scala.reflect.macros

# Names

#### trait Names extends AnyRef

EXPERIMENTAL

A slice of the Scala macros context that provides functions that generate fresh names.

In the current implementation, fresh names are more or less unique in the sense that within the same compilation run they are guaranteed not to clash with: 1) Results of past and future invocations of functions of `freshName` family 2) User-defined or macro-generated names that don't contain dollar symbols 3) Macro-generated names that are created by concatenating names from the first, second and third categories

Uniqueness of fresh names across compilation runs is not guaranteed, but that's something that we would like to improve upon in future releases. See https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-6879 for more information.

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  blackbox.Context

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### Abstract Value Members

1. #### abstract def freshName[NameType <: blackbox.Context.Name](name: NameType): NameType

   Creates a more or less unique name having a given name as a prefix and having the same flavor (term name or type name) as the given name.

   Creates a more or less unique name having a given name as a prefix and having the same flavor (term name or type name) as the given name. Consult scala.reflect.macros.Names for more information on uniqueness of such names.

2. #### abstract def freshName(name: String): String

   Creates a string that represents a more or less unique name having a given prefix.

   Creates a string that represents a more or less unique name having a given prefix. Consult scala.reflect.macros.Names for more information on uniqueness of such names.

3. #### abstract def freshName(): String

   Creates a string that represents a more or less unique name.

   Creates a string that represents a more or less unique name. Consult scala.reflect.macros.Names for more information on uniqueness of such names.

4. #### abstract def fresh[NameType <: blackbox.Context.Name](name: NameType): NameType

   Creates a more or less unique name having a given name as a prefix and having the same flavor (term name or type name) as the given name.

   Creates a more or less unique name having a given name as a prefix and having the same flavor (term name or type name) as the given name. Consult scala.reflect.macros.Names for more information on uniqueness of such names.

   Annotations
     @deprecated
   Deprecated

     (Since version 2.11.0) Use freshName instead

5. #### abstract def fresh(name: String): String

   Creates a string that represents a more or less unique name having a given prefix.

   Creates a string that represents a more or less unique name having a given prefix. Consult scala.reflect.macros.Names for more information on uniqueness of such names.

   Annotations
     @deprecated
   Deprecated

     (Since version 2.11.0) Use freshName instead

6. #### abstract def fresh(): String

   Creates a string that represents a more or less unique name.

   Creates a string that represents a more or less unique name. Consult scala.reflect.macros.Names for more information on uniqueness of such names.

   Annotations
     @deprecated
   Deprecated

     (Since version 2.11.0) Use freshName instead

### 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 information
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Names to any2stringadd[Names] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
   Definition Classes
     any2stringadd

4. #### def ->[B](y: B): (Names, B)

   Implicit information
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Names to ArrowAssoc[Names] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
   Definition Classes
     ArrowAssoc
   Annotations
     @inline()

5. #### final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

   Definition Classes
     AnyRef → Any

6. #### final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

   Definition Classes
     Any

7. #### def clone(): AnyRef

   Attributes
     protected[java.lang]
   Definition Classes
     AnyRef
   Annotations
     @throws( ... )

8. #### def ensuring(cond: (Names) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Names

   Implicit information
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Names to Ensuring[Names] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
   Definition Classes
     Ensuring

9. #### def ensuring(cond: (Names) ⇒ Boolean): Names

   Implicit information
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Names to Ensuring[Names] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
   Definition Classes
     Ensuring

10. #### def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Names

    Implicit information
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Names to Ensuring[Names] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
      Ensuring

11. #### def ensuring(cond: Boolean): Names

    Implicit information
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Names to Ensuring[Names] 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

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      protected[java.lang]
    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws( classOf[java.lang.Throwable] )

15. #### def formatted(fmtstr: String): String

    Implicit information
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Names to StringFormat[Names] 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

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef → Any

18. #### final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean

    Definition Classes
      Any

19. #### final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef

20. #### final def notify(): Unit

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef

21. #### final def notifyAll(): Unit

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef

22. #### final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef

23. #### def toString(): String

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef → Any

24. #### final def wait(): Unit

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws( ... )

25. #### final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws( ... )

26. #### final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws( ... )

27. #### def →[B](y: B): (Names, B)

    Implicit information
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Names to ArrowAssoc[Names] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
      ArrowAssoc

### Inherited from AnyRef

### Inherited from Any

### Inherited by implicit conversion any2stringadd from Names to any2stringadd[Names]

### Inherited by implicit conversion StringFormat from Names to StringFormat[Names]

### Inherited by implicit conversion Ensuring from Names to Ensuring[Names]

### Inherited by implicit conversion ArrowAssoc from Names to ArrowAssoc[Names]

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