class Definition : public Object

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The base class for all MAD definitions.

It implements the common behaviour of definitions, it can also be used via dynamic casting to determine whether an object represents a definition.

Type:	Abstract
Superclasses:	public Object
Include file:	./AbstractObjects/Definition.hh

Inheritance

Synopsis (including inherited members):

• Public members:
  • virtual ~Definition () ;
  • virtual const string getCategory ()const ;
  • virtual bool shouldTrace ()const ;
  • virtual bool shouldUpdate ()const ;
  • virtual bool canReplaceBy (Object*) ;
  • virtual Object* clone (const string&) = 0 ;
  • void copyAttributes (const Object&) ;
  • virtual void doomGet (const DoomReader&) ;
  • virtual void doomPut (DoomWriter&)const ;
  • virtual void execute () ;
  • virtual Attribute* findAttribute (const string&) ;
  • virtual const Attribute* findAttribute (const string&)const ;
  • virtual Object* makeTemplate (const string&,TokenStream&,Statement&) ;
  • virtual Object* makeInstance (const string&,Statement&) ;
  • virtual void parse (Statement&) ;
  • virtual void parseShortcut (Statement&) ;
  • virtual void print (std::ostream&)const ;
  • virtual void printHelp (std::ostream&)const ;
  • virtual void replace (Object*,Object*) ;
  • virtual void update () ;
  • bool isBuiltin ()const ;
  • virtual bool isShared ()const ;
  • virtual void setShared (bool) ;
  • void setDirty (bool) ;
  • bool isDirty ()const ;
  • void setFlag (bool) ;
  • bool isFlagged ()const ;
  • void setDoomTime (double) ;
  • double getDoomTime ()const ;
  • const Object* getBaseObject ()const ;
  • const string& getMadName ()const ;
  • Object* getParent ()const ;
  • bool isTreeMember (const Object*)const ;
  • void setMadName (const string&) ;
  • void setParent (Object*) ;
  • void clear () ;
  • int increment () ;
  • int occurrenceCount () ;
  • void registerReference (AttributeBase*) ;
  • void unregisterReference (AttributeBase*) ;
  • std::vector<Attribute> itsAttr ;
• Protected Members:
  • Definition (int,const char*,const char*) ;
  • Definition (const string&,Definition*) ;
  • bool builtin ;
  • bool modified ;
  • bool flagged ;

Documentation:

• Public members:

  virtual const string getCategory ()const ;

  Return the object category as a string.
  Return the string "DEFINITION".

  virtual bool shouldTrace ()const ;

  Trace flag.
  If true, the object's execute() function should be traced. Always false for definitions.

  virtual bool shouldUpdate ()const ;

  Update flag.
  If true, the data structure should be updated before calling execute(). Always false for definitions.

• Protected members:

  Definition (int,const char*,const char*) ;

  Constructor for exemplars.

  Definition (const string&,Definition*) ;

  Constructor for clones.