Method newPlaceholder

src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/syntax/Token.java:362–366

Factory method to create a placeholder token with a specific meaning but unknown text. Used internally during parsing to hold semantic information. @param meaning the token's meaning type from Types @return a placeholder Token with empty text and unknown type

(final int meaning)

     * @return a placeholder Token with empty text and unknown type
     */
    public static Token newPlaceholder(final int meaning) {
        Token token = new Token(Types.UNKNOWN, "", -1, -1);
        token.setMeaning(meaning);
        return token;
    }
}