Package: org.codehaus.groovy.ast.tools

## [Java] Class WideningCategories

- org.codehaus.groovy.ast.tools.WideningCategories

-     public class WideningCategories
      extends Object

  This class provides helper methods to determine the type from a widening operation for example for a plus operation.

  To determine the resulting type of for example a=exp1+exp2 we look at the conditions isIntCategory(ClassNode), isLongCategory(ClassNode), isBigIntCategory(ClassNode), isDoubleCategory(ClassNode) and isBigDecCategory(ClassNode) in that order. The first case applying to exp1 and exp2 is defining the result type of the expression.

  If for example you look at x = 1 + 2l we have the first category applying to the number 1 being int, since the 1 is an int. The 2l is a long, therefore the int category will not apply and the result type can't be int. The next category in the list is long, and since both apply to long, the result type is a long.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested classes
    Modifiers | Name | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static class` | `WideningCategories.LowestUpperBoundClassNode` | This ClassNode specialization is used when the lowest upper bound of two types cannot be represented by an existing type.

  - ### Methods Summary

    Methods
    Type Params | Return Type | Name and description
    --- | --- | ---
    `` | `public static boolean` | `implementsInterfaceOrSubclassOf(ClassNode source, ClassNode target)` Determines if the source class implements an interface or subclasses the target type.
    `` | `public static boolean` | `isBigDecCategory(ClassNode type)` Checks if type is a BigDecimal, BigInteger, long, int, byte, char or short.
    `` | `public static boolean` | `isBigIntCategory(ClassNode type)` Checks if type is a BigInteger, long, int, byte, char or short.
    `` | `public static boolean` | `isDouble(ClassNode type)` Checks if type is a double.
    `` | `public static boolean` | `isDoubleCategory(ClassNode type)` Checks if type is a float, double or BigDecimal (category).
    `` | `public static boolean` | `isFloat(ClassNode type)` Checks if type is a float.
    `` | `public static boolean` | `isFloatingCategory(ClassNode type)` Checks if type is a float or double.
    `` | `public static boolean` | `isInt(ClassNode type)` Checks if type is an int.
    `` | `public static boolean` | `isIntCategory(ClassNode type)` Checks if type is an int, byte, char or short.
    `` | `public static boolean` | `isLongCategory(ClassNode type)` Checks if type is a long, int, byte, char or short.
    `` | `public static boolean` | `isNumberCategory(ClassNode type)` Checks if type is a BigDecimal (category) or Number.
    `` | `public static ClassNode` | `lowestUpperBound(List<ClassNode> nodes)` Given a list of types, returns the first common supertype.
    `` | `public static ClassNode` | `lowestUpperBound(ClassNode a, ClassNode b)` Given two types, returns the first common supertype, or the class itself if there are equal.

  - ### Inherited Methods Summary

    Inherited Methods
    Methods inherited from class | Name
    --- | ---
    `class Object` | `wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### public static boolean implementsInterfaceOrSubclassOf(ClassNode source, ClassNode target)

      Determines if the source class implements an interface or subclasses the target type. This method takes the LowestUpperBoundClassNode type into account, allowing removal of unnecessary casts.

      Since:
        2.3.0

    - #### public static boolean isBigDecCategory(ClassNode type)

      Checks if type is a BigDecimal, BigInteger, long, int, byte, char or short.

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static boolean isBigIntCategory(ClassNode type)

      Checks if type is a BigInteger, long, int, byte, char or short.

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static boolean isDouble(ClassNode type)

      Checks if type is a double.

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static boolean isDoubleCategory(ClassNode type)

      Checks if type is a float, double or BigDecimal (category).

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static boolean isFloat(ClassNode type)

      Checks if type is a float.

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static boolean isFloatingCategory(ClassNode type)

      Checks if type is a float or double.

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static boolean isInt(ClassNode type)

      Checks if type is an int.

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static boolean isIntCategory(ClassNode type)

      Checks if type is an int, byte, char or short.

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static boolean isLongCategory(ClassNode type)

      Checks if type is a long, int, byte, char or short.

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static boolean isNumberCategory(ClassNode type)

      Checks if type is a BigDecimal (category) or Number.

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static ClassNode lowestUpperBound(List<ClassNode> nodes)

      Given a list of types, returns the first common supertype. For example, Double and Float would return Number, while Set and String would return Object.

      Since:
        2.0.0

    - #### public static ClassNode lowestUpperBound(ClassNode a, ClassNode b)

      Given two types, returns the first common supertype, or the class itself if there are equal. For example, Double and Float would return Number, while Set and String would return Object.

      This method is not guaranteed to return a class node which corresponds to a real type. For example, if two types have more than one interface in common and are not in the same hierarchy branch, then the returned type will be a virtual type implementing all those interfaces.

      Calls to this method are supposed to be made with resolved generics. This means that you can have wildcards, but no placeholder.

      Since:
        2.0.0