avail/avail.interpreter.execution/AvailLoader/lookupName

lookupName

@JvmOverloads
fun lookupName(stringName: A_String, ifNew: A_Atom.() -> Unit? = null): A_Atom
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Look up the given A_String in the current module's namespace. Answer the atom associated with the string, creating the true name if necessary. A local true name always hides other true names. If isExplicitSubclassAtom is true and we're creating a new atom, add the SpecialAtom.EXPLICIT_SUBCLASSING_KEY property.

Return

An atom.

Parameters

stringName

An Avail string.

ifNew

An A_Atom lambda to run if the atom had to be created. This should set up basic properties of the new atom, such as heritability and whether it's for explicit object type subclassing.

Throws

If the string could represent several different true names.