NameReference.java

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package org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast;

import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.*;

public abstract class NameReference extends Reference implements InvocationSite {

	public Binding binding; //may be aTypeBinding-aFieldBinding-aLocalVariableBinding

	public TypeBinding actualReceiverType;	// modified receiver type - actual one according to namelookup

	//the error printing
	//some name reference are build as name reference but
	//only used as type reference. When it happens, instead of
	//creating a new objet (aTypeReference) we just flag a boolean
	//This concesion is valuable while their are cases when the NameReference
	//will be a TypeReference (static message sends.....) and there is
	//no changeClass in java.
public NameReference() {
	this.bits |= Binding.TYPE | Binding.VARIABLE; // restrictiveFlag
}

public FieldBinding fieldBinding() {
	//this method should be sent ONLY after a check against isFieldReference()
	//check its use doing senders.........
	return (FieldBinding) this.binding ;
}

public boolean isSuperAccess() {
	return false;
}

public boolean isTypeAccess() {
	// null is acceptable when we are resolving the first part of a reference
	return this.binding == null || this.binding instanceof ReferenceBinding;
}

public boolean isTypeReference() {
	return this.binding instanceof ReferenceBinding;
}

public void setActualReceiverType(ReferenceBinding receiverType) {
	if (receiverType == null) return; // error scenario only
	this.actualReceiverType = receiverType;
}

public void setDepth(int depth) {
	this.bits &= ~DepthMASK; // flush previous depth if any
	if (depth > 0) {
		this.bits |= (depth & 0xFF) << DepthSHIFT; // encoded on 8 bits
	}
}

public void setFieldIndex(int index){
	// ignored
}

public abstract String unboundReferenceErrorName();
}