Package org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr

# Class SpreadExpression

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

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

public class SpreadExpression extends Expression
Represents a spread expression *x in the list expression [1, *x, 2].

- ## 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
  `SpreadExpression(Expression expression)`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Expression`
  `getExpression()`
  `String`
  `getText()`
  `ClassNode`
  `getType()`
  `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

  `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, toString, wait, wait, wait`

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

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

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### SpreadExpression

    public SpreadExpression(Expression expression)

- ## Method Details

  - ### getExpression

    public Expression getExpression()

  - ### 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`

  - ### getText

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

  - ### getType

    public ClassNode getType()
    Overrides:
      `getType` in class `Expression`