Class QualifiedNameHint

java.lang.Object

org.ek9lang.compiler.support.QualifiedNameHint

public final class QualifiedNameHint
extends Object

THE hint for a QUALIFIED name 'M::X' that did not resolve, when the X the user probably meant is only IMPORTED with 'references' - by module M, or by the module the name is used in.

A qualified name reaches only what its module DEFINES: 'references' are shorthand for unqualified names inside the importing module, never re-exported and never consulted for a qualified name (front-end audit FE52/FE62). Before that rule a qualified name that missed quietly fell back to a reference by short name; now it is an error, and this names where the symbol actually lives so a person or an AI can fix it in one step. Used by every site that reports an unresolved qualified name (E03030, E50001, E50010) so the wording is the same everywhere.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	forUnresolved(ModuleScope fromModule, String name)	An explanation to append to the error message, or an empty String when there is nothing to add.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

forUnresolved

public static String forUnresolved(ModuleScope fromModule,
 String name)

An explanation to append to the error message, or an empty String when there is nothing to add.

Parameters:

fromModule - the module scope the name was used in (may be null - then there is no hint)

name - the name as written; only a qualified name can get a hint