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Class GrammarElement

java.lang.Object

slogo.GrammarElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArithmeticBase, Assignment, Instruction

public abstract class GrammarElement
extends java.lang.Object

All elements of the SLogo language (e.g., that make up an abstract syntax tree) should extend GrammarElement. Evaluating a language construct with a context returns the value of the evaluation and may have side-effects.

Author:

Owen Astrachan

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GrammarElement()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract java.lang.Object	evaluate(Context c) Evaluate this language construct in some context.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GrammarElement

public GrammarElement()

Method Detail

evaluate

public abstract java.lang.Object evaluate(Context c)

Evaluate this language construct in some context. The evaluation may have side-effects, e.g., moving a turtle.

Parameters:

c - context in which the evaluation takes place

Returns:

the result of evaluating the construct