Package org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr

## Class Expression

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

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `GroovydocHolder<AnnotatedNode>`, `NodeMetaDataHandler`
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    `ArrayExpression`, `BinaryExpression`, `BitwiseNegationExpression`, `BooleanExpression`, `BytecodeExpression`, `CastExpression`, `ClassExpression`, `ClosureExpression`, `ConstantExpression`, `ConstructorCallExpression`, `EmptyExpression`, `FieldExpression`, `GStringExpression`, `ListExpression`, `ListOfExpressionsExpression`, `MapEntryExpression`, `MapExpression`, `MethodCallExpression`, `MethodPointerExpression`, `PostfixExpression`, `PrefixExpression`, `PropertyExpression`, `RangeExpression`, `SpreadExpression`, `SpreadMapExpression`, `StaticMethodCallExpression`, `TemporaryVariableExpression`, `TernaryExpression`, `TupleExpression`, `UnaryMinusExpression`, `UnaryPlusExpression`, `VariableExpression`

      public abstract class Expression
      extends AnnotatedNode

  Represents a base class for expressions which evaluate as an object

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static Expression[]` | `EMPTY_ARRAY` |

    - ### Fields inherited from interface groovy.lang.groovydoc.GroovydocHolder

      `DOC_COMMENT`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `Expression()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ClassNode` | `getType()` |
    `void` | `setType​(ClassNode t)` |
    `abstract Expression` | `transformExpression​(ExpressionTransformer transformer)` | Return a copy of the expression calling the transformer on any nested expressions
    `protected List<Expression>` | `transformExpressions​(List<? extends Expression> expressions, ExpressionTransformer transformer)` | Transforms the list of expressions
    `protected <T extends Expression> List<T>` | `transformExpressions​(List<? extends Expression> expressions, ExpressionTransformer transformer, Class<T> transformedType)` | Transforms the list of expressions, and checks that all transformed expressions have the given type.

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

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

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

      `copyNodeMetaData, getColumnNumber, getLastColumnNumber, getLastLineNumber, getLineNumber, getMetaDataMap, getText, setColumnNumber, setLastColumnNumber, setLastLineNumber, setLineNumber, setMetaDataMap, setSourcePosition, visit`

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

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

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.codehaus.groovy.ast.NodeMetaDataHandler

      `copyNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, putNodeMetaData, removeNodeMetaData, setNodeMetaData`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### EMPTY_ARRAY

          public static final Expression[] EMPTY_ARRAY

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Expression

          public Expression()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### transformExpression

          public abstract Expression transformExpression​(ExpressionTransformer transformer)

      Return a copy of the expression calling the transformer on any nested expressions
      Parameters:
        `transformer` -

    - #### transformExpressions

          protected List<Expression> transformExpressions​(List<? extends Expression> expressions,
                                                          ExpressionTransformer transformer)

      Transforms the list of expressions
      Returns:
        a new list of transformed expressions

    - #### transformExpressions

          protected <T extends Expression> List<T> transformExpressions​(List<? extends Expression> expressions,
                                                                        ExpressionTransformer transformer,
                                                                        Class<T> transformedType)

      Transforms the list of expressions, and checks that all transformed expressions have the given type.
      Returns:
        a new list of transformed expressions

    - #### getType

          public ClassNode getType()

    - #### setType

          public void setType​(ClassNode t)