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

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.AGMessageSend

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public final class AGMessageSend

extends AGExpression

implements ATMessageSend

Author:

tvc The native implementation of a synchronous message send AG element.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

private ATExpression	message_
private ATExpression	rcvExp_

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

_INSTANCE_

Constructor Summary

AGMessageSend(ATExpression rcv, ATExpression msg)

Method Summary

ATExpression	base_getMessageExpression()
ATExpression	base_getReceiverExpression()
ATNil	base_setReceiverExpression(ATExpression rcv)
ATObject	meta_eval(ATContext ctx) To evaluate a message send, evaluate the receiver expression into an object.
NATText	meta_print() Prints out the object in a human-readable way.
ATObject	meta_quote(ATContext ctx) Quoting a message send returns a new quoted message send.

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_asMessageCreation, 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_isMessageCreation, 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_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_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_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

Field Detail

rcvExp_

private ATExpression rcvExp_

message_

private final ATExpression message_

Constructor Detail

AGMessageSend

public AGMessageSend(ATExpression rcv,
                     ATExpression msg)

Method Detail

base_getReceiverExpression

public ATExpression base_getReceiverExpression()

Specified by:

base_getReceiverExpression in interface ATMessageSend

base_setReceiverExpression

public ATNil base_setReceiverExpression(ATExpression rcv)

Specified by:

base_setReceiverExpression in interface ATMessageSend

base_getMessageExpression

public ATExpression base_getMessageExpression()

Specified by:

base_getMessageExpression in interface ATMessageSend

meta_eval

public ATObject meta_eval(ATContext ctx)
                   throws InterpreterException

To evaluate a message send, evaluate the receiver expression into an object. Next, evaluate the message expression into a first-class message (asynchronous message or method invocation). The evaluation of the message send is delegated to the first-class message itself. AGMSGSEND(rcv,msg).eval(ctx) = msg.eval(ctx).meta_sendTo(rcv.eval(ctx), ctx.self)

Specified by:

meta_eval in interface ATObject

Overrides:

meta_eval in class NATNil

Returns:

the value of the invoked method or NIL in the case of an asynchronous message send.

Throws:

InterpreterException

meta_quote

public ATObject meta_quote(ATContext ctx)
                    throws InterpreterException

Quoting a message send returns a new quoted message send. AGMSGSEND(rcv,msg).quote(ctx) = AGMSGSEND(rcv.quote(ctx), msg.quote(ctx))

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