gw.lang.reflect.gs

Interface IExternalSymbolMap

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExternalSymbolMapBase, ExternalSymbolMapForMap, ExternalSymbolMapSymbolTableWrapper

public interface IExternalSymbolMap

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getValue(String name) Returns the value for the symbol with the given name.
Object	getValue(String name, int iArrayDims) Called via bytecode.
Object	invoke(String name, Object[] args) Invokes the named external function with the given arguments.
void	setValue(String name, Object value) Sets the value of the symbol with the given name.

Method Detail

getValue

Object getValue(String name)

Returns the value for the symbol with the given name. Throws a runtime exception if the name does not correspond to a valid external symbol.

Parameters:

name - the name of the symbol

Returns:

the current value of the symbol

getValue

Object getValue(String name,
                int iArrayDims)

Called via bytecode.

Parameters:

name -

iArrayDims - the expected number of array dimensions of the the symbol's type, useful for debugger expr evaluation for dynamically unwrapping type a single elem array (a captured var)

Returns:

setValue

void setValue(String name,
              Object value)

Sets the value of the symbol with the given name. Throws a runtime exception if the name does not correspond to a valid external symbol.

Parameters:

name - the name of the symbol

value - the new value to give that symbol

invoke

Object invoke(String name,
              Object[] args)

Invokes the named external function with the given arguments. The name argument should correspond to the result of calling getName() on the external function symbol.

Parameters:

name - the name of the function symbol

args - the arguments to the method

Returns:

the result of the function invocation