scala.reflect.api

Position

trait Position extends Attachments

Position tracks the origin of symbols and tree nodes. They are commonly used when displaying warnings and errors, to indicate the incorrect point in the program.

A position indicates the source file and an offset. A position may be undefined, which means it's pointing to the Positions#NoPosition element.

Please note that this trait may be refactored in future versions of the Scala reflection API.

Source
Position.scala
See also

http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/reflection/names-exprs-scopes-more.html

The compiler adds more information to positions, such a ranges in the source file and defines different types of positions depending on how a symbol or tree node was generated. The guide fully describes compiler-generated positions.

  • INV1: A tree with an offset position never contains a child with a range position
  • INV2: If the child of a tree with a range position also has a range position, then the child's range is contained in the parent's range.
  • INV3: Opaque range positions of children of the same node are non-overlapping (this means their overlap is at most a single point).

The following tests are useful on positions: pos.isDefined true if position is not a NoPosition, pos.isRange true if position is a range, pos.isOpaqueRange true if position is an opaque range,

There are also convenience methods, such as pos.startOrPoint, pos.endOrPoint, pos.pointOrElse(default). These are less strict about the kind of position on which they can be applied.

The following conversion methods are often used: pos.focus converts a range position to an offset position, keeping its point; returns all other positions unchanged, pos.makeTransparent converts an opaque range position into a transparent one. returns all other positions unchanged.

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  1. abstract type Pos >: Null <: Position

    The position type of this attachment

    The position type of this attachment

    Definition Classes
    PositionAttachments

Abstract Value Members

  1. abstract def column: Int

    The position indicates a column and the line in the source file.

  2. abstract def end: Int

    The end of the position's range, error if not a range position.

  3. abstract def endOrPoint: Int

    The end of the position's range, or point if not a range position.

  4. abstract def focus: Pos

    If this is a range position, the offset position of its point.

    If this is a range position, the offset position of its point. Otherwise the position itself

  5. abstract def focusEnd: Pos

    If this is a range position, the offset position of its end.

    If this is a range position, the offset position of its end. Otherwise the position itself

  6. abstract def focusStart: Pos

    If this is a range position, the offset position of its start.

    If this is a range position, the offset position of its start. Otherwise the position itself

  7. abstract def includes(pos: Pos): Boolean

    Does this position include the given position pos? This holds if this is a range position and its range [start.

    Does this position include the given position pos? This holds if this is a range position and its range [start..end] is the same or covers the range of the given position, which may or may not be a range position.

  8. abstract def isDefined: Boolean

    Is this position neither a NoPosition nor a FakePosition? If isDefined is true, offset and source are both defined.

  9. abstract def isOpaqueRange: Boolean

    Is this position a non-transparent range position?

  10. abstract def isRange: Boolean

    Is this position a range position?

  11. abstract def isTransparent: Boolean

    Is this position a transparent position?

  12. abstract def line: Int

    The position indicates a column and the line in the source file.

  13. abstract def lineContent: String

    The content of the line this Position refers to.

  14. abstract def makeTransparent: Pos

    If opaque range, make this position transparent.

  15. abstract def overlaps(pos: Pos): Boolean

    Does this position overlap with that position? This holds if both positions are ranges and there is an interval of non-zero length that is shared by both position ranges.

  16. abstract def point: Int

    The point (where the ^ is) of the position, which is easiest to access using the line and column values. The line content is also available.

  17. abstract def pointOrElse(default: Int): Int

    The point (where the ^ is) of the position, or else default if undefined.

  18. abstract def pos: Pos

    The underlying position

    The underlying position

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  19. abstract def precedes(pos: Pos): Boolean

    Does this position precede that position? This holds if both positions are defined and the end point of this position is not larger than the start point of the given position.

  20. abstract def properlyIncludes(pos: Pos): Boolean

    Does this position properly include the given position pos ("properly" meaning their ranges are not the same)?

  21. abstract def properlyPrecedes(pos: Pos): Boolean

    Does this position properly precede the given position pos ("properly" meaning their ranges do not share a common point).

  22. abstract def sameRange(pos: Pos): Boolean

    Does this position cover the same range as that position? Holds only if both position are ranges

  23. abstract def show: String

    Show a textual representation of the position.

  24. abstract def source: SourceFile

    Java file corresponding to the source file of this position.

    Java file corresponding to the source file of this position.

    The return type is scala.reflect.io.AbstractFile, which belongs to an experimental part of Scala reflection. It should not be used unless you know what you are doing. In subsequent releases, this API will be refined and exposed as a part of scala.reflect.api.

  25. abstract def start: Int

    The start of the position's range, error if not a range position.

  26. abstract def startOrPoint: Int

    The start of the position's range, or point if not a range position.

  27. abstract def toSingleLine: Pos

    Convert this to a position around point that spans a single source line

  28. abstract def union(pos: Pos): Pos

    If this is a range, the union with the other range, with the point of this position.

    If this is a range, the union with the other range, with the point of this position. Otherwise, this position

  29. abstract def withEnd(off: Int): Pos

    The same position with a different end value (if a range).

  30. abstract def withPoint(off: Int): Pos

    The same position with a different point value (if a range or offset).

  31. abstract def withPos(newPos: Pos): Attachments { type Pos = Position.this.Pos }

    Creates a copy of this attachment with the position replaced by newPos

    Creates a copy of this attachment with the position replaced by newPos

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  32. abstract def withStart(off: Int): Pos

    The same position with a different start value (if a range).

Concrete Value Members

  1. final def !=(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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  2. final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

    Test two objects for inequality.

    Test two objects for inequality.

    returns

    true if !(this == that), false otherwise.

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    Any
  3. final def ##(): Int

    Equivalent to x.hashCode except for boxed numeric types and null.

    Equivalent to x.hashCode except for boxed numeric types and null. For numerics, it returns a hash value which is consistent with value equality: if two value type instances compare as true, then ## will produce the same hash value for each of them. For null returns a hashcode where null.hashCode throws a NullPointerException.

    returns

    a hash value consistent with ==

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  4. def +(other: String): String

    Implicit information
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Position to StringAdd performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
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  5. def ->[B](y: B): (Position, B)

    Implicit information
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Position to ArrowAssoc[Position] performed by method any2ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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    @inline()
  6. final def ==(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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    AnyRef
  7. final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

    Test two objects for equality.

    Test two objects for equality. The expression x == that is equivalent to if (x eq null) that eq null else x.equals(that).

    returns

    true if the receiver object is equivalent to the argument; false otherwise.

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    Any
  8. def all: Set[Any]

    The underlying payload with the guarantee that no two elements have the same type.

    The underlying payload with the guarantee that no two elements have the same type.

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  9. final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

    Cast the receiver object to be of type T0.

    Cast the receiver object to be of type T0.

    Note that the success of a cast at runtime is modulo Scala's erasure semantics. Therefore the expression 1.asInstanceOf[String] will throw a ClassCastException at runtime, while the expression List(1).asInstanceOf[List[String]] will not. In the latter example, because the type argument is erased as part of compilation it is not possible to check whether the contents of the list are of the requested type.

    returns

    the receiver object.

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    Any
    Exceptions thrown
    ClassCastException

    if the receiver object is not an instance of the erasure of type T0.

  10. def clone(): AnyRef

    Create a copy of the receiver object.

    Create a copy of the receiver object.

    The default implementation of the clone method is platform dependent.

    returns

    a copy of the receiver object.

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    Note

    not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

  11. def ensuring(cond: (Position) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Position

    Implicit information
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Position to Ensuring[Position] performed by method any2Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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    Ensuring
  12. def ensuring(cond: (Position) ⇒ Boolean): Position

    Implicit information
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Position to Ensuring[Position] performed by method any2Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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  13. def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Position

    Implicit information
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Position to Ensuring[Position] performed by method any2Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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  14. def ensuring(cond: Boolean): Position

    Implicit information
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Position to Ensuring[Position] performed by method any2Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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  15. final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

    Tests whether the argument (arg0) is a reference to the receiver object (this).

    Tests whether the argument (arg0) is a reference to the receiver object (this).

    The eq method implements an equivalence relation on non-null instances of AnyRef, and has three additional properties:

    • It is consistent: for any non-null instances x and y of type AnyRef, multiple invocations of x.eq(y) consistently returns true or consistently returns false.
    • For any non-null instance x of type AnyRef, x.eq(null) and null.eq(x) returns false.
    • null.eq(null) returns true.

    When overriding the equals or hashCode methods, it is important to ensure that their behavior is consistent with reference equality. Therefore, if two objects are references to each other (o1 eq o2), they should be equal to each other (o1 == o2) and they should hash to the same value (o1.hashCode == o2.hashCode).

    returns

    true if the argument is a reference to the receiver object; false otherwise.

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  16. def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean

    The equality method for reference types.

    The equality method for reference types. Default implementation delegates to eq.

    See also equals in scala.Any.

    returns

    true if the receiver object is equivalent to the argument; false otherwise.

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    AnyRef → Any
  17. def finalize(): Unit

    Called by the garbage collector on the receiver object when there are no more references to the object.

    Called by the garbage collector on the receiver object when there are no more references to the object.

    The details of when and if the finalize method is invoked, as well as the interaction between finalize and non-local returns and exceptions, are all platform dependent.

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    not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

  18. def formatted(fmtstr: String): String

    Returns string formatted according to given format string.

    Returns string formatted according to given format string. Format strings are as for String.format (@see java.lang.String.format).

    Implicit information
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from Position to StringFormat performed by method any2stringfmt in scala.Predef.
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  19. def get[T](implicit arg0: ClassTag[T]): Option[T]

    An underlying payload of the given class type T.

    An underlying payload of the given class type T.

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  20. final def getClass(): Class[_]

    A representation that corresponds to the dynamic class of the receiver object.

    A representation that corresponds to the dynamic class of the receiver object.

    The nature of the representation is platform dependent.

    returns

    a representation that corresponds to the dynamic class of the receiver object.

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    AnyRef → Any
    Note

    not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

  21. def hashCode(): Int

    The hashCode method for reference types.

    The hashCode method for reference types. See hashCode in scala.Any.

    returns

    the hash code value for this object.

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    AnyRef → Any
  22. final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean

    Test whether the dynamic type of the receiver object is T0.

    Test whether the dynamic type of the receiver object is T0.

    Note that the result of the test is modulo Scala's erasure semantics. Therefore the expression 1.isInstanceOf[String] will return false, while the expression List(1).isInstanceOf[List[String]] will return true. In the latter example, because the type argument is erased as part of compilation it is not possible to check whether the contents of the list are of the specified type.

    returns

    true if the receiver object is an instance of erasure of type T0; false otherwise.

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    Any
  23. final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

    Equivalent to !(this eq that).

    Equivalent to !(this eq that).

    returns

    true if the argument is not a reference to the receiver object; false otherwise.

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    AnyRef
  24. final def notify(): Unit

    Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

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    Note

    not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

  25. final def notifyAll(): Unit

    Wakes up all threads that are waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Wakes up all threads that are waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

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    Note

    not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

  26. def remove[T](implicit arg0: ClassTag[T]): Attachments { type Pos = Position.this.Pos }

    Creates a copy of this attachment with the payload of the given class type T removed.

    Creates a copy of this attachment with the payload of the given class type T removed.

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  27. final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0

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  28. def toString(): String

    Creates a String representation of this object.

    Creates a String representation of this object. The default representation is platform dependent. On the java platform it is the concatenation of the class name, "@", and the object's hashcode in hexadecimal.

    returns

    a String representation of the object.

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    AnyRef → Any
  29. def update[T](attachment: T)(implicit arg0: ClassTag[T]): Attachments { type Pos = Position.this.Pos }

    Creates a copy of this attachment with the payload slot of T added/updated with the provided value.

    Creates a copy of this attachment with the payload slot of T added/updated with the provided value. Replaces an existing payload of the same type, if exists.

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  30. final def wait(): Unit

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  31. final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit

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  32. final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit

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  33. def [B](y: B): (Position, B)

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  1. val self: Any

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  1. def x: Position

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    (Since version 2.10.0) Use leftOfArrow instead

  2. def x: Position

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    (Since version 2.10.0) Use resultOfEnsuring instead

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