Package de.monticore.values

Interface MCValue

All Known Subinterfaces:
MCValueFunction
All Known Implementing Classes:
MCValueBoolean, MCValueDouble, MCValueError, MCValueInt, MCValueObject, MCValueVoid
public interface MCValue
Represents a value, e.g., of an expression.

  • Method Details

    • isPrimitive

      default boolean isPrimitive()

    • isBoolean

      default boolean isBoolean()

    • isByte

      default boolean isByte()

    • isChar

      default boolean isChar()

    • isShort

      default boolean isShort()

    • isInt

      default boolean isInt()

    • isLong

      default boolean isLong()

    • isFloat

      default boolean isFloat()

    • isDouble

      default boolean isDouble()

    • isObject

      default boolean isObject()

    • isString

      default boolean isString()
      helper for String specifically

    • isFunction

      default boolean isFunction()

    • isVoid

      default boolean isVoid()

    • isSIUnit

      default boolean isSIUnit()

    • isError

      default boolean isError()

    • asBoolean

      default boolean asBoolean()

    • asByte

      default byte asByte()

    • asChar

      default char asChar()

    • asShort

      default short asShort()

    • asInt

      default int asInt()

    • asLong

      default long asLong()

    • asFloat

      default float asFloat()

    • asDouble

      default double asDouble()

    • asFunction

      default MCValueFunction asFunction()

    • asObject

      default MCValueObject asObject()
      cf. asNativeObject().
      Returns:
      The value as an MCValueObject, iff it is one.

    • asString

      default String asString()

    • asError

      default String asError()

    • asNativeObject

      Object asNativeObject()
      Used to pass the value to native Java classes and similar, e.g., collections.

      Note: not all values can have a native representation, as such, their native version is the MIValue itself.

      Returns:
      The value as a Java native Object.

    • checkEqualityOperator

      boolean checkEqualityOperator(MCValue other)
      basically implements ==
      Parameters:
      other - the value to check against this
      Returns:
      whether they are considered equal

    • printType

      String printType()
      Print the type of the MIValue in human-readable form

    • printValue

      String printValue()
      Print the value in human-readable form