edu.vub.at.objects.natives.grammar
Class AGMessageCreation

java.lang.Object
  edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATNil
      edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATByCopy
          edu.vub.at.objects.natives.grammar.NATAbstractGrammar
              edu.vub.at.objects.natives.grammar.AGExpression
                  edu.vub.at.objects.natives.grammar.AGMessageCreation

All Implemented Interfaces:

ATAbstractGrammar, ATConversions, ATExpression, ATMessageCreation, ATNil, ATObject, ATStatement, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AGAsyncMessageCreation, AGDelegationCreation, AGMethodInvocationCreation

public abstract class AGMessageCreation

extends AGExpression

implements ATMessageCreation

Author:

tvc The common superclass of AGAsyncMessageCreation and AGMethodInvocationCreation. This class serves as a common repository for both kinds of first-class message AG elements.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected ATTable	arguments_
protected ATSymbol	selector_

Fields inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATNil

_INSTANCE_

Constructor Summary

AGMessageCreation(ATSymbol sel, ATTable args)

Method Summary

ATMessageCreation	base_asMessageCreation()
ATTable	base_getArguments()
ATSymbol	base_getSelector()
boolean	base_isMessageCreation()
protected abstract java.lang.String	getMessageToken() Subclasses must implement this method such that the correct messaging token can be displayed when printing an AGMessageCreation element.
NATText	meta_print() Prints out the object in a human-readable way.
ATObject	meta_quote(ATContext ctx) Quoting a message creation element returns a new quoted message creation element.
protected abstract ATObject	newQuoted(ATSymbol quotedSel, ATTable quotedArgs) Subclasses must implement this method in order to return a new instance of themselves parameterized with their quoted arguments.

Methods inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.grammar.AGExpression

base_asExpression, meta_getStripes

Methods inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATByCopy

meta_pass, meta_resolve

Methods inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATNil

asAmbientTalkObject, asJavaClassUnderSymbiosis, asJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, asNativeBoolean, asNativeException, asNativeFarReference, asNativeFraction, asNativeNumber, asNativeNumeric, asNativeTable, asNativeText, base__opeql__opeql_, base_asActorMirror, base_asAsyncMessage, base_asBegin, base_asBoolean, base_asClosure, base_asDefinition, base_asFarReference, base_asField, base_asHandler, base_asMessage, base_asMethod, base_asMirror, base_asNumber, base_asSplice, base_asStatement, base_asStripe, base_asSymbol, base_asTable, base_asUnquoteSplice, base_asVariableAssignment, base_init, base_isBoolean, base_isCallFrame, base_isClosure, base_isFarReference, base_isMethod, base_isMirror, base_isSplice, base_isStripe, base_isSymbol, base_isTable, base_isUnquoteSplice, base_isVariableAssignment, base_new, createChild, equals, isAmbientTalkObject, isJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, isNativeBoolean, isNativeField, isNativeText, meta_addField, meta_addMethod, meta_assignField, meta_assignVariable, meta_clone, meta_defineField, meta_doesNotUnderstand, meta_eval, meta_extend, meta_getDynamicParent, meta_getLexicalParent, meta_grabField, meta_grabMethod, meta_invoke, meta_isCloneOf, meta_isRelatedTo, meta_isStripedWith, meta_listFields, meta_listMethods, meta_lookup, meta_newInstance, meta_receive, meta_respondsTo, meta_select, meta_send, meta_share, 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.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_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_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_isMethod, base_isMirror, base_isSplice, base_isStripe, base_isSymbol, base_isTable, base_isUnquoteSplice, base_isVariableAssignment, isAmbientTalkObject, isJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, isNativeBoolean, isNativeField, isNativeText

Field Detail

selector_

protected final ATSymbol selector_

arguments_

protected final ATTable arguments_

Constructor Detail

AGMessageCreation

public AGMessageCreation(ATSymbol sel,
                         ATTable args)

Method Detail

base_getSelector

public ATSymbol base_getSelector()

Specified by:

base_getSelector in interface ATMessageCreation

base_getArguments

public ATTable base_getArguments()

Specified by:

base_getArguments in interface ATMessageCreation

base_isMessageCreation

public boolean base_isMessageCreation()

Specified by:

base_isMessageCreation in interface ATConversions

Overrides:

base_isMessageCreation in class NATNil

base_asMessageCreation

public ATMessageCreation base_asMessageCreation()
                                         throws XTypeMismatch

Specified by:

base_asMessageCreation in interface ATConversions

Overrides:

base_asMessageCreation in class NATNil

Throws:

XTypeMismatch

meta_quote

public ATObject meta_quote(ATContext ctx)
                    throws InterpreterException

Quoting a message creation element returns a new quoted message creation element.

Specified by:

meta_quote in interface ATObject

Overrides:

meta_quote in class NATNil

Throws:

InterpreterException

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 NATNil

Throws:

InterpreterException

newQuoted

protected abstract ATObject newQuoted(ATSymbol quotedSel,
                                      ATTable quotedArgs)

Subclasses must implement this method in order to return a new instance of themselves parameterized with their quoted arguments.

getMessageToken

protected abstract java.lang.String getMessageToken()

Subclasses must implement this method such that the correct messaging token can be displayed when printing an AGMessageCreation element.