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+category: deprecated
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+* Renamed the following predicates to increase uniformity across languages. The `getBody` predicate already existed on `LoopStmt`, but is now properly inherited.
+  - `UnaryExpr.getExpr` to `getOperand`.
+  - `ConditionalExpr.getTrueExpr` to `getThen`.
+  - `ConditionalExpr.getFalseExpr` to `getElse`.
+  - `ReturnStmt.getResult` to `getExpr`.
+  - `WhileStmt.getStmt` to `getBody`.
+  - `DoStmt.getStmt` to `getBody`.
+  - `ForStmt.getStmt` to `getBody`.
+  - `EnhancedForStmt.getStmt` to `getBody`.