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package jdk.nashorn.internal.ir;
/**
* Interface used by AccessNodes, IndexNodes and IdentNodes to signal that when evaluated, their value will be treated
* as a function and immediately invoked, e.g. {@code foo()}, {@code foo.bar()} or {@code foo[bar]()}. Used to customize
* the priority of composite dynamic operations when emitting {@code INVOKEDYNAMIC} instructions that implement them,
* namely prioritize {@code getMethod} over {@code getElem} or {@code getProp}. An access or ident node with isFunction
* set to true will be emitted as {@code dyn:getMethod|getProp|getElem} while one with it set to false will be emitted
* as {@code dyn:getProp|getElem|getMethod}. Similarly, an index node with isFunction set to true will be emitted as
* {@code dyn:getMethod|getElem|getProp} while the one set to false will be emitted as {@code dyn:getElem|getProp|getMethod}.
*/
public interface FunctionCall {
/**
* Returns true if the value of this expression will be treated as a function and immediately invoked.
* @return true if the value of this expression will be treated as a function and immediately invoked.
*/
public boolean isFunction();
}