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

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    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)` | Return a copy of the expression calling the transformer on 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, 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, hashCode, setColumnNumber, setLastColumnNumber, setLastLineNumber, setLineNumber, setMetaDataMap, setSourcePosition`

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

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

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### GStringExpression

          public GStringExpression​(String verbatimText)

    - #### GStringExpression

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

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### visit

          public void visit​(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)

      Overrides:
        `visit` in class `ASTNode`

    - #### transformExpression

          public Expression transformExpression​(ExpressionTransformer transformer)

      Description copied from class: `Expression`
      Return a copy of the expression calling the transformer on 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()