/**
 * AmbientTalk/2 Project
 * AGSelection.java created on 26-jul-2006 at 16:16:07
 * (c) Programming Technology Lab, 2006 - 2007
 * Authors: Tom Van Cutsem & Stijn Mostinckx
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package edu.vub.at.objects.natives.grammar;

import edu.vub.at.exceptions.InterpreterException;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATContext;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATObject;
import edu.vub.at.objects.grammar.ATExpression;
import edu.vub.at.objects.grammar.ATSelection;
import edu.vub.at.objects.grammar.ATSymbol;
import edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATText;

/**
 * @author tvc
 *
 * The native implementation of a selection AG element.
 */
public final class AGSelection extends AGExpression implements ATSelection {

	private final ATExpression rcvExp_;
	private final ATSymbol selector_;
	
	public AGSelection(ATExpression rcv, ATSymbol sel) {
		rcvExp_ = rcv;
		selector_ = sel;
	}
	
	public ATExpression base_getReceiverExpression() { return rcvExp_; }

	public ATSymbol base_getSelector() { return selector_; }

	/**
	 * To evaluate a selection, evaluate the receiver expression to an object and select
	 * the slot with the given name from that object.
	 * 
	 * AGSEL(rcv,sel).eval(ctx) = rcv.eval(ctx).meta_select(sel)
	 * 
	 * @return the value of the selected slot.
	 */
	public ATObject meta_eval(ATContext ctx) throws InterpreterException {
		ATObject receiver = rcvExp_.meta_eval(ctx);
		return receiver.meta_select(receiver, selector_);
	}

	/**
	 * Quoting a selection results in a new quoted selection.
	 * 
	 * AGSEL(rcv,sel).quote(ctx) = AGSEL(rcv.quote(ctx), sel.quote(ctx))
	 */
	public ATObject meta_quote(ATContext ctx) throws InterpreterException {
		return new AGSelection(rcvExp_.meta_eval(ctx).asExpression(),
				              selector_.meta_eval(ctx).asSymbol());
	}
	
	public NATText meta_print() throws InterpreterException {
		return NATText.atValue(rcvExp_.meta_print().javaValue + "." + selector_.meta_print().javaValue);
	}

}