cons.hpp File Reference

#include <iostream>
#include "Cell.hpp"

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Functions
Cell *	make_int (const int i)
	Make an int cell.
Cell *	make_double (const double d)
	Make a double cell.
Cell *	make_symbol (const char *const s)
	Make a symbol cell.
Cell *	cons (Cell *const my_car, Cell *const my_cdr)
	Make a conspair cell.
bool	nullp (Cell *const c)
	Check if c points to an empty list, i.e., is a null pointer.
bool	listp (Cell *const c)
	Check if c points to a list (i.e., nil or a cons cell).
bool	intp (Cell *const c)
	Check if c points to an int cell.
bool	doublep (Cell *const c)
	Check if c points to a double cell.
bool	symbolp (Cell *const c)
	Check if c points to a symbol cell.
int	get_int (Cell *const c)
	Accessor (error if c is not an int cell).
double	get_double (Cell *const c)
	Accessor (error if c is not a double cell).
string	get_symbol (Cell *const c)
	Retrieve the symbol name as a string (error if c is not a symbol cell).
Cell *	car (Cell *const c)
	Accessor (error if c is not a cons cell).
Cell *	cdr (Cell *const c)
	Accessor (error if c is not a string cell).
ostream &	operator<< (ostream &os, const Cell &c)
	Print the subtree rooted at c, in s-expression notation.
Variables
Cell *const	nil
	The null pointer value.

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Detailed Description

Encapsulates an abstract interface layer for a cons list ADT, without using member functions. Makes no assumptions about what kind of concrete type Cell will be defined to be.

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Function Documentation

Cell* car

(

Cell *const

c

)

[inline]

Accessor (error if c is not a cons cell).

Returns:

The car pointer in the cons cell pointed to by c.

Referenced by separate_parse().

Cell* cdr

(

Cell *const

c

)

[inline]

Accessor (error if c is not a string cell).

Returns:

The cdr pointer in the cons cell pointed to by c.

Referenced by separate_parse().

Cell* cons	(	Cell *const	my_car,
		Cell *const	my_cdr
	)			[inline]

Make a conspair cell.

Parameters:

	my_car	The initial car pointer to be stored in the new cell.
	my_cdr	The initial cdr pointer to be stored in the new cell.

Referenced by separate_parse().

bool doublep

(

Cell *const

c

)

[inline]

Check if c points to a double cell.

Returns:

True iff c points to a double cell.

References nullp().

double get_double

(

Cell *const

c

)

[inline]

Accessor (error if c is not a double cell).

Returns:

The value in the double cell pointed to by c.

int get_int

(

Cell *const

c

)

[inline]

Accessor (error if c is not an int cell).

Returns:

The value in the int cell pointed to by c.

string get_symbol

(

Cell *const

c

)

[inline]

Retrieve the symbol name as a string (error if c is not a symbol cell).

Returns:

The symbol name in the symbol cell pointed to by c.

bool intp

(

Cell *const

c

)

[inline]

Check if c points to an int cell.

Returns:

True iff c points to an int cell.

References nullp().

bool listp

(

Cell *const

c

)

[inline]

Check if c points to a list (i.e., nil or a cons cell).

Returns:

True iff c points to a list (i.e., nil or a cons cell).

References nullp().

Cell* make_double

(

const double

d

)

[inline]

Make a double cell.

Parameters:

d

The initial double value to be stored in the new cell.

Referenced by makecell().

Cell* make_int

(

const int

i

)

[inline]

Make an int cell.

Parameters:

i

The initial int value to be stored in the new cell.

Referenced by makecell().

Cell* make_symbol

(

const char *const

s

)

[inline]

Make a symbol cell.

Parameters:

s

The initial symbol name to be stored in the new cell.

Referenced by makecell().

bool nullp

(

Cell *const

c

)

[inline]

Check if c points to an empty list, i.e., is a null pointer.

Returns:

True iff c points to an empty list, i.e., is a null pointer.

References nil.

Referenced by doublep(), intp(), listp(), and symbolp().

ostream& operator<<	(	ostream &	os,
		const Cell &	c
	)			[inline]

Print the subtree rooted at c, in s-expression notation.

Parameters:

	os	The output stream to print to.
	c	The root cell of the subtree to be printed.

bool symbolp

(

Cell *const

c

)

[inline]

Check if c points to a symbol cell.

Returns:

True iff c points to a symbol cell.

References nullp().

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Variable Documentation

Cell* const nil

The null pointer value.

Referenced by nullp(), and parse_eval_print().