Alias Class

Create an Alias with the specified name to the specified Expression.

Initializes a new instance of the Alias class

This property is just to make debugging easier.

Annotations (comments, attributes, directives, messages) associated with the current code object.

The descriptive category of the code object.

The dictionary of child objects in the referenced Namespace.

The column number associated with the CodeObject (if any, 0 if none).

The comment for the code object (if any).

The documentation comment for the code object (if any).

The End-Of-Line comment for the code object (if any).

The aliased Expression.

The full name of the referenced Namespace, including any parent namespaces.

True if the code object has any annotations.

True if the Statement has an argument.

True if the Statement has parens around its argument.

True if the code object has any attributes.

True if the code object has any comments of any kind.

True if the code object has any compiler directive annotations.

True if the referenced Namespace has NamespaceDecl declarations in the current project, otherwise false (meaning items in the namespace exist only in imported assemblies and projects).

True if the code object has any documentation comments.

True if the code object has any EOL comments.

True if the code object has any EOL or Postfix annotations.

True if the code object has any error messages.

True if the code object has any annotations on separate lines.

True if the code object has any Infix comments.

True if the code object has any generated messages.

Determines if the code object has no indentation.

True if the code object has any regular (non-doc) preceding (non-EOL, non-Infix, non-Postfix) comments.

True if the code object has any postfix annotations.

Determines if the code object has a terminator character.

True if the Statement has a terminator character by default.

Any hidden reference to another CodeObject.

The infix comment for the code object (if any).

True if the aliased type is abstract.

True if the aliased type is a class.

True if the aliased type is a delegate type.

True if the closing paren or bracket is on a new line.

True if the aliased type is an enum.

Determines if the code object appears as the first item on a line.

True if the code object defaults to starting on a new line.

Determines if the code object is generated.

Always false.

True if the aliased type is a generic type.

Determines if the referenced Namespace is the project-global namespace.

Determines if the 'grouping' (has parens or braces) status has been set.

True if the aliased type is an interface.

True if this is a namespace alias.

True if the aliased type is a nested type.

Determines if the newline count has been set on the code object.

True if the aliased type is a nullable type.

True if the aliased type is a partial type.

True if the CodeObject is renderable.

Determines if the referenced Namespace is root-level (global or extern alias).

Determines if the code object only requires a single line for display.

True if the code object only requires a single line for display by default.

True if the aliased type is a struct.

True if this is a type alias.

True if the aliased type is a value type.

The keyword associated with the Statement.

The line number associated with the CodeObject (if any, 0 if none).

The name of the Alias.

The namespace that this alias refers to (null if not a namespace alias).

The number of newlines preceding the object (0 to N).

The parent CodeObject.

The postfix comment for the code object (if any).

The terminator character for the Statement.

The type that this alias refers to (null if not a type alias).

Get the number of TypeParameters in the aliased type (if any).

Accept the specified visitor object for the current code object and it's children.

Accept the specified visitor object for all regular (non-EOL, non-Infix, non-Postfix) annotations (comments, attributes, compiler directives).

Accept the specified visitor object for all specified Infix or Postfix annotations (comments, compiler directives).

Accept the specified visitor object for all EOL comments.

Accept the specified visitor object for all Infix comments.

Accept the specified visitor object for all Infix EOL comments.

Add a Type to the referenced Namespace.

Add a child Namespace to the referenced Namespace.

Add a TypeDecl to the referenced Namespace.

Add a TypeDefinition to the referenced Namespace.

Add the CodeObject to the specified dictionary.

Determine if the specified comment should be associated with the current code object during parsing.

Render the entire code object as a string, using LFs for newlines.

Convert the code object to text with a trailing newline, and using CR/LF pairs for newlines (file format).

Convert the code object to text using the specified flags and format (file or string).

Render all regular (non-EOL, non-Infix, non-Postfix, non-Message) annotations (comments, attributes, compiler directives).

Render all specified Infix or Postfix annotations (comments, compiler directives).

Render all EOL comments.

Render all Infix comments with the specified mask.

Render all Infix EOL comments.

Render all regular annotations on the current object, or the left most binary operator.

Determine the length of the code object if converted to a string using the specified flags.

Attach an Annotation (Comment, DocComment, Attribute, CompilerDirective, or Message) to the CodeObject.

Attach an Annotation to the CodeObject at the specified position.

Create a comment object and attach it to the code object.

Create an EOL comment object and attach it to the code object.

Create a message and attach it to the code object.

Calculate metrics for this code object and its children.

Check for alignment of any EOL comments.

Deep-clone the code object.

Clone a field of a code object, including setting the parent.

Clone a field of a code object, including setting the parent.

Copy formatting from another code object.

Create the list of child Annotations, or return the existing one.

Create an array reference to this Alias.

Create an array reference to this Alias.

Create a nullable reference to this Alias.

Create a reference to the Alias.

Create a reference to the Alias.

Create a reference to the Alias.

Default format the code object.

Determine a default of 1 or 2 newlines when adding items to a Block.

Dispose the CodeObject.

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.

Evaluate the type or namespace associated with the code object.

Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.

Find a child Namespace, TypeDecl, or TypeDefinition/Type with the specified name.

Find or create a child Namespace, including any missing parent namespaces.

Find the parent object of the specified type.

Find the parent method (or anonymous method or lambda) of the current code object.

Find the parent method (or anonymous method or lambda) or type of the current code object.

Find a type argument in a base class for the specified type parameter.

Get an enumerator for all children objects of type T in the CodeObject and in any child CodeObjects (recursively).

Returns the first attribute expression (Call or ConstructorRef) with the specified name on the CodeObject.

Get the base type of the aliased type.

Get the comment that satisfies the specified predicate.

Get the non-static constructor of the aliased type with the specified parameters.

Get all non-static constructors of the aliased type.

Get the delegate parameters (if any) of the aliased type.

Get the delegate return type (if any) of the aliased type.

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.

Returns the DocSummary documentation comment, or null if none exists.

Get the event of the aliased type with the specified name.

Get the field of the aliased type with the specified name.

Get the full name of the underlying aliased namespace or type, including any parent namespace names.

Serves as the default hash function.

Get the indent level of this object.

Get the current indent in spaces.

Get the indexer of the aliased type with the specified parameter types.

Determine the type of an inferred ('var') type.

Get the method of the aliased type with the specified name and parameter types.

Get all methods with the specified name.

Get all methods of the aliased type with the specified name.

Get the Namespace for this CodeObject.

Get the nested type of the aliased type with the specified name.

Get the property of the aliased type with the specified name.

Gets the Type of the current instance.

Get a TypeRef for the type with the specified full name, with caching (generally used for System types).

Get the type of the worst attached message.

Returns true if the attribute with the specified name exists on the object, otherwise false.

Returns true if the code object is an UnresolvedRef or has any UnresolvedRef children.

Determine if the aliased type is assignable from the specified type.

Returns true if the specified child object is indented from the parent.

Returns true if the specified child object is prefixed to the current object.

Determine if the aliased type implements the specified interface type.

Determine if the aliased type is a subclass of the specified type.

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

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).

Move any annotations from the specified location to the specified destination location.

Move any non-EOL comments from the specified token to the current code object.

Move any non-EOL comments from the specified token to the current code object.

Move any non-EOL comments from the specified token to the current code object as Post comments.

Move any EOL or Postfix annotations from the specified code object to the current code object.

Move any EOL comment from the specified code object to the current code object.

Move any EOL comment from the specified token to the current code object.

Move any EOL comment from the specified token to the current code object.

Move any EOL comment from the specified token to the current code object as an Infix EOL comment.

Move formatting from the specified code object to the current object.

Move formatting from the specified token to the current object.

Move any prefix annotations on the specified code object to the current code object as the specified type of annotation.

Propagate the listed annotation to the parent CodeUnit and above.

Remove the listed annotation from the parent CodeUnit and above.

Parse an Alias.

Parse annotations - specifically, compiler directives around things such as TypeParameters or ParameterDecls.

Parse any comments, attributes, compiler directives.

Parse the specified expected token, attaching a parse error to the current object if it doesn't exist.

Parse the specified name into a child NamespaceRef or TypeRef on the referenced namespace, or a Dot expression that evaluates to one.

Parse the terminator at the end of a Statement.

Parse annotations from the Unused list.

This method is used when we must parse backwards through the Unused list to get a type.

Remove a Type from the referenced Namespace.

Remove a child Namespace from the referenced Namespace.

Remove a TypeDecl from the referenced Namespace.

Remove a TypeDefinition from the referenced Namespace.

Remove all items from the referenced Namespace.

Remove all annotations of the specified type from this object.

Remove all annotations from this object where the specified predicate is true.

Remove all messages from this object, or optionally only from the specified source.

Remove the attribute expression with the specified name.

Remove the CodeObject from the specified dictionary.

Resolve all child symbolic references.

Resolve all child symbolic references, using the specified ResolveCategory and ResolveFlags.

Resolve any attached attributes.

Resolve any references in attached documentation comments.

Resolve child code objects that match the specified name are valid goto targets, moving up the tree until a complete match is found.

Resolve indexers.

Resolve child code objects that match the specified name.

Resolve child code objects that match the specified name, moving up the tree until a complete match is found.

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).

Set a field of a code object, including setting the parent, and optional formatting.

Set a ChildList collection field of a code object, including setting the parent.

Set a field of a code object, including setting the parent, and optional formatting.

Set the line and column numbers to those in the specified CodeObject.

Set the line and column numbers to those in the specified token.

Special method to set the newline count without setting the NewLinesSet flag.

Set the starting line and column numbers to those in the specified token (used by some code objects with prefixes such as modifiers).

Render the type of the code object and its description as a string.

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).

Update the line and column numbers according to the current positions in the CodeWriter, if the UpdateLineCol flag is set.

Any Annotations (Comments, DocComments, Attributes, or Messages) associated with the CodeObject (null if none).

The starting column number associated with the CodeObject if parsed from or written to text form.

The expression should be a NamespaceRef, TypeRef, or a Dot operator whose right-most operand evaluates to a NamespaceRef or TypeRef. It can also be an UnresolvedRef.

Formatting flags - for line feeds, braces, etc.

The starting line number associated with the CodeObject if parsed from or written to text form.

The parent CodeObject.

The token used to parse the code object.

The token used to parse between the alias name and expression.