edu.vub.at.objects.grammar
Interface DefField

 DefField

The public interface to a field definition AG element.

Example: def x := 5 where x is a literal symbol

Author:

tvcutsem

Method Summary

Symbol	name() The name of the field must be a literal symbol Example: `{ def x := 5 }.statements[1].name == `x
Expression	valueExpression() The value expression may be any valid AmbientTalk expression.

Methods inherited from interface edu.vub.at.objects.AbstractGrammar

freeVariables

Methods inherited from interface edu.vub.at.objects.Object

super

Method Detail

name

Symbol name()

The name of the field must be a literal symbol Example: `{ def x := 5 }.statements[1].name == `x

Returns:

the name of the field

valueExpression

Expression valueExpression()

The value expression may be any valid AmbientTalk expression. Example: `{ def x := 5 }.statements[1].valueExpression == `5

Returns:

The expression for the value that will be assigned to the field