Package org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr

# Class GStringExpression

java.lang.Object
org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ASTNode
org.codehaus.groovy.ast.AnnotatedNode
org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.Expression
org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.GStringExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `GroovydocHolder<AnnotatedNode>`, `NodeMetaDataHandler`

public class GStringExpression extends Expression
Represents a String expression which contains embedded values inside it such as "hello there ${user} how are you" which is expanded lazily

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.Expression

  `EMPTY_ARRAY`

  ### Fields inherited from interface groovy.lang.groovydoc.GroovydocHolder

  `DOC_COMMENT`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `GStringExpression(String verbatimText)`
  `GStringExpression(String verbatimText, List<ConstantExpression> strings, List<Expression> values)`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `addString(ConstantExpression text)`
  `void`
  `addValue(Expression value)`
  `Expression`
  `asConstantString()`
  `List<ConstantExpression>`
  `getStrings()`
  `String`
  `getText()`
  `Expression`
  `getValue(int idx)`
  `List<Expression>`
  `getValues()`
  `boolean`
  `isConstantString()`
  `String`
  `toString()`
  `Expression`
  `transformExpression(ExpressionTransformer transformer)`
  Transforms this expression and any nested expressions.
  `void`
  `visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)`

  ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.Expression

  `getType, setType, transformExpressions, transformExpressions`

  ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.AnnotatedNode

  `addAnnotation, addAnnotation, addAnnotations, getAnnotations, getAnnotations, getDeclaringClass, getGroovydoc, getInstance, hasNoRealSourcePosition, isSynthetic, setDeclaringClass, setHasNoRealSourcePosition, setSynthetic`

  ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ASTNode

  `copyNodeMetaData, getColumnNumber, getLastColumnNumber, getLastLineNumber, getLineNumber, getMetaDataMap, setColumnNumber, setLastColumnNumber, setLastLineNumber, setLineNumber, setMetaDataMap, setSourcePosition`

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods inherited from interface org.codehaus.groovy.ast.NodeMetaDataHandler

  `copyNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, newMetaDataMap, putNodeMetaData, removeNodeMetaData, setNodeMetaData`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### GStringExpression

    public GStringExpression(String verbatimText)

  - ### GStringExpression

    public GStringExpression(String verbatimText, List<ConstantExpression> strings, List<Expression> values)

- ## Method Details

  - ### visit

    public void visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)
    Overrides:
      `visit` in class `ASTNode`

  - ### transformExpression

    public Expression transformExpression(ExpressionTransformer transformer)
    Description copied from class: `Expression`
    Transforms this expression and any nested expressions.
    Specified by:
      `transformExpression` in class `Expression`

  - ### toString

    public String toString()
    Overrides:
      `toString` in class `Object`

  - ### getText

    public String getText()
    Overrides:
      `getText` in class `ASTNode`

  - ### getStrings

    public List<ConstantExpression> getStrings()

  - ### getValues

    public List<Expression> getValues()

  - ### addString

    public void addString(ConstantExpression text)

  - ### addValue

    public void addValue(Expression value)

  - ### getValue

    public Expression getValue(int idx)

  - ### isConstantString

    public boolean isConstantString()

  - ### asConstantString

    public Expression asConstantString()