class

Syntax::VirtualFile

Inherits Reference < Object

A VirtualFile is used as a Location's filename when expanding a macro. It contains the macro expanded source code so the user can debug it as if there was a file in the filesystem with those contents.

Constructors

new(macro __arg0 : Macro, source : String, expanded_location : Location | Nil)
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Instance methods

expanded_location

The location where the macro was expanded (where the macro was invoked).

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inspect(io : IO) : Nil

Appends a String representation of this object which includes its class name, its object address and the values of all instance variables.

class Person
  def initialize(@name : String, @age : Int32)
  end
end

Person.new("John", 32).inspect # => #<Person:0x10fd31f20 @name="John", @age=32>
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macro

The macro that produced this VirtualFile

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pretty_print(pp)
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source

The expanded source code of the macro

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to_s(io : IO) : Nil

Appends a short String representation of this object which includes its class name and its object address.

class Person
  def initialize(@name : String, @age : Int32)
  end
end

Person.new("John", 32).to_s # => #<Person:0x10a199f20>
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