/interpreter/tags/at2dist130208/src/edu/vub/at/objects/grammar/ATSelection.java

 1/**
 2 * AmbientTalk/2 Project
 3 * ATSelection.java created on 26-jul-2006 at 15:02:17
 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 * The public interface to a selection AG element.
32 * 
33 * Example: <code>o.&x</code>
34 * 
35 * @author tvcutsem
36 */
37public interface ATSelection extends ATExpression {
38
39	/**
40	 * The receiver may be any valid AmbientTalk expression
41	 * Example: <code>`(o.&x).reveiverExpression == `o</code>
42	 * @return the reveiver expression
43	 */
44	public ATExpression base_receiverExpression();
45	
46	/**
47	 * The selector must be a literal symbol
48	 * Example: <code>`(o.&x).selector == `x</code>
49	 * @return the selector
50	 */
51	public ATSymbol base_selector();
52	
53}