/interpreter/tags/at2dist110511/src/edu/vub/at/objects/grammar/ATAssignmentSymbol.java

 1/**
 2 * AmbientTalk/2 Project
 3 * ATAssignmentSymbol.java created on 6-jul-2007 at 8:32:42
 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
30import edu.vub.at.exceptions.InterpreterException;
31
32
33/**
34 * Instances of this class represent 'assignment symbols', which are
35 * symbols ending in <tt>:=</tt>.
36 * 
37 * @author tvcutsem
38 */
39public interface ATAssignmentSymbol extends ATSymbol {
40
41	/**
42	 * Returns the field name being assigned by this assignment symbol.
43	 * For example, for <tt>foo:=</tt> the result is <tt>foo</tt>.
44	 */
45	public ATSymbol base_fieldName() throws InterpreterException;
46	
47}