Code Generation with Xtend

Jan Köhnlein

2014, Kiel

A Java Dialect

Reduces the Noise

Adds a Lot of Useful Features

Used Everywhere in Xtext

Compiles to Java 5 Code

Uses Java’s Type System & Library

Zero Integration Issues

A Code Generator With Xtend

Extension Methods

someMethod(arg0.arg1),

Extension Methods

someMethod(arg0. arg1)

Syntactic Sugar

Templates

Type Inference

Extension Methods

Functional Programming

Builder APIs

Operator overloading

Active Annotations

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