ModifyAssignedVariable

Modify the type of the variable assignment

Contents

• ModifyAssignedVariable

  • Description

  • Availability

  • Configuration options

    • type

    • target

Description

The modifyAssignedVariable action can be used to modify the type of a variable assignment.

Availability

The modifyAssignedVariable action is available when using the following targets:

• instanceCreation

• methodcall

Configuration options

type

The type that the assigned variable will be changed to.

modifyAssignedVariable:
  type: java.lang.Number

-     Integer foo = Integer.valueOf("1");
+     Number foo = Integer.valueOf("1");

target

Specifies the element to apply the modifyAssignedVariable action to. The target configuration option will default to self if it is not specified.

self

Refers to the element found using the search target.

followByElement

followByElement is only applicable when your search target includes a followedBy instruction. The followByElement corresponds to the element that was found using the followedBy instruction.