public override ExprNode Validate(ExprValidationContext validationContext)
        {
            if (OptionalType != null) {
                Type clazz = null;
                try {
                    clazz = TypeHelper.GetClassForName(
                        OptionalType.ClassIdentifier,
                        validationContext.ImportService.ClassForNameProvider);
                }
                catch (TypeLoadException) {
                }

                if (clazz == null) {
                    clazz = TypeHelper.GetTypeForSimpleName(
                        OptionalType.ClassIdentifier,
                        validationContext.ImportService.ClassForNameProvider);
                }

                if (clazz != null) {
                    ResolvedType = clazz;
                }
                else {
                    try {
                        ResolvedType = validationContext.ImportService.ResolveClass(
                            OptionalType.ClassIdentifier,
                            false,
                            validationContext.ClassProvidedExtension);
                    }
                    catch (ImportException e) {
                        throw new ExprValidationException(
                            "Failed to resolve type '" + OptionalType.ClassIdentifier + "': " + e.Message,
                            e);
                    }
                }

                if (ResolvedType != null && OptionalType.IsArrayOfPrimitive && ResolvedType.CanBeNull()) {
                    throw new ExprValidationException(
                        "Invalid use of the '" +
                        ClassIdentifierWArray.PRIMITIVE_KEYWORD +
                        "' keyword for non-primitive type '" +
                        ResolvedType.Name +
                        "'");
                }

                if (!OptionalType.IsArrayOfPrimitive) {
                    ResolvedType = ResolvedType.GetBoxedType();
                }

                ResolvedType = TypeHelper.GetArrayType(ResolvedType, OptionalType.ArrayDimensions);
            }

            return null;
        }