org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr

## Class ConstantExpression

- java.lang.Object
- - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ASTNode
  - - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.AnnotatedNode
    - - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.Expression
      - - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.ConstantExpression

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    AnnotationConstantExpression

      public class ConstantExpression
      extends Expression

  Represents a constant expression such as null, true, false
  Version:
    $Revision$
  Author:
    James Strachan

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static ConstantExpression` | `EMPTY_EXPRESSION`
    `static ConstantExpression` | `EMPTY_STRING`
    `static ConstantExpression` | `FALSE`
    `static ConstantExpression` | `NULL`
    `static ConstantExpression` | `PRIM_FALSE`
    `static ConstantExpression` | `PRIM_TRUE`
    `static ConstantExpression` | `TRUE`
    `static ConstantExpression` | `VOID`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ConstantExpression(Object value)`
    `ConstantExpression(Object value, boolean keepPrimitive)`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `getConstantName()`
    `String` | `getText()`
    `Object` | `getValue()`
    `boolean` | `isEmptyStringExpression()`
    `boolean` | `isFalseExpression()`
    `boolean` | `isNullExpression()`
    `boolean` | `isTrueExpression()`
    `void` | `setConstantName(String constantName)`
    `String` | `toString()`
    `Expression` | `transformExpression(ExpressionTransformer transformer)` Return a copy of the expression calling the transformer on any nested expressions
    `void` | `visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.Expression

      `getType, setType, transformExpressions, transformExpressions`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.AnnotatedNode

      `addAnnotation, addAnnotations, getAnnotations, getAnnotations, getDeclaringClass, hasNoRealSourcePosition, isSynthetic, setDeclaringClass, setHasNoRealSourcePosition, setSynthetic`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ASTNode

      `copyNodeMetaData, getColumnNumber, getLastColumnNumber, getLastLineNumber, getLineNumber, getNodeMetaData, putNodeMetaData, removeNodeMetaData, setColumnNumber, setLastColumnNumber, setLastLineNumber, setLineNumber, setNodeMetaData, setSourcePosition`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### NULL

          public static final ConstantExpression NULL

    - #### TRUE

          public static final ConstantExpression TRUE

    - #### FALSE

          public static final ConstantExpression FALSE

    - #### EMPTY_STRING

          public static final ConstantExpression EMPTY_STRING

    - #### PRIM_TRUE

          public static final ConstantExpression PRIM_TRUE

    - #### PRIM_FALSE

          public static final ConstantExpression PRIM_FALSE

    - #### VOID

          public static final ConstantExpression VOID

    - #### EMPTY_EXPRESSION

          public static final ConstantExpression EMPTY_EXPRESSION

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ConstantExpression

          public ConstantExpression(Object value)

    - #### ConstantExpression

          public ConstantExpression(Object value,
                            boolean keepPrimitive)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`

    - #### visit

          public void visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)

      Overrides:
        `visit` in class `ASTNode`

    - #### transformExpression

          public Expression transformExpression(ExpressionTransformer transformer)

      Description copied from class: `Expression`
      Return a copy of the expression calling the transformer on any nested expressions
      Specified by:
        `transformExpression` in class `Expression`

    - #### getValue

          public Object getValue()

      Returns:
        the value of this constant expression

    - #### getText

          public String getText()

      Overrides:
        `getText` in class `ASTNode`

    - #### getConstantName

          public String getConstantName()

    - #### setConstantName

          public void setConstantName(String constantName)

    - #### isNullExpression

          public boolean isNullExpression()

    - #### isTrueExpression

          public boolean isTrueExpression()

    - #### isFalseExpression

          public boolean isFalseExpression()

    - #### isEmptyStringExpression

          public boolean isEmptyStringExpression()