src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/ast/expr/EmptyExpression.java

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package org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr;

import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ASTNode;
import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.AnnotationNode;
import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ClassNode;
import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.GroovyCodeVisitor;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Placeholder for an empty expression. Empty expressions are used in closures
 * lists like (;). During class generation empty expressions should be ignored
 * or replaced with a null value.
 *
 * @see org.codehaus.groovy.ast.stmt.EmptyStatement
 */
public class EmptyExpression extends Expression {

    /**
     * @see EmptyExpression#INSTANCE
     */
    public EmptyExpression() {
        super();
    }

    @Override
    public Expression transformExpression(ExpressionTransformer transformer) {
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public void visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor) {
        visitor.visitEmptyExpression(this);
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Immutable singleton that is recommended for use when source range or any
     * other occurrence-specific metadata is not needed.
     */
    public static final EmptyExpression INSTANCE = new EmptyExpression() {

        private void throwUnsupportedOperationException() {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("EmptyExpression.INSTANCE is immutable");
        }

        // ASTNode overrides:

        @Override
        public void setColumnNumber(int n) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        @Override
        public void setLastColumnNumber(int n) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        @Override
        public void setLastLineNumber(int n) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        @Override
        public void setLineNumber(int n) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        @Override
        public void setMetaDataMap(Map<?, ?> meta) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        @Override
        public void setSourcePosition(ASTNode node) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        // AnnotatedNode overrides:

        @Override
        public void addAnnotation(AnnotationNode node) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        @Override
        public void setDeclaringClass(ClassNode node) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        @Override
        public void setHasNoRealSourcePosition(boolean b) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        @Override
        public void setSynthetic(boolean b) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }

        // Expression overrides:

        @Override
        public void setType(ClassNode node) {
            throwUnsupportedOperationException();
        }
    };
}