TypeHelper (Eclipse CDT API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.rewrite.TypeHelper

```
public class TypeHelper
extends java.lang.Object
```
A collection of static methods related to types.

Since:

5.4

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static IType`	`createType(IASTDeclarator declarator)`
`static boolean`	`shouldBePassedByReference(IType type, IASTTranslationUnit ast)`	Returns `true` if it is preferable to pass parameters of the given type to methods by reference, not by value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - shouldBePassedByReference
```
public static boolean shouldBePassedByReference(IType type,
                                                IASTTranslationUnit ast)
```
    Returns true if it is preferable to pass parameters of the given type to methods by reference, not by value. A parameter should be passed by reference if it is a class, struct, or union, and either has a nontrivial copy constructor or nontrivial destructor, or is larger than pointer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type in question.
    
    ast - the AST used as a context.
    
    Returns:
    
    true is passing by reverence is preferable.
  - createType
```
public static IType createType(IASTDeclarator declarator)
```