TypeParser

Class responsible for parsing the type definition and create the same Type as described by the type string, but complying to the CPG TypeSystem

Functions

open fun createFrom(@NotNull type: @NotNull String, resolveAlias: Boolean, frontend: LanguageFrontend): Type

A specialized version of the type parsing function that needs a language frontend and does magic with generics and typedefs.

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open fun createFrom(@NotNull type: @NotNull String, language: Language<out LanguageFrontend>, resolveAlias: Boolean, ctx: TranslationContext): @NotNull Type

Use this function for parsing new types and obtaining a new Type the TypeParser creates from the typeString.

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open fun createIgnoringAlias(@NotNull string: @NotNull String, @NotNull language: @NotNull Language<out LanguageFrontend>, ctx: TranslationContext): @NotNull Type

Does the same as createFrom but explicitly does not use type alias resolution.

Returns whether the specifier is part of an elaborated type specifier.

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open fun reWrapType(@NotNull oldChain: @NotNull Type, @NotNull newRoot: @NotNull Type): @NotNull Type

Reconstructs the type chain when the root node is modified e.g.

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open fun separate(@NotNull type: @NotNull String, language: Language<out LanguageFrontend>): @NotNull List<String>

Separates typeString into the different Parts that make up the type information