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How transform VariableDeclarationStatement to ExpressionStatement using AST [message #727599]

Wed, 21 September 2011 15:42

Demboscki

Messages: 3
Registered: September 2011

Junior Member

Hi,
I have an object that is used in many methods, so I want to have its declaration on class scope and keep its current behavior, in other words I want to add a fixture.

Getting from this:

public String method1() {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("test1");
    return sb.toString();
}

to that:

private StringBuilder sb;
public String method1() {
	sb = new StringBuilder("test1"); //problem is to keep semicolumn;
	return sb.toString();
}

Taking the example above the user will select StringBuilder to do the refactoring.
Doing so, for core.dom.AST the selection will be a VariableDeclarationStatement, inside this object there is a VariableDeclarationFragment wich is almost what I need, it brings "sb = new StringBuilder("test1")" whithout semicolumn, I need to concat a semicolumn to this object to replace the original VariableDeclarationStatement becoming in a ExpressionStatement.

Can anyone please help me?
thanks

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Re: How transform VariableDeclarationStatement to ExpressionStatement using AST [message #728596 is a reply to message #727599]

Fri, 23 September 2011 14:11

Demboscki

Messages: 3
Registered: September 2011

Junior Member

I believe I´ve got close in the code below but the ClassInstanceCreation did not work.

	private void testAssignement2(ASTNode node) {
		// get AST block
		Block blkParent = (Block) node.getParent();

		// STATEMENT: MISSING = MISSING
		Assignment a = blkParent.getAST().newAssignment();
		a.setOperator(Assignment.Operator.ASSIGN);

		// STATEMENT: this.varName = MISSING
		FieldAccess fa = blkParent.getAST().newFieldAccess();
		fa.setExpression(blkParent.getAST().newThisExpression());
		fa.setName(blkParent.getAST().newSimpleName("varName"));
		a.setLeftHandSide(fa);

		// STATEMENT: new StringBuilder();
		ClassInstanceCreation cic = null;
		cic = blkParent.getAST().newClassInstanceCreation();
		//it does not work but many examples on net leed to it.
		cic.setName(blkParent.getAST().newSimpleName("StringBuilder")); 
																		
		// STATEMENT: this.varName = new MISSING()
		fa = blkParent.getAST().newFieldAccess();
		fa.setExpression(blkParent.getAST().newThisExpression());
		fa.setName(blkParent.getAST().newSimpleName(cic.toString()));
		a.setRightHandSide(fa);

		// ENCAPSULATE THE ASSIGNEMENT INSERTING A SEMICOLUMN
		// STATEMENT: this.varName = new MISSING();
		ExpressionStatement ess = blkParent.getAST().newExpressionStatement(a);

		setASTObject(ess);
	}

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Re: How transform VariableDeclarationStatement to ExpressionStatement using AST [message #729055 is a reply to message #728596]

Sat, 24 September 2011 21:51

Demboscki

Messages: 3
Registered: September 2011

Junior Member

Just in case someone needs the same thing, here is the answer.

The problem was in the ClassInstanceCreation I should use setType intead of setName.

	private void testAssignement2(ASTNode node) {
		// get AST block
		Block blkParent = (Block) node.getParent();

		// STATEMENT: MISSING = MISSING
		Assignment a = blkParent.getAST().newAssignment();
		a.setOperator(Assignment.Operator.ASSIGN);

		// STATEMENT: this.varName = MISSING
		FieldAccess fa = blkParent.getAST().newFieldAccess();
		fa.setExpression(blkParent.getAST().newThisExpression());
		fa.setName(blkParent.getAST().newSimpleName("varName"));
		a.setLeftHandSide(fa);

		// STATEMENT: new StringBuilder()
		ClassInstanceCreation cic = null;
		cic = blkParent.getAST().newClassInstanceCreation();
		cic.setType( blkParent.getAST().newSimpleType(blkParent.getAST().newSimpleName("StringBuilder") ));
																		
		// STATEMENT: this.varName = new StringBuilder()
		a.setRightHandSide(cic);

		// ENCAPSULATE THE ASSIGNEMENT INSERTING A SEMICOLUMN
		// STATEMENT: this.varName = new MISSING();
		ExpressionStatement ess = blkParent.getAST().newExpressionStatement(a);

		setASTObject(ess);
	}

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