NAME ^

pmc/luastring.pmc - Lua String

DESCRIPTION ^

LuaString extends LuaAny to provide a class with the behaviour of the Lua String type.

Overloaded Methods ^

void init()

Initializes the string.

PMC *new_from_string(STRING *rep, INTVAL flags)

Allow :

    .const .LuaString s = "Hello World!"
void mark()

Marks the string as live.

PMC *clone()

Creates a copy of the string.

STRING *get_string()

Returns the string itself.

STRING *name()

Return the string "string".

void set_integer_native(INTVAL value)

void set_number_native(FLOATVAL value)

VOID set_string_native(STRING *value)

Sets the value of the string to that of the specified string.

VOID set_pmc(PMC *value)

Sets the value of the string to the string value of the specified PMC.

PMC *neg(PMC *dest)

void i_neg()

INTVAL elements()

Return length of the string.

void freeze(visit_info *info)

Used to archive the string.

void thaw(visit_info *info)

Used to unarchive the string.

non-Vtable Methods ^

PMC *add(PMC *value, PMC *dest)

void i_add(PMC *value)

PMC *subtract(PMC *value, PMC *dest)

void i_subtract(PMC *value)

PMC *multiply(PMC *value, PMC *dest)

void i_multiply(PMC *value)

PMC *divide(PMC *value, PMC *dest)

void i_divide(PMC *value)

PMC *modulus(PMC *value, PMC *dest)

void i_modulus(PMC *value)

PMC *pow(PMC *value, PMC *dest)

void i_pow(PMC *value)

INTVAL is_equal(PMC *value)

Compares the string with value; returns true if they match.

INTVAL cmp(PMC *value)

Compares the string with value; returns -1 if the string is smaller, 0 if they are equal, and 1 if value is smaller.

Throws an exception unless value is a LuaString.

PMC *concatenate(PMC *value, PMC *dest)

void i_concatenate(PMC *value)

Specific Methods ^

PMC *get_metatable()

PMC *len()

PMC *rawequal(PMC *value)

PMC *tonumber()

PMC *tobase(INTVAL base)

AUTHORS ^

Francois Perrad.

Klaas-Jan Stol.


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