Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Steps are CPGQL Steps that traverse nodes based on their type.

Overview

Step	Description
all	Visits all nodes in the Code Property Graph
block	Visits BLOCK nodes
call	Visits CALL nodes; represent call-sites
comment	Visits COMMENT nodes; COMMENT nodes exist only for source-based Code Propert Graphs
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
identifier	Visits IDENTIFIER nodes; e.g. occurrences of local variables or class members in method bodies
literal	Visits LITERAL nodes; e.g. numbers or strings
local	Visits LOCAL nodes; represent local variable
member	Visits MEMBER nodes; MEMBER nodes refer to members of complex types like classes or structs
metaData	Visits the META_DATA node
method	Visits METHOD nodes
methodRef	Visits METHOD_REF nodes
typeRef	Visits TYPE_REF nodes
methodReturn	Visits METHOD_RETURN nodes; all formal return parameters
modifier	Visits MODIFIER nodes; e.g. public, private, static
namespace	Visits NAMESPACE nodes
namespaceBlock	Visits NAMESPACE_BLOCK nodes
parameter	Visits PARAMETER nodes
returns	Visits RETURN nodes
typeDecl	Visits TYPE_DECL nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typ	Visits TYPE nodes

all

The all Node-Type Step represents a traversal which visits all nodes of a Code Property Graph. It supports the two only Property Directives which are common to all Node-Type Steps, id and label.

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes attached to all nodes in the graph
tag	Visits TAG nodes attached to all nodes in the graph

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

block

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
argumentIndex	int	Identifies different AST children of CALL nodes or BLOCK nodes. Ordered 1 to N, with 0 reserved for implicit arguments like this or self
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
call	Visits CALL nodes; represent call-sites
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
local	Visits LOCAL nodes; represent local variable
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typ	Visits TYPE nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
argumentIndex	int	int
lineNumber	int	int
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

call

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
call	Visits CALL nodes; represent call-sites
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
method	Visits METHOD nodes
parameter	Visits PARAMETER nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
code	RegEx	string
lineNumber	int	int
name	RegEx	string
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

comment

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
id	int	Unique node identifier
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
tag	Visits TAG nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
code	RegEx	string
lineNumber	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

file

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
namespace	Visits NAMESPACE nodes
namespaceBlock	Visits NAMESPACE_BLOCK nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typeDecl	Visits TYPE_DECL nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
name	RegEx	string
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

identifier

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
parameter	Visits PARAMETER nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typ	Visits TYPE nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
code	RegEx	string
lineNumber	int	int
name	RegEx	string
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

literal

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
call	Visits CALL nodes; represent call-sites
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
method	Visits METHOD nodes
parameter	Visits PARAMETER nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typ	Visits TYPE nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
code	RegEx	string
lineNumber	int	int
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

local

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typ	Visits TYPE nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
code	RegEx	string
lineNumber	int	int
name	RegEx	string
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

member

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
modifier	Visits MODIFIER nodes; e.g. public, private, static
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typ	Visits TYPE nodes
typeDecl	Visits TYPE_DECL nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
code	RegEx	string
name	RegEx	string
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

metaData

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
language	string	The programming language this graph originates from
version	string	A version, given as a string

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
tag	Visits TAG nodes
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist

Supported Filter Steps

None.

method

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
fullName	string	General string identifier which includes various details of the node it is defined on
id	int	Unique node identifier
isExternal	boolean	Indicates that the node represents a program construct that is not defined directly in its source code
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
lineNumberEnd	int	Last line at which the code representing this node is found
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes
signature	string	The method signature; usually includes the method name, and the number, types and order of its parameters

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
local	Visits LOCAL nodes; represent local variable
method	Visits METHOD nodes
methodReturn	Visits METHOD_RETURN nodes; all formal return parameters
modifier	Visits MODIFIER nodes; e.g. public, private, static
namespace	Visits NAMESPACE nodes
parameter	Visits PARAMETER nodes
tag	Visit TAG nodes attached to the METHOD nodes; that is, tags found on methods

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
fullName	RegEx	string
isExternal	boolean	boolean
lineNumber	int	int
lineNumberEnd	int	int
name	RegEx	string
order	int	int
signature	RegEx	string
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

methodRef

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
method	Visits METHOD nodes
parameter	Visits PARAMETER nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typ	Visits TYPE nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
code	RegEx	string
lineNumber	int	int
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

typeRef

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
method	Visits METHOD nodes
parameter	Visits PARAMETER nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typ	Visits TYPE nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
code	RegEx	string
lineNumber	int	int
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step

methodReturn

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
method	Visits METHOD nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typ	Visits TYPE nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
code	RegEx	string
lineNumber	int	int
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

modifier

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
tag	Visits TAG nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

namespaceBlock

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
id	int	Unique node identifier
fullName	string	General string identifier which includes various details of the node it is defined on
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typeDecl	Visits TYPE_DECL nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
fullName	RegEx	string
name	RegEx	string
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

namespace

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typeDecl	Visits TYPE_DECL nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
name	RegEx	string
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

parameter

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
method	Visits METHOD nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes
typ	Visits TYPE nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
lineNumber	int	int
name	RegEx	string
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

returns

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
code	string	The source code construct this node represents
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
lineNumber	int	First line at which the code representing this node is found
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
call	Visits CALL nodes; represent call-sites
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
method	Visits METHOD nodes
parameter	Visits PARAMETER nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
code	RegEx	string
lineNumber	int	int
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

tag

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes
value	string	Generic string value container

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
call	Visits CALL nodes attached to the TAG nodes
file	Visits FILE nodes attached to the TAG nodes
literal	Visits LITERAL nodes attached to the TAG nodes
local	Visits LOCAL nodes attached to the TAG nodes
method	Visits METHOD nodes attached to the TAG nodes
methodReturn	Visits METHOD_RETURN nodes attached to the TAG nodes
parameter	Visits PARAMETER nodes attached to the TAG nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes attached to the TAG nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
name	RegEx	string
value	RegEx	string
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

typeDecl

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
fullName	string	General string identifier which includes various details of the node it is defined on
id	int	Unique node identifier
isExternal	boolean	Indicates that the node represents a program construct that is not defined directly in its source code
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes
order	int	General ordering property for AST nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
member	Visits MEMBER nodes; MEMBER nodes refer to members of complex types like classes or structs
method	Visits METHOD nodes
modifier	Visits MODIFIER nodes; e.g. public, private, static
namespace	Visits NAMESPACE nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
fullName	RegEx	string
isExternal	boolean	boolean
name	RegEx	string
order	int	int
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step

typ

Supported Property Directives

Property Directive	Return Type	Description
fullName	string	General string identifier which includes various details of the node it is defined on
id	int	Unique node identifier
label	string	Returns the value of the LABEL property which represents the node type
name	string	General string identifier for various nodes

Supported Node-Type Steps

Node-Type Step	Description
file	Visits FILE nodes; in source-based Code Property Graphs, FILE nodes will point both to the actual source code files of the program under analysis and paths to the referenced files from the standard library, for IR-based Code Property Graphs, the nodes representing source code files will not exist
method	Visits METHOD nodes
member	Visits MEMBER nodes; MEMBER nodes refer to members of complex types like classes or structs
parameter	Visits PARAMETER nodes
tag	Visits TAG nodes

Supported Filter Steps

Filter Step	Parameter Type	Return Type	Description
fullName	RegEx	string
name	RegEx	string
filter	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
filterNot	BooleanReturningExpression	Step
where	StepReturningExpression	Step
whereNot	StepReturningExpression	Step