YieldStatement (Groovy 6.0.0-beta-3)

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org.codehaus.groovy.ast.stmt.YieldStatement

```
public class YieldStatement
extends Statement
```
Represents a yield statement that produces the value of an enclosing SwitchExpression. Unlike ReturnStatement, yield does not return from the enclosing method; it completes the switch expression and transfers the yielded value to the expression's join point (JEP 361).
See Also:
SwitchExpression
ReturnStatement
Since:
6.0.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and description
`YieldStatement(Expression expression)` Constructs a yield statement with the given result expression.

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`public Expression`	`getExpression()` Returns the expression whose value becomes the switch-expression result.
	`public String`	`getText()`
	`public void`	`setExpression(Expression expression)` Sets the expression whose value becomes the switch-expression result.
	`public String`	`toString()`
	`public void`	`visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)`

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class Statement`	`addStatementAnnotation, addStatementLabel, copyStatementLabels, getStatementAnnotations, getStatementLabel, getStatementLabels, isEmpty, setStatementLabel`
`class ASTNode`	`copyNodeMetaData, getColumnNumber, getLastColumnNumber, getLastLineNumber, getLineNumber, getMetaDataMap, getText, setColumnNumber, setLastColumnNumber, setLastLineNumber, setLineNumber, setMetaDataMap, setSourcePosition, visit`

- Constructor Detail
  - public YieldStatement(Expression expression)
    
    Constructs a yield statement with the given result expression.
    Parameters:
    expression - the value produced for the enclosing switch expression
- Method Detail
  - public Expression getExpression()
    
    Returns the expression whose value becomes the switch-expression result.
    Returns:
    the yielded Expression
  - public String getText()
  - public void setExpression(Expression expression)
    
    Sets the expression whose value becomes the switch-expression result.
    Parameters:
    expression - the yielded Expression
  - public String toString()
  - public void visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)

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