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// - Literal.cpp                                                             -
// - standard object library - literal class implementation                  -
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// - copyright (c) 1999-2011 amaury darsch                                   -
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#include "Vector.hpp"
#include "QuarkZone.hpp"

namespace afnix {

  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // - class section                                                         -
  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // check if both literals are equal

  bool Literal::operator == (const Literal& lobj) const {
    rdlock ();
    try {
      String tstr = tostring ();
      String lstr = lobj.tostring ();
      bool result = (tstr == lstr);
      unlock ();
      return result;
    } catch (...) {
      unlock ();
      throw;
    }
  }

  // check if both literals are not equal

  bool Literal::operator != (const Literal& lobj) const {
    rdlock ();
    try {
      bool result = ! (*this == lobj);
      unlock ();
      return result;
    } catch (...) {
      unlock ();
      throw;
    }
  }

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  // - object section                                                        -
  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // the quark zone
  static const long QUARK_ZONE_LENGTH = 2;
  static QuarkZone  zone (QUARK_ZONE_LENGTH);

  // the object supported quarks
  static const long QUARK_TOSTRING  = zone.intern ("to-string");
  static const long QUARK_TOLITERAL = zone.intern ("to-literal");

  // return true if the given quark is defined

  bool Literal::isquark (const long quark, const bool hflg) const {
    rdlock ();
    if (zone.exists (quark) == true) {
      unlock ();
      return true;
    }
    bool result = hflg ? Serial::isquark (quark, hflg) : false;
    unlock ();
    return result;
  }

  // apply this object with a set of arguments and a quark
  
  Object* Literal::apply (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, const long quark,
			  Vector* argv) {
    // get the number of arguments
    long argc = (argv == nilp) ? 0 : argv->length ();
    
    // dispatch 0 argument
    if (argc == 0) {
      if (quark == QUARK_TOSTRING)  return new String (tostring  ());
      if (quark == QUARK_TOLITERAL) return new String (toliteral ());
    }
    // call the serial method
    return Serial::apply (robj, nset, quark, argv);
  }
}
