edu.vub.at.objects.natives
Class NATMethodInvocation

java.lang.Object
  extended byedu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATNil
      extended byedu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATByRef
          extended byedu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATCallframe
              extended byedu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATObject
                  extended byedu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATMessage
                      extended byedu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATMethodInvocation
All Implemented Interfaces:
ATAbstractGrammar, ATConversions, ATExpression, ATMessage, ATMethodInvocation, ATNil, ATObject, ATStatement, java.io.Serializable

public final class NATMethodInvocation
extends NATMessage
implements ATMethodInvocation

Instances of the class NATMethodInvocation represent first-class method invocations. They encapsulate a selector and arguments and may be turned into an actual invocation by invoking meta_sendTo. This method provides the invocation with a receiver to apply itself to.

Author:
tvc
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATMessage
 
Fields inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATObject
_EQL_NAME_, _INI_NAME_, _IS_A_, _NEW_NAME_, _NO_STRIPES_, _SHARES_A_, _SUPER_NAME_, stripes_
 
Fields inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATCallframe
customFields_, lexicalParent_, stateVector_, variableMap_
 
Fields inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATNil
_INSTANCE_
 
Constructor Summary
NATMethodInvocation(ATSymbol sel, ATTable arg)
           
 
Method Summary
 ATObject base_sendTo(ATObject receiver, ATObject sender)
          To evaluate a method invocation, invoke the method corresponding to the encapsulated selector to the given receiver with the encapsulated arguments.
 NATText meta_print()
          Prints out the object in a human-readable way.
 
Methods inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATMessage
base_asMessage, base_getArguments, base_getSelector, base_setArguments
 
Methods inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATObject
asAmbientTalkObject, base_asActorMirror, base_asAsyncMessage, base_asBegin, base_asBoolean, base_asClosure, base_asDefinition, base_asExpression, base_asField, base_asHandler, base_asMessageCreation, base_asMethod, base_asMirror, base_asNumber, base_asSplice, base_asStatement, base_asStripe, base_asSymbol, base_asTable, base_asUnquoteSplice, base_isBoolean, base_isCallFrame, base_isClosure, base_isMethod, base_isMirror, base_isSplice, base_isStripe, base_isSymbol, base_isTable, base_isUnquoteSplice, createChild, createClone, createIsolate, isAmbientTalkObject, isPrimitive, listTransitiveFields, listTransitiveMethods, meta_addMethod, meta_assignField, meta_clone, meta_defineField, meta_extend, meta_getStripes, meta_grabMethod, meta_invoke, meta_isCloneOf, meta_isRelatedTo, meta_isStripedWith, meta_listMethods, meta_lookup, meta_newInstance, meta_pass, meta_resolve, meta_respondsTo, meta_select, meta_share
 
Methods inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATCallframe
getLocalCustomField, getLocalField, hasLocalCustomField, hasLocalField, hasLocalNativeField, meta_addField, meta_assignVariable, meta_doesNotUnderstand, meta_getDynamicParent, meta_getLexicalParent, meta_grabField, meta_listFields, setLocalField
 
Methods inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATNil
asJavaClassUnderSymbiosis, asJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, asNativeBoolean, asNativeException, asNativeFarReference, asNativeFraction, asNativeNumber, asNativeNumeric, asNativeTable, asNativeText, base__opeql__opeql_, base_asFarReference, base_asVariableAssignment, base_init, base_isFarReference, base_isMessageCreation, base_isVariableAssignment, base_new, equals, isJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, isNativeBoolean, isNativeField, isNativeText, meta_eval, meta_quote, meta_receive, meta_send, readResolve, toString, writeReplace
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.vub.at.objects.ATMessage
base_getArguments, base_getSelector, base_setArguments
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.vub.at.objects.ATObject
base__opeql__opeql_, base_init, base_new, meta_addField, meta_addMethod, meta_assignField, meta_assignVariable, meta_clone, meta_defineField, meta_doesNotUnderstand, meta_eval, meta_extend, meta_getDynamicParent, meta_getLexicalParent, meta_getStripes, meta_grabField, meta_grabMethod, meta_invoke, meta_isCloneOf, meta_isRelatedTo, meta_isStripedWith, meta_listFields, meta_listMethods, meta_lookup, meta_newInstance, meta_pass, meta_quote, meta_receive, meta_resolve, meta_respondsTo, meta_select, meta_send, meta_share
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.vub.at.objects.coercion.ATConversions
asAmbientTalkObject, asJavaClassUnderSymbiosis, asJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, asNativeBoolean, asNativeException, asNativeFarReference, asNativeFraction, asNativeNumber, asNativeNumeric, asNativeTable, asNativeText, base_asActorMirror, base_asAsyncMessage, base_asBegin, base_asBoolean, base_asClosure, base_asDefinition, base_asExpression, base_asFarReference, base_asField, base_asHandler, base_asMessage, base_asMessageCreation, base_asMethod, base_asMirror, base_asNumber, base_asSplice, base_asStatement, base_asStripe, base_asSymbol, base_asTable, base_asUnquoteSplice, base_asVariableAssignment, base_isBoolean, base_isCallFrame, base_isClosure, base_isFarReference, base_isMessageCreation, base_isMethod, base_isMirror, base_isSplice, base_isStripe, base_isSymbol, base_isTable, base_isUnquoteSplice, base_isVariableAssignment, isAmbientTalkObject, isJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, isNativeBoolean, isNativeField, isNativeText
 

Constructor Detail

NATMethodInvocation

public NATMethodInvocation(ATSymbol sel,
                           ATTable arg)
                    throws InterpreterException
Method Detail

base_sendTo

public ATObject base_sendTo(ATObject receiver,
                            ATObject sender)
                     throws InterpreterException
To evaluate a method invocation, invoke the method corresponding to the encapsulated selector to the given receiver with the encapsulated arguments.

Specified by:
base_sendTo in interface ATMessage
Parameters:
receiver - the object receiving the message.
sender - the object sending the message.
Returns:
the return value of the invoked method.
Throws:
InterpreterException - if the method is not found or an error occurs while processing the method.

meta_print

public NATText meta_print()
                   throws InterpreterException
Description copied from interface: ATObject
Prints out the object in a human-readable way.

Specified by:
meta_print in interface ATObject
Overrides:
meta_print in class NATObject
Throws:
InterpreterException