class Crystal::Macros::Metaclass
  
  
  Overview
A metaclass in a type expression: T.class
Defined in:
compiler/crystal/macros.crInstance Method Summary
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        #instance : ASTNode
        
          Returns the node representing the instance type of this metaclass. 
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        #resolve : ASTNode
        
          Resolves this metaclass to a TypeNodeif it denotes a type, or otherwise gives a compile-time error.
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        #resolve? : ASTNode | NilLiteral
        
          Resolves this metaclass to a TypeNodeif it denotes a type, or otherwise returns aNilLiteral.
Instance methods inherited from class Crystal::Macros::ASTNode
  
  
    
      !=(other : ASTNode) : BoolLiteral
    !=, 
    
  
    
      ==(other : ASTNode) : BoolLiteral
    ==, 
    
  
    
      class_name : StringLiteral
    class_name, 
    
  
    
      column_number : StringLiteral | NilLiteral
    column_number, 
    
  
    
      doc : StringLiteral
    doc, 
    
  
    
      doc_comment : MacroId
    doc_comment, 
    
  
    
      end_column_number : StringLiteral | NilLiteral
    end_column_number, 
    
  
    
      end_line_number : StringLiteral | NilLiteral
    end_line_number, 
    
  
    
      filename : StringLiteral | NilLiteral
    filename, 
    
  
    
      id : MacroId
    id, 
    
  
    
      is_a?(type : TypeNode) : BoolLiteral
    is_a?, 
    
  
    
      line_number : StringLiteral | NilLiteral
    line_number, 
    
  
    
      nil? : BoolLiteral
    nil?, 
    
  
    
      raise(message) : NoReturn
    raise, 
    
  
    
      stringify : StringLiteral
    stringify, 
    
  
    
      symbolize : SymbolLiteral
    symbolize, 
    
  
    
      warning(message : StringLiteral) : NilLiteral
    warning
    
  
    
    
    
  
Instance Method Detail
Returns the node representing the instance type of this metaclass.
Resolves this metaclass to a TypeNode if it denotes a type,
or otherwise gives a compile-time error.
Resolves this metaclass to a TypeNode if it denotes a type,
or otherwise returns a NilLiteral.