Package org.ek9lang.compiler.symbols

Class ConstantSymbol

java.lang.Object

org.ek9lang.compiler.symbols.Symbol

org.ek9lang.compiler.symbols.ConstantSymbol

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, ISymbol, ITokenReference

public class ConstantSymbol
extends Symbol

A very simple type that holds a single distinct value. For example PI = 3.242 would be a constant.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.ek9lang.compiler.symbols.ISymbol

ISymbol.SymbolCategory, ISymbol.SymbolGenus

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.ek9lang.compiler.symbols.ISymbol

NOT_ASSIGNABLE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ConstantSymbol(String name)
ConstantSymbol(String name, boolean fromLiteral)
ConstantSymbol(String name, Optional<ISymbol> type)
ConstantSymbol(String name, Optional<ISymbol> type, boolean fromLiteral)	Construction of a Constant.
ConstantSymbol(String name, ISymbol type)
ConstantSymbol(String name, ISymbol type, boolean fromLiteral)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ConstantSymbol	clone(IScope withParentAsAppropriate)	Clone the symbol and re-parent if this symbol like a method should have a parent.
protected ConstantSymbol	cloneIntoConstant(ConstantSymbol newCopy)
boolean	equals(Object o)
int	hashCode()
boolean	isConstant()
boolean	isFromLiteral()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.ek9lang.compiler.symbols.Symbol

clearInitialisedBy, cloneIntoSymbol, copySymbolProperties, getAssignableWeightTo, getAssignableWeightTo, getCategory, getFriendlyName, getFullyQualifiedName, getGenus, getInitialisedBy, getName, getParsedModule, getProduceFullyQualifiedName, getSourceToken, getSquirrelledData, getSymbolTypeAsString, getType, getUnCoercedAssignableWeightTo, isAssignableTo, isAssignableTo, isDevSource, isEk9Core, isExactSameType, isInjectionExpected, isLibSource, isMarkedPure, isMutable, isNullAllowed, isPromotionSupported, isReferenced, putSquirrelledData, setCategory, setEk9Core, setGenus, setInitialisedBy, setInjectionExpected, setMarkedPure, setName, setNotMutable, setNullAllowed, setParsedModule, setProduceFullyQualifiedName, setReferenced, setSourceToken, setType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.ek9lang.compiler.symbols.ISymbol

isApplication, isConceptualTypeParameter, isControl, isDeclaredAsConstant, isExtensionOfInjectable, isFunction, isGenericInNature, isIncomingParameter, isInitialised, isInjectable, isLoopVariable, isMarkedAbstract, isMethod, isParameterisedType, isPrimitiveType, isPrivate, isPropertyField, isProtected, isPublic, isReturningParameter, isTemplateFunction, isTemplateType, isType, isVariable, setType

Constructor Details

ConstantSymbol

public ConstantSymbol(String name,
 boolean fromLiteral)

ConstantSymbol

public ConstantSymbol(String name)

ConstantSymbol

public ConstantSymbol(String name,
 ISymbol type,
 boolean fromLiteral)

ConstantSymbol

public ConstantSymbol(String name,
 ISymbol type)

ConstantSymbol

public ConstantSymbol(String name,
 Optional<ISymbol> type)

ConstantSymbol

public ConstantSymbol(String name,
 Optional<ISymbol> type,
 boolean fromLiteral)

Construction of a Constant.

Method Details

isFromLiteral

public boolean isFromLiteral()

isConstant

public boolean isConstant()

clone

public ConstantSymbol clone(IScope withParentAsAppropriate)

Description copied from interface: ISymbol

Clone the symbol and re-parent if this symbol like a method should have a parent. Other symbols like VariableSymbols are un-parented

Specified by:

clone in interface ISymbol

Overrides:

clone in class Symbol

cloneIntoConstant

protected ConstantSymbol cloneIntoConstant(ConstantSymbol newCopy)

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Symbol

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Symbol

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Symbol