/interpreter/tags/at2dist091109/src/edu/vub/at/objects/grammar/ATAssignTable.java

 1/**
 2 * AmbientTalk/2 Project
 3 * ATAssignTable.java created on 26-jul-2006 at 14:55:43
 4 * (c) Programming Technology Lab, 2006 - 2007
 5 * Authors: Tom Van Cutsem & Stijn Mostinckx
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28package edu.vub.at.objects.grammar;
29
30
31/**
32 * The public interface to a table assignment AG element.
33 * 
34 * Example: <code>tab[idx] := 5</code> where <code>tab</code>
35 * has to evaluate to a table and <code>idx</code> has to 
36 * evaluate to a number.
37 * 
38 * @author tvc
39 */
40public interface ATAssignTable extends ATAssignment {
41
42	/**
43	 * The table may be any AmbientTalk expression that evaluates to a native table.
44	 * Example: <code>`{ tab[idx] := 5}.statements[1].tableExpression == `tab</code>
45	 * @return The table expression
46	 */
47	public ATExpression base_tableExpression();
48	
49	/**
50	 * The index may be any AmbientTalk expression that evaluates to a native number.
51	 * Example: <code>`{ tab[idx] := 5}.statements[1].indexExpression == `idx</code>
52	 * @return The index expression
53	 */
54	public ATExpression base_indexExpression();
55	
56	/**
57	 * The value expression may be any valid AmbientTalk expression
58	 * Example: <code>`{ tab[idx] := 5}.statements[1].valueExpression == `5</code>
59	 * @return The value expression
60	 */
61	public ATExpression base_valueExpression();
62	
63}