Package org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr

# Class BinaryExpression

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `GroovydocHolder<AnnotatedNode>`, `NodeMetaDataHandler`

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `CompareIdentityExpression`, `CompareToNullExpression`, `DeclarationExpression`

public class BinaryExpression extends Expression
Represents two expressions and an operation

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.Expression

  `EMPTY_ARRAY`

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

  `DOC_COMMENT`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `BinaryExpression(Expression leftExpression, Token operation, Expression rightExpression)`
  `BinaryExpression(Expression leftExpression, Token operation, Expression rightExpression, boolean safe)`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Expression`
  `getLeftExpression()`
  `Token`
  `getOperation()`
  `Expression`
  `getRightExpression()`
  `String`
  `getText()`
  `boolean`
  `isSafe()`
  `static BinaryExpression`
  `newAssignmentExpression(Variable variable, Expression rhs)`
  Creates an assignment expression in which the specified expression is written into the specified variable name.
  `static BinaryExpression`
  `newInitializationExpression(String variable, ClassNode type, Expression rhs)`
  Creates variable initialization expression in which the specified expression is written into the specified variable name.
  `void`
  `setLeftExpression(Expression leftExpression)`
  `void`
  `setRightExpression(Expression rightExpression)`
  `void`
  `setSafe(boolean safe)`
  `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, 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, setColumnNumber, setLastColumnNumber, setLastLineNumber, setLineNumber, setMetaDataMap, setSourcePosition`

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

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

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

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

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### BinaryExpression

    public BinaryExpression(Expression leftExpression, Token operation, Expression rightExpression)

  - ### BinaryExpression

    public BinaryExpression(Expression leftExpression, Token operation, Expression rightExpression, boolean safe)

- ## Method Details

  - ### 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`

  - ### getLeftExpression

    public Expression getLeftExpression()

  - ### setLeftExpression

    public void setLeftExpression(Expression leftExpression)

  - ### setRightExpression

    public void setRightExpression(Expression rightExpression)

  - ### getOperation

    public Token getOperation()

  - ### getRightExpression

    public Expression getRightExpression()

  - ### getText

    public String getText()
    Overrides:
      `getText` in class `ASTNode`

  - ### isSafe

    public boolean isSafe()

  - ### setSafe

    public void setSafe(boolean safe)

  - ### newAssignmentExpression

    public static BinaryExpression newAssignmentExpression(Variable variable, Expression rhs)
    Creates an assignment expression in which the specified expression is written into the specified variable name.

  - ### newInitializationExpression

    public static BinaryExpression newInitializationExpression(String variable, ClassNode type, Expression rhs)
    Creates variable initialization expression in which the specified expression is written into the specified variable name.