- java.lang.Object
- jdk.jshell.Snippet
- jdk.jshell.ExpressionSnippet
public class ExpressionSnippet extends Snippet
Snippet for an assignment or variable-value expression. The Kind isSnippet.Kind.EXPRESSION
.ExpressionSnippet
is immutable: an access to any of its methods will always return the same result. and thus is thread-safe.- Since:
- 9
- See The Java™ Language Specification:
- 15: Expression.
Nested Class Summary
Nested classes/interfaces declared in class jdk.jshell.Snippet
Snippet.Kind, Snippet.Status, Snippet.SubKind
Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description String
name()
Variable name which is the value of the expression.String
typeName()
Type of the expression
Method Detail
name
public String name()
Variable name which is the value of the expression. Since the expression is either just a variable identifier or it is an assignment to a variable, there is always a variable which is the subject of the expression. All other forms of expression become temporary variables which are instead referenced by aVarSnippet
.- Returns:
- the name of the variable which is the subject of the expression.
typeName
public String typeName()
Type of the expression- Returns:
- String representation of the type of the expression.