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  • package scala
    Definition Classes
    root
  • package reflect
    Definition Classes
    scala
  • package api

    EXPERIMENTAL

    EXPERIMENTAL

    The Scala Reflection API (located in scala-reflect.jar).

    In Scala 2.10.0, the Scala Reflection API and its implementation have an "experimental" status. This means that the API and the docs are not complete and can be changed in binary- and source-incompatible manner in 2.10.1. This also means that the implementation has some known issues.

    The following types are the backbone of the Scala Reflection API, and serve as a good starting point for information about Scala Reflection:

    For more information about Scala Reflection, see the Reflection Guide

    Definition Classes
    reflect
  • trait Constants extends AnyRef

    EXPERIMENTAL

    EXPERIMENTAL

    According to the section 6.24 "Constant Expressions" of the Scala language specification, certain expressions (dubbed constant expressions) can be evaluated by the Scala compiler at compile-time.

    scala.reflect.api.Constants#Constant instances represent certain kinds of these expressions (with values stored in the value field and its strongly-typed views named booleanValue, intValue etc.), namely:

    1. Literals of primitive value classes (bytes, shorts, ints, longs, floats, doubles, chars, booleans and voids).
    2. String literals.
    3. References to classes (typically constructed with scala.Predef#classOf).
    4. References to enumeration values.

    Such constants are used to represent literals in abstract syntax trees (the scala.reflect.api.Trees#Literal node) and literal arguments for Java class file annotations (the scala.reflect.api.Annotations#LiteralArgument class).

    Example

    The value field deserves some explanation. Primitive and string values are represented as themselves, whereas references to classes and enums are a bit roundabout.

    Class references are represented as instances of scala.reflect.api.Types#Type (because when the Scala compiler processes a class reference, the underlying runtime class might not yet have been compiled). To convert such a reference to a runtime class, one should use the runtimeClass method of a mirror such as scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#RuntimeMirror (the simplest way to get such a mirror is using scala.reflect.runtime.package#currentMirror).

    Enumeration value references are represented as instances of scala.reflect.api.Symbols#Symbol, which on JVM point to methods that return underlying enum values. To inspect an underlying enumeration or to get runtime value of a reference to an enum, one should use a scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#RuntimeMirror (the simplest way to get such a mirror is again scala.reflect.runtime.package#currentMirror).

    enum JavaSimpleEnumeration { FOO, BAR }
    
    import java.lang.annotation.*;
    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    @Target({ElementType.TYPE})
    public @interface JavaSimpleAnnotation {
      Class<?> classRef();
      JavaSimpleEnumeration enumRef();
    }
    
    @JavaSimpleAnnotation(
      classRef = JavaAnnottee.class,
      enumRef = JavaSimpleEnumeration.BAR
    )
    public class JavaAnnottee {}
    import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._
    import scala.reflect.runtime.{currentMirror => cm}
    
    object Test extends App {
      val jann = typeOf[JavaAnnottee].typeSymbol.annotations(0).javaArgs
      def jarg(name: String) = jann(TermName(name)).asInstanceOf[LiteralArgument].value
    
      val classRef = jarg("classRef").typeValue
      println(showRaw(classRef))             // TypeRef(ThisType(), JavaAnnottee, List())
      println(cm.runtimeClass(classRef))     // class JavaAnnottee
    
      val enumRef = jarg("enumRef").symbolValue
      println(enumRef)                       // value BAR
    
      val siblings = enumRef.owner.info.decls
      val enumValues = siblings.filter(sym => sym.isVal && sym.isPublic)
      println(enumValues)                    // Scope{
                                             //   final val FOO: JavaSimpleEnumeration;
                                             //   final val BAR: JavaSimpleEnumeration
                                             // }
    
      // doesn't work because of https://github.com/scala/bug/issues/6459
      // val enumValue = mirror.reflectField(enumRef.asTerm).get
      val enumClass = cm.runtimeClass(enumRef.owner.asClass)
      val enumValue = enumClass.getDeclaredField(enumRef.name.toString).get(null)
      println(enumValue)                     // BAR
    }
    Definition Classes
    api
  • Constant
  • ConstantApi
  • ConstantExtractor

abstract class ConstantApi extends AnyRef

The API of Constant instances.

Source
Constants.scala
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Instance Constructors

  1. new ConstantApi()

Abstract Value Members

  1. abstract def tpe: Universe.Type

    Scala type that describes the constant.

    Scala type that describes the constant. It is generated automatically based on the type of the value.

  2. abstract val value: Any

    Payload of the constant, that can be accessed directly or pattern matched against.

Concrete Value Members

  1. final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef → Any
  2. final def ##(): Int
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef → Any
  3. def +(other: String): String
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to any2stringadd[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    any2stringadd
  4. def ->[B](y: B): (Universe.ConstantApi, B)
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to ArrowAssoc[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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    ArrowAssoc
    Annotations
    @inline()
  5. final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean
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    AnyRef → Any
  6. final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0
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    Any
  7. def clone(): AnyRef
    Attributes
    protected[java.lang]
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
    Annotations
    @throws( ... )
  8. def ensuring(cond: (Universe.ConstantApi) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Universe.ConstantApi
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to Ensuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  9. def ensuring(cond: (Universe.ConstantApi) ⇒ Boolean): Universe.ConstantApi
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to Ensuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  10. def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Universe.ConstantApi
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to Ensuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  11. def ensuring(cond: Boolean): Universe.ConstantApi
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to Ensuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  12. final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
  13. def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef → Any
  14. def finalize(): Unit
    Attributes
    protected[java.lang]
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef
    Annotations
    @throws( classOf[java.lang.Throwable] )
  15. def formatted(fmtstr: String): String
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to StringFormat[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    StringFormat
    Annotations
    @inline()
  16. final def getClass(): Class[_]
    Definition Classes
    AnyRef → Any
  17. def hashCode(): Int
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    AnyRef → Any
  18. final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean
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    Any
  19. final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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    AnyRef
  20. final def notify(): Unit
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    AnyRef
  21. final def notifyAll(): Unit
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    AnyRef
  22. final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0
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    AnyRef
  23. def toString(): String
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    AnyRef → Any
  24. final def wait(): Unit
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    AnyRef
    Annotations
    @throws( ... )
  25. final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
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    @throws( ... )
  26. final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
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    @throws( ... )
  27. def [B](y: B): (Universe.ConstantApi, B)
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to ArrowAssoc[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    ArrowAssoc

Inherited from AnyRef

Inherited from Any

Inherited by implicit conversion any2stringadd from Universe.ConstantApi to any2stringadd[Universe.ConstantApi]

Inherited by implicit conversion StringFormat from Universe.ConstantApi to StringFormat[Universe.ConstantApi]

Inherited by implicit conversion Ensuring from Universe.ConstantApi to Ensuring[Universe.ConstantApi]

Inherited by implicit conversion ArrowAssoc from Universe.ConstantApi to ArrowAssoc[Universe.ConstantApi]

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