Crystal::Macros::Alias - Crystal 1.20.1

# class Crystal::Macros::Alias

- Crystal::Macros::Alias
- Crystal::Macros::ASTNode

##
Overview

An `alias` statement.

Every statement `node` is equivalent to:

    alias {{ node.name }} = {{ node.type }}

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Defined in:

compiler/crystal/macros.cr

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Instance Method Summary

- #name : Path

  Returns the name of the alias.

- #type : ASTNode

  Returns the name of the type this alias is equivalent to.

### Instance methods inherited from class `Crystal::Macros::ASTNode`

!=(other : ASTNode) : BoolLiteral !=, ==(other : ASTNode) : BoolLiteral ==, class_name : StringLiteral class_name, column_number : StringLiteral | NilLiteral column_number, doc : StringLiteral doc, doc_comment : MacroId doc_comment, end_column_number : StringLiteral | NilLiteral end_column_number, end_line_number : StringLiteral | NilLiteral end_line_number, filename : StringLiteral | NilLiteral filename, id : MacroId id, is_a?(type : TypeNode) : BoolLiteral is_a?, line_number : StringLiteral | NilLiteral line_number, nil? : BoolLiteral nil?, raise(message) : NoReturn raise, stringify : StringLiteral stringify, symbolize : SymbolLiteral symbolize, warning(message : StringLiteral) : NilLiteral warning

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Instance Method Detail

def name : Path #

Returns the name of the alias.

def type : ASTNode #

Returns the name of the type this alias is equivalent to.