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  • package scala
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    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. Examples include "true", "0" and "classOf[List]".

    Constant instances can be matched against and can be constructed directly, as if they were case classes:

    assert(Constant(true).value == true)
    Constant(true) match {
      case Constant(s: String) =>  println("A string: " + s)
      case Constant(b: Boolean) => println("A boolean value: " + b)
      case Constant(x) =>          println("Something else: " + x)
    }

    Constant instances can wrap the following kinds of expressions:

    1. Literals of primitive value classes (Byte, Short, Int, Long, Float, Double, Char, Boolean and Unit) - represented directly as the corresponding type
    2. String literals - represented as instances of String.
    3. References to classes, typically constructed with scala.Predef#classOf - represented as types.
    4. References to enumeration values - represented as symbols.

    Instances are used to represent literals in abstract syntax trees, inside scala.reflect.api.Trees#Literal nodes.

    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).

    // File "JavaSimpleEnumeration.java"
    enum JavaSimpleEnumeration { FOO, BAR }
    
    // File "JavaSimpleAnnotation.java"
    import java.lang.annotation.*;
    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    @Target({ElementType.TYPE})
    public @interface JavaSimpleAnnotation {
      Class<?> classRef();
      JavaSimpleEnumeration enumRef();
    }
    
    // File "JavaAnnottee.java"
    @JavaSimpleAnnotation(
      classRef = JavaAnnottee.class,
      enumRef = JavaSimpleEnumeration.BAR
    )
    public class JavaAnnottee {}
    val javaArgs = typeOf[JavaAnnottee].typeSymbol.annotations(0).tree.children.tail
    
    def jArg[A](lhs: String): Option[A] = javaArgs
      .map { case NamedArg(lhs, Literal(const)) => (lhs.toString, const) }
      .find(_._1 == lhs)
      .map(_._2.value.asInstanceOf[A])
    
    // class reference, cast to Type
    val classRef = jArg[Type]("classRef").get
    println(showRaw(classRef))             // TypeRef(ThisType(<empty>), JavaAnnottee, List())
    println(cm.runtimeClass(classRef))     // class JavaAnnottee
    // enum value reference, cast to Symbol
    val enumRef = jArg[Symbol]("enumRef").get
    println(enumRef)                       // value BAR
    
    val siblings = enumRef.owner.info.decls
    val enumValues = siblings.filter(_.isJavaEnum)
    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
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    AnyRef → Any
  2. final def ##: Int
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    AnyRef → Any
  3. def +(other: String): String
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi toany2stringadd[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
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    any2stringadd
  4. def ->[B](y: B): (Universe.ConstantApi, B)
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi toArrowAssoc[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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    @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
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    protected[lang]
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    @throws(classOf[java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException]) @native()
  8. def ensuring(cond: (Universe.ConstantApi) => Boolean, msg: => Any): Universe.ConstantApi
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi toEnsuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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    Ensuring
  9. def ensuring(cond: (Universe.ConstantApi) => Boolean): Universe.ConstantApi
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi toEnsuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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    Ensuring
  10. def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: => Any): Universe.ConstantApi
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi toEnsuring[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 toEnsuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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    Ensuring
  12. final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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    AnyRef
  13. def equals(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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    AnyRef → Any
  14. def finalize(): Unit
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    protected[lang]
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    AnyRef
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    @throws(classOf[java.lang.Throwable])
  15. def formatted(fmtstr: String): String
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi toStringFormat[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
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    StringFormat
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    @inline()
  16. final def getClass(): Class[_ <: AnyRef]
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    @native()
  17. def hashCode(): Int
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    @native()
  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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    @native()
  21. final def notifyAll(): Unit
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    @native()
  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
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    @throws(classOf[java.lang.InterruptedException])
  25. final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
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    AnyRef
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    @throws(classOf[java.lang.InterruptedException])
  26. final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
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    @throws(classOf[java.lang.InterruptedException]) @native()

Deprecated Value Members

  1. def [B](y: B): (Universe.ConstantApi, B)
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi toArrowAssoc[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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    ArrowAssoc
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    @deprecated
    Deprecated

    (Since version 2.13.0) Use -> instead. If you still wish to display it as one character, consider using a font with programming ligatures such as Fira Code.

Inherited from AnyRef

Inherited from Any

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

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

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

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

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