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diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/reflect/macros/contexts/ExprUtils.scala b/src/compiler/scala/reflect/macros/contexts/ExprUtils.scala
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+package scala.reflect.macros
+package contexts
+
+trait ExprUtils {
+  self: Context =>
+
+  import universe._
+
+  def literalNull = Expr[Null](Literal(Constant(null)))(TypeTag.Null)
+
+  def literalUnit = Expr[Unit](Literal(Constant(())))(TypeTag.Unit)
+
+  def literalTrue = Expr[Boolean](Literal(Constant(true)))(TypeTag.Boolean)
+
+  def literalFalse = Expr[Boolean](Literal(Constant(false)))(TypeTag.Boolean)
+
+  def literal(x: Boolean) = Expr[Boolean](Literal(Constant(x)))(TypeTag.Boolean)
+
+  def literal(x: Byte) = Expr[Byte](Literal(Constant(x)))(TypeTag.Byte)
+
+  def literal(x: Short) = Expr[Short](Literal(Constant(x)))(TypeTag.Short)
+
+  def literal(x: Int) = Expr[Int](Literal(Constant(x)))(TypeTag.Int)
+
+  def literal(x: Long) = Expr[Long](Literal(Constant(x)))(TypeTag.Long)
+
+  def literal(x: Float) = Expr[Float](Literal(Constant(x)))(TypeTag.Float)
+
+  def literal(x: Double) = Expr[Double](Literal(Constant(x)))(TypeTag.Double)
+
+  def literal(x: String) = Expr[String](Literal(Constant(x)))(TypeTag[String](definitions.StringClass.toTypeConstructor))
+
+  def literal(x: Char) = Expr[Char](Literal(Constant(x)))(TypeTag.Char)
+}