MethodRef Methods |
The MethodRef type exposes the following members.
Methods| Name | Description | |
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 | Accept |
Accept the specified visitor object for the current code object and it's children.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| AcceptAnnotations(IVisitor) |
Accept the specified visitor object for all regular (non-EOL, non-Infix, non-Postfix) annotations (comments, attributes, compiler directives).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AcceptAnnotations(IVisitor, AnnotationFlags) |
Accept the specified visitor object for all specified Infix or Postfix annotations (comments, compiler directives).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AcceptEOLComments |
Accept the specified visitor object for all EOL comments.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AcceptInfixComments |
Accept the specified visitor object for all Infix comments.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AcceptInfixEOLComments |
Accept the specified visitor object for all Infix EOL comments.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AssociateCommentWhenParsing |
Determine if the specified comment should be associated with the current code object during parsing.
(Inherited from Expression.) |
| AsString |
Render the entire code object as a string, using LFs for newlines.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsText |
Convert the code object to text with a trailing newline, and using CR/LF pairs for newlines (file format).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsText(CodeWriter, CodeObjectRenderFlags) | (Inherited from Expression.) |
| AsText(CodeObjectRenderFlags, Boolean, StackCodeWriterAlignmentState) |
Convert the code object to text using the specified flags and format (file or string).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
 | AsTextAfter | (Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsTextAnnotations(CodeWriter, CodeObjectRenderFlags) |
Render all regular (non-EOL, non-Infix, non-Postfix, non-Message) annotations (comments, attributes, compiler directives).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsTextAnnotations(CodeWriter, AnnotationFlags, CodeObjectRenderFlags) |
Render all specified Infix or Postfix annotations (comments, compiler directives).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsTextArrayRanks |
Render array rank brackets (if any) as text.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| AsTextBefore | (Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsTextEOLComments |
Render all EOL comments.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsTextEvaluatedType | (Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsTextExpression | (Overrides SymbolicRefAsTextExpression(CodeWriter, CodeObjectRenderFlags).) |
| AsTextInfixComments |
Render all Infix comments with the specified mask.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsTextInfixEOLComments |
Render all Infix EOL comments.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsTextLeftMostAnnotations |
Render all regular annotations on the current object, or the left most binary operator.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AsTextLength |
Determine the length of the code object if converted to a string using the specified flags.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
 | AsTextMethodDefinition | |
| AsTextMethodInfo | |
| AsTextMethodParameters(CodeWriter, MethodDefinition, CodeObjectRenderFlags) | |
| AsTextMethodParameters(CodeWriter, MethodBase, CodeObjectRenderFlags) | |
| AsTextParameters(CodeWriter, CollectionParameterDefinition, CodeObjectRenderFlags) | |
| AsTextParameters(CodeWriter, ParameterInfo, CodeObjectRenderFlags) | |
| AsTextPointers |
Render pointers (if any) as text.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| AsTextTypeArguments |
Render type arguments (if any) as text.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| AttachAnnotation(Annotation, Boolean) |
Attach an Annotation (Comment, DocComment, Attribute,
CompilerDirective, or Message) to the CodeObject.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AttachAnnotation(Annotation, AnnotationFlags, Boolean) |
Attach an Annotation to the CodeObject at the specified position.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AttachComment |
Create a comment object and attach it to the code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AttachEOLComment |
Create an EOL comment object and attach it to the code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| AttachMessage |
Create a message and attach it to the code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| CalculateMetrics |
Calculate metrics for this code object and its children.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| CheckForAlignment |
Check for alignment of any EOL comments.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| Clone |
Deep-clone the code object.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| CloneField(Object, Object) |
Clone a field of a code object, including setting the parent.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| CloneFieldT(T, T) |
Clone a field of a code object, including setting the parent.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| ConvertOpenTypeParameters |
Convert all OpenTypeParameterRef type arguments to TypeParameterRefs.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| CopyFormatting |
Copy formatting from another code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| Create(MethodBase, ChildListExpression) | |
| Create(MethodBase, Expression) | |
| Create(MethodReference, ChildListExpression) | |
| Create(MethodReference, Expression) | |
| Create(MethodBase, Boolean, ChildListExpression) | |
| Create(MethodBase, Boolean, Expression) | |
| Create(MethodReference, Boolean, ChildListExpression) | |
| Create(MethodReference, Boolean, Expression) | |
| CreateAnnotations |
Create the list of child Annotations, or return the existing one.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| CreateArrayRanks |
Create the child list of array ranks, or return the existing one.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| CreateRef |
Create a reference to the CodeObject.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| CreateTypeArguments |
Create the child list of type argument Expressions, or return the existing one.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| DefaultFormat |
Default format the code object.
(Inherited from Expression.) |
| DefaultFormatField |
Default format the specified child field code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| DefaultNewLines |
Determine a default of 1 or 2 newlines when adding items to a Block.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| Dispose |
Dispose the CodeObject.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| EvaluateType |
Evaluate the type of the Expression.
(Overrides ExpressionEvaluateType(Boolean).) |
| EvaluateTypeArgumentTypes |
Evaluate the types of any type arguments of the TypeRef by searching for matching type
arguments in the specified parent code object tree.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| EvaluateTypeOrNamespace |
Evaluate the Expression to a type or namespace.
(Inherited from Expression.) |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Find(Type, String, Type) |
Find a method on the specified Type with the specified name and signature.
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| Find(Alias, String, TypeRefBase) |
Find a method on the specified type Alias with the specified signature.
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| Find(TypeDecl, String, TypeRefBase) |
Find a method on the specified TypeDecl with the specified signature.
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| Find(TypeRefBase, String, TypeRefBase) |
Find a method on the specified TypeRefBase with the specified signature.
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| Find(Type, String, Boolean, Type) |
Find a method on the specified Type with the specified name and signature.
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| Find(Alias, String, Boolean, TypeRefBase) |
Find a method on the specified type Alias with the specified signature.
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| Find(TypeDecl, String, Boolean, TypeRefBase) |
Find a method on the specified TypeDecl with the specified signature.
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| Find(TypeRefBase, String, Boolean, TypeRefBase) |
Find a method on the specified TypeRefBase with the specified signature.
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| Find(Type, String, BindingFlags, Boolean, Type) |
Find a method on the specified Type with the specified name and signature, using the specified BindingFlags.
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| Find(TypeRefBase, String, BindingFlags, Boolean, TypeRefBase) |
Find a method on the specified TypeRefBase with the specified signature.
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| FindBaseMethod |
Find the base virtual method for this method if it's an override.
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| FindNestedTypeArgument | (Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| FindParentT |
Find the parent object of the specified type.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| FindParentMethod |
Find the parent method (or anonymous method or lambda) of the current code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| FindParentMethodOrType |
Find the parent method (or anonymous method or lambda) or type of the current code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| FindTypeArgument |
Find a type argument for the specified type parameter.
(Overrides ExpressionFindTypeArgument(TypeParameterRef, CodeObject, DictionaryObject, Object).) |
| FindTypeArgumentInTypeArguments |
Find a type argument for the specified type parameter in the type arguments of the type.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| FirstPrefix |
Get the expression on the left of the left-most Dot operator.
(Inherited from Expression.) |
| FormatAsArgument |
Format an expression assigned as an argument to another code object (turns off any parentheses).
(Inherited from Expression.) |
| GetAllChildrenT |
Get an enumerator for all children objects of type T in
the CodeObject and in any child CodeObjects (recursively).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| GetAttribute |
Returns the first attribute expression (Call or ConstructorRef) with the specified name on the CodeObject.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| GetComment |
Get the comment that satisfies the specified predicate.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| GetConstantValue |
Get the value of any represented constant. For enums, an EnumConstant object will be
returned, which has both the Enum type and a constant value of its underlying type.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| GetDeclaringType |
Get the declaring type of the referenced method.
(Overrides SymbolicRefGetDeclaringType.) |
| GetDeclaringType(Object) |
Get the declaring type of the specified method object.
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| GetDelegateParameters |
Get the delegate parameters if the expression evaluates to a delegate type.
(Overrides TypeRefBaseGetDelegateParameters.) |
| GetDelegateParameterType(Int32) |
Get the type (or null if none) of the delegate parameter with the specified index.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| GetDelegateParameterType(Int32, Expression) |
Determine the delegate type of the parameter with the specified argument index.
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| GetDelegateParameterType(Object, Int32, Expression) |
Determine the delegate type of the parameter of the specified method object with the specified argument index.
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| GetDelegateReturnType |
Get the delegate return type if the expression evaluates to a delegate type.
(Overrides TypeRefBaseGetDelegateReturnType.) |
| GetDescription |
Get a short text description of the CodeObject.
This is generally the shortest text representation that uniquely identifies objects, even if
they have the same name, for example: type or return type, name, type parameters, parameters.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| GetDocSummary |
Returns the DocSummary documentation comment, or null if none exists.
(Inherited from SymbolicRef.) |
| GetElementType |
Get the element type of the type reference (if it's an array or pointer, otherwise null).
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| GetFullName |
Get the full name of the object, including the namespace name.
(Overrides TypeRefBaseGetFullName.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetIndentLevel |
Get the indent level of this object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| GetIndentSpaceCount |
Get the current indent in spaces.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| GetInferredType |
Determine the type of an inferred ('var') type.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| GetIsSameRefHashCode |
Calculate a hash code for the referenced object which is the same for all references where IsSameRef() is true.
(Inherited from SymbolicRef.) |
| GetMethodModifiers(MethodBase) |
Get any modifiers from the specified MethodBase.
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| GetMethodModifiers(MethodDefinition) |
Get any modifiers from the specified MethodDefinition.
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| GetMethodParameters(MethodBase) |
Get the parameters of a MethodBase, handling the VarArgs calling convention.
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| GetMethodParameters(MethodDefinition) |
Get the parameters of a MethodDefinition, handling the VarArgs calling convention.
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| GetNamespace |
Get the Namespace for this CodeObject.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| GetParameter(Int32) |
Get the parameter with the specified index.
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| GetParameter(String) |
Find the parameter with the specified name.
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| GetParameters |
Retrieve the parameters (if any) of a code object for a method, constructor, indexer, or delegate invocation.
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| GetParameterType(Int32, CodeObject, Boolean) |
Get the type of the parameter with the specified index.
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| GetParameterType(Object, Int32, CodeObject, Boolean) |
Retrieve the type of the parameter with the specified index from the specified code object for a method, constructor, indexer, or delegate invocation.
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| GetReferencedType |
Get the actual type reference (ITypeDecl or Type), retrieving them from any constant values if necessary.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| GetReturnType |
Get the return type of the method (never null - will be type 'void' instead).
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| GetReturnType(Object, Expression) |
Retrieve the return type of a code object for a method, constructor, indexer, or delegate invocation.
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| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetTypeArgumentVariance |
Get the variance state of the type argument with the specified index;
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| GetTypeParameter |
Get the type parameter of the referenced method declaration with the specified index (returns null if not found).
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| GetTypeParameterConstraints(TypeParameterRef) |
Get any constraints for the specified type parameter on this method, or on the base virtual method if this method is an override.
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| GetTypeParameterConstraints(MethodInfo, Type) |
Get any constraints for the specified type parameter on the specified method, or on the base virtual method if the method is an override.
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| GetTypeParameterConstraints(MethodDefinition, GenericParameter) |
Get any constraints for the specified type parameter on the specified method, or on the base virtual method if the method is an override.
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| GetTypeRef |
Get a TypeRef for the type with the specified full name, with caching (generally used for System types).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| GetTypeWithoutConstant |
Get the actual type, excluding any constant values.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| GetWorstMessageType |
Get the type of the worst attached message.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| HasAnnotationT | (Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| HasAttribute |
Returns true if the attribute with the specified name exists on the object, otherwise false.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| HasImplicitConversion |
Check if an implicit conversion will take place between the expression and its parent code object (Operator or VariableDecl).
Conversions to type 'object' are not included, since there is no actual data conversion. The 'from' and 'to' types are returned whether an
implicit conversion is available or not. Any applicable user-defined conversion method is returned.
(Inherited from Expression.) |
| HasUnresolvedRef |
Returns true if the code object is an UnresolvedRef or has any UnresolvedRef children.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| ImplicitIdentityConversionExists |
Determine if an implicit identity conversion exists to the specified type.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| ImplicitReferenceConversionExists |
Determine if an implicit reference conversion exists to the specified type.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| IsChildIndented |
Returns true if the specified child object is indented from the parent.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| IsChildPrefix |
Returns true if the specified child object is prefixed to the current object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| IsEnumerableType |
Determine if the type reference is an enumerable type (is compatible with an array).
Includes:
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| IsExtensionMethod |
Determine if a method object is an extension method.
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| IsImplicitExtensionMethodUsage |
Determine if a method object is an extension method reference used in an implicit context.
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| IsImplicitlyConvertibleFrom |
Determine if the reference is implicitly convertible *from* the specified reference.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| IsImplicitlyConvertibleTo |
Determine if the MethodRef is implicitly convertible to the specified TypeRefBase.
(Overrides TypeRefBaseIsImplicitlyConvertibleTo(TypeRefBase, Boolean).) |
| IsOverridden |
True if the specified method object is an override.
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| IsSameGenericType |
Determine if the specified TypeRefBase refers to the same generic type, regardless of actual type arguments.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| IsSameRef |
Determine if the current reference refers to the same code object as the specified reference.
(Inherited from SymbolicRef.) |
| IsVirtualOrAbstract |
True if the specified method object is virtual or abstract.
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| MakeArrayRef |
Make an array reference from the current type reference.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| MakeGenericRef |
Make a generic type reference from the current type reference.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MethodRefsFromGroup |
Get a list of MethodRefs from the specified NamedObjectGroup.
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| MoveAllComments |
Move all (regular or EOL) comments from the specified token to the current code object, converting any
EOL comments to regular comments (which will be rendered inline if necessary).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveAnnotations |
Move any annotations from the specified location to the specified destination location.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveComments(Token) |
Move any non-EOL comments from the specified token to the current code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveComments(Token, Boolean) |
Move any non-EOL comments from the specified token to the current code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveCommentsAsPost |
Move any non-EOL comments from the specified token to the current code object as Post comments.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveCommentsToLeftMost |
Move any comments from the specified Token to the left-most sub-expression.
(Inherited from Expression.) |
| MoveEOLAndPostAnnotations |
Move any EOL or Postfix annotations from the specified code object to the current code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveEOLComment(CodeObject) |
Move any EOL comment from the specified code object to the current code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveEOLComment(Token) |
Move any EOL comment from the specified token to the current code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveEOLComment(Token, Boolean, Boolean) |
Move any EOL comment from the specified token to the current code object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveEOLCommentAsInfix |
Move any EOL comment from the specified token to the current code object as an Infix EOL comment.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveFormatting(CodeObject) |
Move formatting from the specified code object to the current object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MoveFormatting(Token) |
Move formatting from the specified token to the current object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| MovePrefixAnnotationsAs |
Move any prefix annotations on the specified code object to the current code object as the specified type of annotation.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| NotifyListedAnnotationAdded |
Propagate the listed annotation to the parent CodeUnit and above.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| NotifyListedAnnotationRemoved |
Remove the listed annotation from the parent CodeUnit and above.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| OccursIn |
Determine if the current type is the same as or occurs in the (potentially nested) type arguments of the specified type.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| ParseAnnotations(Parser, CodeObject) |
Parse annotations - specifically, compiler directives around things such as TypeParameters or ParameterDecls.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| ParseAnnotations(Parser, CodeObject, Boolean, Boolean) |
Parse any comments, attributes, compiler directives.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| ParseArrayRanks |
Does nothing, because it makes no sense to parse array ranks on a MethodRef.
(Overrides TypeRefBaseParseArrayRanks(Parser).) |
| ParseExpectedToken |
Parse the specified expected token, attaching a parse error to the current object if it doesn't exist.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| ParseUnusedAnnotations |
Parse annotations from the Unused list.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| RemoveAllAnnotationsT |
Remove all annotations of the specified type from this object.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| RemoveAllAnnotationsWhereT |
Remove all annotations from this object where the specified predicate is true.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| RemoveAllMessages |
Remove all messages from this object, or optionally only from the specified source.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| RemoveAttribute |
Remove the attribute expression with the specified name.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| ReplaceType |
Replace all occurrences of one type reference with another, including in (potentially nested) type arguments.
(Inherited from TypeRefBase.) |
| Resolve(ResolveFlags) |
Resolve all child symbolic references.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| Resolve(ResolveCategory, ResolveFlags) |
Resolve all child symbolic references, using the specified ResolveCategory and ResolveFlags.
(Overrides TypeRefBaseResolve(ResolveCategory, ResolveFlags).) |
| ResolveAttributes |
Resolve any attached attributes.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| ResolveDocComments |
Resolve any references in attached documentation comments.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| ResolveGotoTargetUp |
Resolve child code objects that match the specified name are valid goto targets, moving up the tree until a complete match is found.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| ResolveIndexerRef |
Resolve indexers.
(Inherited from SymbolicRef.) |
| ResolveLocalDeclExprRef |
Resolve any LocalDeclExpr in the Expression or its children that match the specified name.
(Inherited from Expression.) |
| ResolveRef |
Resolve child code objects that match the specified name.
(Inherited from Expression.) |
| ResolveRefUp |
Resolve child code objects that match the specified name, moving up the tree until a complete match is found.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| ResolveRefUpSkipMethodBody |
Similar to ResolveRefUp(String, Resolver), but skips trying to resolve the symbol in the body or parameters of a
method (used for resolving parameter types).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| SetField(Object, Object, Boolean) |
Set a field of a code object, including setting the parent, and optional formatting.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| SetFieldT(ChildListT, ChildListT) |
Set a ChildList collection field of a code object, including setting the parent.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| SetFieldT(T, T, Boolean) |
Set a field of a code object, including setting the parent, and optional formatting.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| SetFormatFlag | (Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| SetLineCol(CodeObject) |
Set the line and column numbers to those in the specified CodeObject.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| SetLineCol(Token) |
Set the line and column numbers to those in the specified token.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| SetNewLines |
Special method to set the newline count without setting the NewLinesSet flag.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| SetStartLineCol |
Set the starting line and column numbers to those in the specified token (used by
some code objects with prefixes such as modifiers).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| SkipPrefixes |
Get the expression on the right of the right-most Lookup or Dot operator (bypass any '::' and '.' prefixes).
(Inherited from Expression.) |
| ToString |
Render the type of the code object and its description as a string.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| UpdateAllDeclExpressions |
Recursively update the dictionary of names in the specified Block by either adding or removing
(as specified by the 2nd parameter) all appropriate nested INamedCodeObjects expressions in the
current CodeObject tree (specifically implemented for LocalDeclExpr expression objects).
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
| UpdateLineCol |
Update the line and column numbers according to the current positions in the CodeWriter,
if the UpdateLineCol flag is set.
(Inherited from CodeObject.) |
See Also