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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast;

import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ASTVisitor;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.*;

public class PrefixExpression extends CompoundAssignment {

	/**
	 * PrefixExpression constructor comment.
	 * @param l org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.Expression
	 * @param e org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.Expression
	 * @param op int
	 */
	public PrefixExpression(Expression l, Expression e, int op, int pos) {

		super(l, e, op, l.sourceEnd);
		this.sourceStart = pos;
		this.sourceEnd = l.sourceEnd;
	}

	public String operatorToString() {

		switch (operator) {
			case PLUS :
				return "++"; //$NON-NLS-1$
			case MINUS :
				return "--"; //$NON-NLS-1$
		} 
		return "unknown operator"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	}

	public StringBuffer printExpressionNoParenthesis(int indent, StringBuffer output) {

		output.append(operatorToString()).append(' ');
		return lhs.printExpression(0, output); 
	} 
	
	public boolean restrainUsageToNumericTypes() {

		return true;
	}

	public void traverse(ASTVisitor visitor, BlockScope scope) {

		if (visitor.visit(this, scope)) {
			lhs.traverse(visitor, scope);
		}
		visitor.endVisit(this, scope);
	}
}