edu.vub.at.objects.grammar
Interface DefMethod

 DefMethod

The public interface to a method definition AG element. Example: def m(a, b) { a + b }

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Method Summary

Expression	annotationExpression() A method may have zero or more annotations.
Table	arguments() A method may have zero, one or more formal arguments.
Begin	bodyExpression() The body of a method may not be empty.
Symbol	selector() The selector must be a literal symbol.

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

freeVariables

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

super

Method Detail

selector

Symbol selector()

The selector must be a literal symbol. Example: `{ def m() { 5 } }.statements[1].selector == `m

Returns:

the selector of the method

arguments

Table arguments()

A method may have zero, one or more formal arguments. Slicing is allowed in the argument list. Example: `{ def m(a, @b) { b } }.statements[1].arguments == `[a, @b]

Returns:

the formal argument list

bodyExpression

Begin bodyExpression()

The body of a method may not be empty. Example: `{ def m(a, b) { a.n(); b+1 } }.statements[1].bodyExpression == `{ a.n(); b.+(1) }

Returns:

The body of the method

annotationExpression

Expression annotationExpression()

A method may have zero or more annotations. Example; `{def m() @[Getter] { x }}.statements[1].annotations == `[Getter]

Returns:

The annotations of the method