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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
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trait Trees extends AnyRef
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EXPERIMENTAL
This trait defines the node types used in Scala abstract syntax trees (AST) and operations on them.
Trees are the basis for Scala's abstract syntax that is used to represent programs. They are also called abstract syntax trees and commonly abbreviated as ASTs.
In Scala reflection, APIs that produce or use Trees are:
- Annotations which use trees to represent their arguments, exposed in Annotation.scalaArgs.
- reify, a special method on scala.reflect.api.Universe that takes an expression and returns an AST which represents the expression.
- Macros and runtime compilation with toolboxes which both use trees as their program representation medium.
Trees are immutable, except for three fields pos, symbol, and tpe, which are assigned when a tree is typechecked to attribute it with the information gathered by the typechecker.
Examples
The following creates an AST representing a literal 5 in Scala source code:
```
Literal(Constant(5))
```
The following creates an AST representing print("Hello World"):
```
Apply(Select(Select(This(TypeName("scala")), TermName("Predef")), TermName("print")), List(Literal(Constant("Hello World"))))
```
The following creates an AST from a literal 5, and then uses showRaw to print it in a readable format.
```
import scala.reflect.runtime.universe.{ reify, showRaw }
print( showRaw( reify{5}.tree ) )` // prints Literal(Constant(5))
```
For more information about Trees, see the Reflection Guide: Symbols, Trees, Types.
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AlternativeExtractor
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AnnotatedExtractor
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AppliedTypeTreeExtractor
Apply
ApplyApi
ApplyExtractor
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AssignExtractor
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AssignOrNamedArgExtractor
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BindApi
BindExtractor
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BlockApi
BlockExtractor
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CaseDefApi
CaseDefExtractor
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ClassDefApi
ClassDefExtractor
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CompoundTypeTreeApi
CompoundTypeTreeExtractor
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DefDefApi
DefDefExtractor
DefTree
DefTreeApi
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ExistentialTypeTreeApi
ExistentialTypeTreeExtractor
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FunctionExtractor
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IdentApi
IdentExtractor
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IfApi
IfExtractor
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ImplDefApi
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ImportApi
ImportExtractor
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ImportSelectorExtractor
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LabelDefApi
LabelDefExtractor
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LiteralExtractor
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MatchExtractor
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RefTreeExtractor
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ReturnExtractor
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SelectExtractor
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SelectFromTypeTreeExtractor
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SingletonTypeTreeExtractor
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StarApi
StarExtractor
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SuperApi
SuperExtractor
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SymTreeApi
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TemplateApi
TemplateExtractor
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ThisExtractor
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ThrowExtractor
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TypeDefExtractor
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TypeTreeApi
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scala.reflect.api.Trees

LiteralExtractor

abstract class LiteralExtractor extends AnyRef

An extractor class to create and pattern match with syntax Literal(value). This AST node corresponds to the following Scala code:

value

Source: Trees.scala

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new LiteralExtractor()

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abstract def apply(value: Universe.Constant): Universe.Literal
abstract def unapply(literal: Universe.Literal): Option[Universe.Constant]

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final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

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final def ##(): Int

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def +(other: String): String

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This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.LiteralExtractor to any2stringadd[Universe.LiteralExtractor] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
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def ->[B](y: B): (Universe.LiteralExtractor, B)

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This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.LiteralExtractor to ArrowAssoc[Universe.LiteralExtractor] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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def ensuring(cond: (Universe.LiteralExtractor) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Universe.LiteralExtractor

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This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.LiteralExtractor to Ensuring[Universe.LiteralExtractor] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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def ensuring(cond: (Universe.LiteralExtractor) ⇒ Boolean): Universe.LiteralExtractor

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This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.LiteralExtractor to Ensuring[Universe.LiteralExtractor] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Universe.LiteralExtractor

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This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.LiteralExtractor to Ensuring[Universe.LiteralExtractor] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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def ensuring(cond: Boolean): Universe.LiteralExtractor

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This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.LiteralExtractor to Ensuring[Universe.LiteralExtractor] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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def formatted(fmtstr: String): String

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This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.LiteralExtractor to StringFormat[Universe.LiteralExtractor] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
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def →[B](y: B): (Universe.LiteralExtractor, B)

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This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.LiteralExtractor to ArrowAssoc[Universe.LiteralExtractor] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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LiteralExtractor

abstract class LiteralExtractor extends AnyRef

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

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

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

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

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LiteralExtractor 

abstract class LiteralExtractor extends AnyRef

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

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

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

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

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LiteralExtractor