edu.vub.at.objects.grammar
Interface DefTable

 DefTable

The public interface to a table definition AG element. Example: def tab[size] { init } where tab is a literal symbol and size has to evaluate to a number. The init expression is evaluated size times.

Author:

tvc

Method Summary

Begin	initializer() The initializer is at least one expression and may be a sequence of expressions Example: `{ def tab[5] { m() } }.statements[1].initializer == `{ m() }
Symbol	name() The name of the table must be a literal symbol Example: `{ def tab[5] { m() } }.statements[1].name == `tab
Expression	sizeExpression() The size may be any valid AmbientTalk expression that evaluates to a number Example: `{ def tab[5] { m() } }.statements[1].sizeExpression == `5

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

Returns:

the name of the table

sizeExpression

Expression sizeExpression()

The size may be any valid AmbientTalk expression that evaluates to a number Example: `{ def tab[5] { m() } }.statements[1].sizeExpression == `5

Returns:

the size expression

initializer

Begin initializer()

The initializer is at least one expression and may be a sequence of expressions Example: `{ def tab[5] { m() } }.statements[1].initializer == `{ m() }

Returns:

the initializer