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package org.springframework.expression.spel.ast;

import org.antlr.runtime.Token;
import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;

/**
 * Represents a reference to a type, for example "T(String)" or "T(com.somewhere.Foo)"
 * 
 * @author Andy Clement
 */
public class TypeReference extends SpelNodeImpl {

	public TypeReference(Token payload) {
		super(payload);
	}

	@Override
	public TypedValue getValueInternal(ExpressionState state) throws EvaluationException {
		// TODO possible optimization here if we cache the discovered type reference, but can we do that?
		String typename = (String) getChild(0).getValueInternal(state).getValue();
		if (typename.indexOf(".") == -1 && Character.isLowerCase(typename.charAt(0))) {
			TypeCode tc = TypeCode.forName(typename);
			if (tc != TypeCode.OBJECT) {
				// it is a primitive type
				return new TypedValue(tc.getType(),CLASS_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR);
			}
		}
		return new TypedValue(state.findType(typename),CLASS_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR);
	}

	@Override
	public String toStringAST() {
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		sb.append("T(");
		sb.append(getChild(0).toStringAST());
		sb.append(")");
		return sb.toString();
	}

}