/interpreter/tags/at2-build270707/src/edu/vub/at/objects/grammar/ATDefField.java

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  1. /**
  2. * AmbientTalk/2 Project
  3. * ATDefField.java created on 26-jul-2006 at 14:48:27
  4. * (c) Programming Technology Lab, 2006 - 2007
  5. * Authors: Tom Van Cutsem & Stijn Mostinckx
  6. *
  7. * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
  8. * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
  9. * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
  10. * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
  11. * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
  12. * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
  13. * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
  14. * conditions:
  15. *
  16. * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
  17. * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  18. *
  19. * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
  20. * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
  21. * OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
  22. * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
  23. * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
  24. * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
  25. * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
  26. * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  27. */
  28. package edu.vub.at.objects.grammar;
  29. /**
  30. * The public interface to a field definition AG element.
  31. *
  32. * <p>
  33. * Example: <code>def x := 5</code> where <code>x</code> is a literal symbol
  34. * </p>
  35. *
  36. * @author tvcutsem
  37. */
  38. public interface ATDefField extends ATDefinition {
  39. /**
  40. * The name of the field must be a literal symbol
  41. * Example: <code>`{ def x := 5 }.statements[1].name == `x</code>
  42. * @return the name of the field
  43. */
  44. public ATSymbol base_name();
  45. /**
  46. * The value expression may be any valid AmbientTalk expression.
  47. * Example: <code>`{ def x := 5 }.statements[1].valueExpression == `5</code>
  48. * @return The expression for the value that will be assigned to the field
  49. */
  50. public ATExpression base_valueExpression();
  51. }