/**
 * AmbientTalk/2 Project
 * NATFieldSelection.java created on 31-jul-2006 at 12:40:42
 * (c) Programming Technology Lab, 2006 - 2007
 * Authors: Tom Van Cutsem & Stijn Mostinckx
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package edu.vub.at.objects.natives;

import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.Vector;

import edu.vub.at.exceptions.InterpreterException;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATFieldSelection;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATMessage;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATObject;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATTable;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATTypeTag;
import edu.vub.at.objects.coercion.NativeTypeTags;
import edu.vub.at.objects.grammar.ATSymbol;

/**
 * Instances of this class represent first-class field selections.
 * They encapsulate a selector and may be turned into an actual field access by invoking meta_sendTo.
 * This method provides the invocation with a receiver to apply itself to.
 * 
 * @author tvcutsem
 */
public final class NATFieldSelection extends NATMessage implements ATFieldSelection {

	public NATFieldSelection(ATSymbol sel, ATTable annotations) throws InterpreterException {
		super(sel, NATTable.EMPTY, annotations, NativeTypeTags._FIELDSEL_);
	}
	
    /**
     * Copy constructor.
     */
    private NATFieldSelection(FieldMap map,
            Vector state,
            LinkedList originalCustomFields,
            MethodDictionary methodDict,
            ATObject dynamicParent,
            ATObject lexicalParent,
            byte flags,
            ATTypeTag[] types) throws InterpreterException {
    	super(map, state, originalCustomFields, methodDict, dynamicParent, lexicalParent, flags, types);
    }

	/**
	 * To evaluate a field selection, invoke a field accessor method on the receiver.
	 * 
	 * @return the return value of the invoked method.
	 */
	public ATObject prim_sendTo(ATMessage self, ATObject receiver, ATObject sender) throws InterpreterException {
		return receiver.meta_invokeField(receiver, self.base_selector());
	}
	
	public NATText meta_print() throws InterpreterException {
		return NATText.atValue("<field selection:"+base_selector().toString()+">");
	}
	
	protected NATObject createClone(FieldMap map,
			Vector state,
			LinkedList originalCustomFields,
			MethodDictionary methodDict,
			ATObject dynamicParent,
			ATObject lexicalParent,
			byte flags,
			ATTypeTag[] types) throws InterpreterException {
		return new NATFieldSelection(map,
				state,
				originalCustomFields,
				methodDict,
				dynamicParent,
				lexicalParent,
				flags,
				types);
	}
	
}