dedicated LanguageFrontend is spawned, and for each frontend, a dedicated set of Handlers is created. Within one TU, the processing is sequential in the AST order.

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open override val namespace: Name?
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open override val scope: Scope?

Functions

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open override fun codeOf(astNode: HandlerNode): String?

Returns the raw code of the supplied AstNode.

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fun NamespaceProvider.fqn(localName: String): Name

Returns a new Name based on the localName and the current namespace as parent.

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open fun handle(ctx: HandlerNode): ResultNode?

Searches for a handler matching the most specific superclass of HandlerNode. The created map should thus contain a handler for every semantically different AST node and can reuse handler code as long as the handled AST nodes have a common ancestor.

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Checks, whether the given Type is a primitive in the language specified in the LanguageProvider.

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open override fun locationOf(astNode: HandlerNode): PhysicalLocation?

Returns the PhysicalLocation of the supplied AstNode.

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Creates a new Annotation. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new AnnotationMember. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new AssertStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newAssignExpression(operatorCode: String = "=", lhs: List<Expression> = listOf(), rhs: List<Expression> = listOf(), rawNode: Any? = null): AssignExpression

Creates a new AssignExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new BinaryOperator or a ShortCircuitOperator if the language implements HasShortCircuitOperators and if the operatorCode is contained in HasShortCircuitOperators.operatorCodes. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new Block. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new BreakStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newCallExpression(callee: Expression? = null, fqn: CharSequence? = null, template: Boolean = false, rawNode: Any? = null): CallExpression

Creates a new CallExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new CaseStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new CastExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new CatchClause. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newConditionalExpression(condition: Expression, thenExpression: Expression? = null, elseExpression: Expression? = null, type: Type = unknownType(), rawNode: Any? = null): ConditionalExpression

Creates a new ConditionalExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new ConstructExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new ConstructorDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new ContinueStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new DeclarationStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new DefaultStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new DeleteExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new DistinctLanguageBlock. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new DoStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new EmptyStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new EnumConstantDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new EnumDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new ExpressionList. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newFieldDeclaration(name: CharSequence?, type: Type = unknownType(), modifiers: List<String>? = listOf(), initializer: Expression? = null, implicitInitializerAllowed: Boolean = false, rawNode: Any? = null): FieldDeclaration

Creates a new FieldDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new ForEachStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new ForStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newFunctionDeclaration(name: CharSequence?, localNameOnly: Boolean = false, rawNode: Any? = null): FunctionDeclaration

Creates a new FunctionDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new FunctionTemplateDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new GotoStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new IfStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newImportDeclaration(import: Name, wildcardImport: Boolean = false, alias: Name? = null, rawNode: Any? = null): ImportDeclaration

Creates a new ImportDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new IncludeDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new InitializerListExpression. This is the top-most Node that a LanguageFrontend or Handler should create. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new KeyValueExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new LabelStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new LambdaExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun <T, V> RawNodeTypeProvider<T>.newLiteral(value: V, type: Type = unknownType(), rawNode: Any? = null): Literal<V>

Creates a new Literal. This is the top-most Node that a LanguageFrontend or Handler should create. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new LookupScopeStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new MemberCallExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newMemberExpression(name: CharSequence?, base: Expression, memberType: Type = unknownType(), operatorCode: String? = ".", rawNode: Any? = null): MemberExpression

Creates a new MemberExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newMethodDeclaration(name: CharSequence?, isStatic: Boolean = false, recordDeclaration: RecordDeclaration? = null, rawNode: Any? = null): MethodDeclaration

Creates a new MethodDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun LanguageProvider.newName(name: CharSequence, localNameOnly: Boolean = false, namespace: Name? = null): Name

Generates a Name object from the given name. If localNameOnly is set, only the localName is used, otherwise the namespace is added to generate a fqn if the name is not a fqn anyway.

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Creates a new NamespaceDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new NewArrayExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newNewExpression(type: Type = unknownType(), rawNode: Any? = null): NewExpression

Creates a new NewExpression. This is the top-most Node that a LanguageFrontend or Handler should create. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new MemberCallExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newOperatorDeclaration(name: CharSequence, operatorCode: String, recordDeclaration: RecordDeclaration? = null, rawNode: Any? = null): OperatorDeclaration

Creates a new OperatorDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newParameterDeclaration(name: CharSequence?, type: Type = unknownType(), variadic: Boolean = false, rawNode: Any? = null): ParameterDeclaration

Creates a new ParameterDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newProblemDeclaration(problem: String = "", problemType: ProblemNode.ProblemType = ProblemNode.ProblemType.PARSING, rawNode: Any? = null): ProblemDeclaration

Creates a new ProblemDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newProblemExpression(problem: String = "", type: ProblemNode.ProblemType = ProblemNode.ProblemType.PARSING, rawNode: Any? = null): ProblemExpression

Creates a new ProblemExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newRangeExpression(floor: Expression? = null, ceiling: Expression? = null, rawNode: Any? = null): RangeExpression

Creates a new RangeExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new RecordDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new RecordTemplateDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newReference(name: CharSequence?, type: Type = unknownType(), rawNode: Any? = null): Reference

Creates a new Reference. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new ReturnStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new SubscriptExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new SwitchStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new SynchronizedStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new ThrowExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new TranslationUnitDeclaration. This is the top-most Node that a LanguageFrontend or Handler should create. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new TryStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new TupleDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new TypedefDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newTypeExpression(name: CharSequence?, type: Type = unknownType(), rawNode: Any? = null): TypeExpression

Creates a new TypeExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newTypeIdExpression(operatorCode: String, type: Type = unknownType(), referencedType: Type = unknownType(), rawNode: Any? = null): TypeIdExpression

Creates a new TypeIdExpression. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new TypeParameterDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newUnaryOperator(operatorCode: String, postfix: Boolean, prefix: Boolean, rawNode: Any? = null): UnaryOperator

Creates a new UnaryOperator. This is the top-most Node that a LanguageFrontend or Handler should create. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun MetadataProvider.newVariableDeclaration(name: CharSequence?, type: Type = unknownType(), implicitInitializerAllowed: Boolean = false, rawNode: Any? = null): VariableDeclaration

Creates a new VariableDeclaration. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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Creates a new WhileStatement. The MetadataProvider receiver will be used to fill different meta-data using Node.applyMetadata. Calling this extension function outside of Kotlin requires an appropriate MetadataProvider, such as a LanguageFrontend as an additional prepended argument.

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fun LanguageProvider.objectType(name: CharSequence, generics: List<Type> = listOf(), rawNode: Any? = null): Type

This function returns an ObjectType with the given name. If a respective Type does not yet exist (in the current scope), it will be created. In order to avoid unnecessary allocation of simple types, we do a pre-check within this function, whether a built-in type exist with the particular name.

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A small utility extension function that uses the language information in a LanguageProvider (such as a Node, a Language, a LanguageFrontend or a Handler) to parse a fully qualified name.

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This function constructs a new primitive Type. Primitive or built-in types are defined in Language.builtInTypes. This function will look up the type by its name, if it fails to find an appropriate build-in type, a TranslationException is thrown. Therefore, this function should primarily be called by language frontends if they are sure that this type is a built-in type, e.g., when constructing literals. It can be useful, if frontends want to check, whether all literal types are correctly registered as built-in types.

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Creates a new UnknownType and sets the appropriate language, if this MetadataProvider includes a LanguageProvider.