/// <summary>
/// Creates a chained <see cref="DispatchExpression"/> that represents the member-reference dispatching.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="left">An <see cref="Expression"/> that representts the receiver or static reference for dispatching.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name to use for dispatching.</param>
/// <returns>A chained member-reference <see cref="DispatchExpression"/> that has the properties set to the specified values.</returns>
public static DispatchExpression Member(
this Expression left,
String name
)
{
return(YacqExpression.Dispatch(DispatchTypes.Member, left, name));
}
/// <summary>
/// Reduces this node to a simpler expression, with (if possible) additional symbol tables.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="expression">The reducing expression.</param>
/// <param name="symbols">The additional symbol table for reducing. If <paramref name="expression"/> is not <see cref="YacqExpression"/>, this parameter is ignored.</param>
/// <param name="expectedType">The type which is expected as the type of reduced expression.</param>
/// <returns>The reduced expression.</returns>
public static Expression Reduce(this Expression expression, SymbolTable symbols, Type expectedType = null)
{
return(expression != null
? expression is YacqExpression
? ((YacqExpression)expression).Reduce(symbols, expectedType)
: YacqExpression.ImplicitConvert(expression, expectedType)
: null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a <see cref="DispatchExpression"/> that represents the method-call dispatching.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="left">An <see cref="Expression"/> that representts the receiver or static reference for dispatching.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name to use for dispatching.</param>
/// <param name="arguments">A sequence of <see cref="Expression"/> objects that represents the arguments for dispatching.</param>
/// <returns>A chained method-call <see cref="DispatchExpression"/> that has the properties set to the specified values.</returns>
public static DispatchExpression Method(
this Expression left,
String name,
IEnumerable <Expression> arguments
)
{
return(YacqExpression.Dispatch(DispatchTypes.Method, left, name, arguments));
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a chained <see cref="DispatchExpression"/> that represents the method-call dispatching.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="left">An <see cref="Expression"/> that representts the receiver or static reference for dispatching.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name to use for dispatching.</param>
/// <param name="arguments">An array of <see cref="Expression"/> objects that represents the arguments for dispatching.</param>
/// <returns>A chained method-call <see cref="DispatchExpression"/> that has the properties set to the specified values.</returns>
public static DispatchExpression Method(
this Expression left,
String name,
params Expression[] arguments
)
{
return(YacqExpression.Dispatch(DispatchTypes.Method, left, name, arguments));
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a chained <see cref="DispatchExpression"/> that represents the method-call dispatching.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="symbols">The symbol table for the expression.</param>
/// <param name="left">An <see cref="Expression"/> that representts the receiver or static reference for dispatching.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name to use for dispatching.</param>
/// <param name="typeArguments">A sequence of <see cref="Type"/> objects that represents the type arguments for dispatching.</param>
/// <param name="arguments">An array of <see cref="Expression"/> objects that represents the arguments for dispatching.</param>
/// <returns>A chained method-call <see cref="DispatchExpression"/> that has the properties set to the specified values.</returns>
public static DispatchExpression Method(
this Expression left,
SymbolTable symbols,
String name,
IEnumerable <Type> typeArguments,
params Expression[] arguments
)
{
return(YacqExpression.Dispatch(symbols, DispatchTypes.Method, left, name, typeArguments, arguments));
}