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3 # Copyright 2004-2008 Jean Privat <jean@pryen.org>
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17
18 # Formal types
19 package type_formal
20
21 import inheritance
22
23 redef class MMType
24 # The type a indirect type refers to
25 meth direct_type: MMType do return self
26 end
27
28 # Formal types are named indirect types
29 class MMTypeFormal
30 special MMType
31 # The name of the type
32 readable attr _name: Symbol
33
34 # The type refered
35 readable attr _bound: MMType
36
37 redef meth <(t) do return t != null and (t == self or t.is_supertype(_bound))
38 redef meth is_supertype(t) do return _bound.is_supertype(t)
39 redef meth direct_type do return _bound.direct_type
40 redef meth local_class
41 do
42 if _bound == null then return null
43 return _bound.local_class
44 end
45
46 redef meth select_property(g)
47 do
48 if g == null then
49 return null
50 else
51 return _bound.select_property(g)
52 end
53 end
54
55 redef meth to_s do return _name.to_s
56
57 protected init(name: Symbol, bound: MMType)
58 do
59 _name = name
60 _bound = bound
61 end
62 end
63