CodeQL library for C/C++

Class Element

A C/C++ element. This class is the base class for all C/C++ elements, such as functions, classes, expressions, and so on.

Import path

import cpp

Direct supertypes

ElementBase

Indirect supertypes

Known direct subtypes

Predicates

findRootCause	Gets the source of this element: either itself or a macro that expanded to this element.
fromLibrary	Holds if this element may be from a library.
fromSource	Holds if this element may be from source.
getEnclosingElement	Gets the closest `Element` enclosing this one.
getFile	Gets the primary file where this element occurs.
getLocation	Gets the primary location of this element.
getParentScope	Gets the parent scope of this `Element`, if any. A scope is a `Type` (`Class` / `Enum`), a `Namespace`, a `BlockStmt`, a `Function`, or certain kinds of `Statement`.
isAffectedByMacro	Holds if this element is affected in any way by a macro. All elements that are totally or partially generated by a macro are included, so this is a super-set of `isInMacroExpansion`.
isFromTemplateInstantiation	Holds if this `Element` is a part of a template instantiation (but not the template itself).
isFromUninstantiatedTemplate	Holds if this `Element` is part of a template `template` (not if it is part of an instantiation of `template`). This means it is represented in the database purely as syntax and without guarantees on the presence or correctness of type-based operations such as implicit conversions.
isInMacroExpansion	Holds if this element comes from a macro expansion. Only elements that are entirely generated by a macro are included - for elements that partially come from a macro, see `isAffectedByMacro`.

Inherited predicates

getAPrimaryQlClass	Gets the name of a primary CodeQL class to which this element belongs.	from ElementBase
getCanonicalQLClass	DEPRECATED: use `getAPrimaryQlClass` instead.	from ElementBase
toString	Gets a textual representation of this element.	from ElementBase