org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr

## Class ElvisOperatorExpression

- java.lang.Object
- - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ASTNode
  - - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.AnnotatedNode
    - - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.Expression
      - - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.TernaryExpression
        - - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.ElvisOperatorExpression

    public class ElvisOperatorExpression
    extends TernaryExpression

Represents a short ternary expression x ?: y, which is equal to

     def truePart = x
     def booleanPart = truePart as boolean
     booleanPart? truePart : y

Even if x is no atomic expression, x will be evaluated only once. Example:

     class Foo {
       def index=0
       def getX(){ index++; return index }
     }
     def foo = new Foo()
     def result = foo.x ?: "false case"
     assert foo.index == 1
     assert result == 1

Since:
  1.5
Author:
  Jochen Theodorou

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`ElvisOperatorExpression(Expression base, Expression falseExpression)`

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`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.TernaryExpression

`getBooleanExpression, getFalseExpression, getText, getTrueExpression, getType, toString`

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

`setType, transformExpressions, transformExpressions`

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

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

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

`copyNodeMetaData, getColumnNumber, getLastColumnNumber, getLastLineNumber, getLineNumber, getNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, putNodeMetaData, removeNodeMetaData, setColumnNumber, setLastColumnNumber, setLastLineNumber, setLineNumber, setNodeMetaData, setSourcePosition`

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

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

### Constructor Detail

#### ElvisOperatorExpression

    public ElvisOperatorExpression(Expression base,
                                   Expression falseExpression)

### Method Detail

#### visit

    public void visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)

Overrides:
  `visit` in class `TernaryExpression`

#### transformExpression

    public Expression transformExpression(ExpressionTransformer transformer)

Description copied from class: `Expression`
Return a copy of the expression calling the transformer on any nested expressions

Overrides:
  `transformExpression` in class `TernaryExpression`