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Diffstat (limited to 'src/compiler/scala/tools/reflect/ToolBox.scala')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/reflect/ToolBox.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/reflect/ToolBox.scala index 02a458214f..4a3db09909 100644 --- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/reflect/ToolBox.scala +++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/reflect/ToolBox.scala @@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ trait ToolBox[U <: scala.reflect.api.Universe] { */ def compile(tree: u.Tree): () => Any + /** Defines a top-level class, trait or module in this ToolBox, + * putting it into a uniquely-named package and returning a symbol that references the defined entity. + * For a ClassDef, a ClassSymbol is returned, and for a ModuleDef, a ModuleSymbol is returned (not a module class, but a module itself). + * + * This method can be used to generate definitions that will later be re-used by subsequent calls to + * `compile`, `define` or `eval`. To refer to the generated definition in a tree, use q"$sym". + */ + def define(tree: u.ImplDef): u.Symbol + /** Compiles and runs a tree using this ToolBox. * Is equivalent to `compile(tree)()`. */ |