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package org.jruby.ast;

import java.util.List;

import org.jruby.ast.visitor.NodeVisitor;
import org.jruby.evaluator.Instruction;
import org.jruby.lexer.yacc.ISourcePosition;

/**
 *	Regexp backref.
 *	generated when one of the following special global variables are found
 *
 *
 *    - $& last succesfull match
 *     
 *    - $+ highest numbered group matched in last successful match.
 *     
 *    - $` what precedes the last successful match
 *    
 *    - $' what follows the last successful match
 *
 *	
 * @author  jpetersen
 */
public class BackRefNode extends Node {
    static final long serialVersionUID = 5321267679438359590L;

	/**
	 * the character which generated the backreference
	 **/
    private final char type;

    public BackRefNode(ISourcePosition position, char type) {
        super(position, NodeTypes.BACKREFNODE);
        this.type = type;
    }

    /**
     * Accept for the visitor pattern.
     * @param iVisitor the visitor
     **/
    public Instruction accept(NodeVisitor iVisitor) {
        return iVisitor.visitBackRefNode(this);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the type.
	 * the type is the character which generates the backreference
     * @return type
     */
    public char getType() {
        return type;
    }
    
    public List childNodes() {
        return EMPTY_LIST;
    }

}