source: branches/2434_crossvalidation/HeuristicLab.ExtLibs/HeuristicLab.NRefactory/5.5.0/NRefactory.CSharp-5.5.0/Analysis/NullValueStatus.cs

// 
// NullValueAnalysis.cs
//  
// Author:
//       Luís Reis <luiscubal@gmail.com>
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using System;

namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp.Analysis
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Represents the null value status of a variable at a specific location.
  /// </summary>
  public enum NullValueStatus
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// The value of the variable is unknown, possibly due to limitations
    /// of the null value analysis.
    /// </summary>
    Unknown = 0,
    /// <summary>
    /// The value of the variable is unknown and even assigning it to a
    /// value won't change its state, since it has been captured by a lambda
    /// that may change it at any time (potentially even from a different thread).
    /// Only going out of scope and creating a new variable may change the value
    /// of this variable.
    /// </summary>
    CapturedUnknown,
    /// <summary>
    /// This variable is potentially unassigned.
    /// </summary>
    Unassigned,
    /// <summary>
    /// The value of the variable is provably null.
    /// </summary>
    DefinitelyNull,
    /// <summary>
    /// The value of the variable might or might not be null
    /// </summary>
    PotentiallyNull,
    /// <summary>
    /// The value of the variable is provably not null
    /// </summary>
    DefinitelyNotNull,
    /// <summary>
    /// The position of this node is unreachable, therefore the value
    /// of the variable is not meaningful.
    /// Alternatively, it might mean no local variable exists with the requested name.
    /// </summary>
    UnreachableOrInexistent,
    /// <summary>
    /// The analyser has encountered an error when attempting to find the value
    /// of this variable.
    /// </summary>
    Error
  }

  public static class NullValueStatusExtensions
  {
    public static bool IsDefiniteValue (this NullValueStatus self) {
      return self == NullValueStatus.DefinitelyNull || self == NullValueStatus.DefinitelyNotNull;
    }
  }
}