source: tags/3.3.11/HeuristicLab.ExtLibs/HeuristicLab.NRefactory/5.5.0/NRefactory-5.5.0/TypeSystem/IConstantValue.cs

// Copyright (c) 2010-2013 AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team
// 
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
// software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
// without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
// publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
// to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
// 
// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
// substantial portions of the Software.
// 
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
// FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
using ICSharpCode.NRefactory.Semantics;

namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.TypeSystem
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Represents an unresolved constant value.
  /// </summary>
  public interface IConstantValue
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// Resolves the value of this constant.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="context">Context where the constant value will be used.</param>
    /// <returns>Resolve result representing the constant value.
    /// This method never returns null; in case of errors, an ErrorResolveResult will be returned.</returns>
    ResolveResult Resolve(ITypeResolveContext context);
  }
}