Example Date send 013

 

 

Description

This example defines a method named monthName that is invoked when the Number type receives a getMonth message. The monthName method prints out the current full month name string.

 

Details

Add a message named getMonth to the Date Methods Dictionary.

(addMethod Date: getMonth: (lambda(a) (ref #("January" "February" "March" "April" "May" "June" "July" "August" "September" "October" "November" "December")) (sub1 (month a ) ) ) ) ;;end monthName method Returns: #&60Dictionary 123456>

To invoke the Lambda that responds to the getMonth message, issue the following statement:

(send getMonth: #Jan,1,1996 ) Returns: January

Alternatively, the Lambda may be invoked using the following syntax:

(getMonth: #Jan,1,1996 ) Returns: January

Notes and Hints

Dissecting the send command involves understanding the methods dictionary of any Analytic Information Server type. In general the send command is translated as a reference into the methods dictionary:

((ref (methodsOf (type object)) methodName object))

The statement :

(send getMonth: #Jan,1,1996 )

is translated into

((ref (methodsOf (type #Jan,1,1996 ) ) getMonth: ) #Jan,1,1996 )

Each statement segment results in:

(type #Jan,1,1996 ) Returns: Date
(methodsOf (Date:)) Returns: #<Dictionary 123456>
(ref (#<Dictionary 123456>) getMonth: ) Returns: #<Lambda 123456>
( #<Lambda 123456> #Jan,1,1996) January

 

Related Examples

Here are examples of the send function at work.

BitVector send 018 Character send 011 CpxVector send 028 Date send 013
Dictionary send 004 Directory send 005 FltVector send 015 Function send 014
IntVector send 016 Lambda send 008 Lambda send 009 Matrix send 008
NumMatrix send 027 NumVector send 017 Number send 012 Pair send 019
ShortVector send 017 String send 001 Structure send 003 Symbol send 002
Vector send 006 Void send 009

 

Function Links

Here is the link to the current function used in this example.

send

Here are a number of links to other related functions.

addMethod(#void) defmethod(#void) methodsOf(#void)

 

Argument Types

Here are the links to the data types of the arguments used in this example.

Symbol Dictionary

Here are a number of links to examples having similar argument types.

BitVector addMethod 023 BitVector defmethod 020 BitVector methodsOf 021 BitVector send 018
Boolean addMethod 011 Boolean addMethod 012 Boolean defmethod 012 Boolean methodsOf 012
Boolean send 010 Brick addMethod 008 Brick defmethod 025 Brick methodsOf 024
Brick send 027 ByteVector isCharAlphabetic 003 ByteVector isCharAlphanumeric 003 ByteVector isCharLowercase 003
ByteVector isCharName 003 ByteVector isCharNumeric 003 ByteVector isCharUppercase 003 ByteVector isCharWhitespace 003
Character addMethod 013 Character defmethod 013 Character methodsOf 013 Character send 011
Context debug 001 Context getGlobalValue 001 Context getSymbolTable 001 Context globalBinding 001
CpxVector addMethod 028 CpxVector send 028 Date addMethod 015 Date addMethod 016
Date defmethod 015 Date methodsOf 015 Date send 013 Dictionary addMethod 005
Dictionary binarySearch 002 Dictionary cdr 003 Dictionary compare 004 Dictionary compareEQ 004
Dictionary compareGE 004 Dictionary compareGT 004 Dictionary compareLE 004 Dictionary compareLT 004
Dictionary compareNE 004 Dictionary comparison functions 004 Dictionary copy 002 Dictionary count 002
Dictionary defMethod 006 Dictionary delete 003 Dictionary delete 004 Dictionary insert 002
Dictionary inside 002 Dictionary isAtom 002 Dictionary isBound 002 Dictionary isDictionary 001
Dictionary isEqual 002 Dictionary isIdentical 002 Dictionary isInside 002 Dictionary isMember 002
Dictionary isObject 004 Dictionary isType 006 Dictionary length 005 Dictionary makeDictionary 001
Dictionary map 002 Dictionary mapc 002 Dictionary member 002 Dictionary methodsOf 007
Dictionary new 004 Dictionary objectToDictionary 001 Dictionary objectToDictionary 002 Dictionary objectToDictionary 003
Dictionary objectToDictionary 004 Dictionary ref 007 Dictionary ref 008 Dictionary ref 009
Dictionary refAttributes 002 Dictionary refValues 002 Dictionary remove 002 Dictionary resize 002
Dictionary send 004 Dictionary setAttributes 002 Dictionary setCdr 001 Dictionary setCdr 002
Dictionary setq 007 Dictionary setq 008 Dictionary setq 009 Dictionary sizeof 004
Dictionary sort 003 Dictionary sort 004 Dictionary sort 005 Dictionary type 007
Directory addMethod 006 Directory defMethod 007 Directory delete 006 Directory insert 003
Directory inside 003 Directory isBound 003 Directory isDirectory 001 Directory isInside 003
Directory isMember 003 Directory member 002 Directory methodsOf 008 Directory new 005
Directory new 006 Directory ref 010 Directory ref 011 Directory ref 012
Directory refAttributes 003 Directory refValues 003 Directory remove 003 Directory send 005
Directory setAttributes 003 Directory setq 010 Directory setq 011 Directory sort 008
Directory sort 009 FltVector addMethod 019 FltVector defmethod 017 FltVector delete 009
FltVector insert 005 FltVector methodsOf 017 FltVector send 015 Function addMethod 017
Function addMethod 018 Function defmethod 016 Function methodsOf 016 Function send 014
IntVector addMethod 020 IntVector defmethod 018 IntVector delete 010 IntVector insert 006
IntVector methodsOf 018 IntVector send 016 Lambda compareLE 008 Lambda debug 001
Lambda define(macro) 001 Lambda defmacro 001 Lambda defmacro 002 Lambda exportTab 001
Lambda globalBinding 001 Lambda importTab 001 Lambda isLambda 001 Lambda send 008
Lambda send 009 List addMethod 025 List defmethod 022 List methodsOf 022
List send 020 Matrix addMethod 008 Matrix defMethod 009 Matrix delete 009
Matrix insert 005 Matrix methodsOf 010 Matrix send 008 NumMatrix addMethod 027
NumMatrix defmethod 024 NumMatrix delete 014 NumMatrix insert 009 NumMatrix methodsOf 024
NumMatrix send 027 NumVector addMethod 021 NumVector defmethod 019 NumVector delete 011
NumVector insert 007 NumVector methodsOf 019 NumVector send 017 Number addMethod 014
Number defmethod 014 Number methodsOf 014 Number send 012 ObjVector addMethod 022
ObjVector delete 012 ObjVector insert 008 ObjectRepository addMethod 026 ObjectRepository defmethod 023
ObjectRepository delete 013 ObjectRepository methodsOf 023 ObjectRepository send 026 Pair addMethod 024
Pair defmethod 021 Pair methodsOf 021 Pair send 019 PcodeVector methodsOf 020
ShortVector addMethod 021 ShortVector defmethod 019 ShortVector delete 011 ShortVector insert 007
ShortVector methodsOf 019 ShortVector send 017 String addMethod 001 String defMethod 001
String defMethod 002 String isChar 001 String isCharAlphabetic 001 String isCharAlphanumeric 001
String isCharLowercase 001 String isCharName 001 String isCharNumeric 001 String isCharUppercase 001
String isCharWhitespace 001 String isEqual 001 String isEqual 002 String isObject 001
String isString 001 String isText 001 String isType 001 String isType 002
String isType 003 String methodsOf 001 String methodsOf 002 String methodsOf 003
String parse 001 String send 001 String setq 001 String sizeof 001
String string 001 String string 002 String string 003 String type 001
Structure addMethod 003 Structure addMethod 004 Structure binaryInsert 001 Structure binarySearch 001
Structure defmethod 004 Structure defmethod 005 Structure delete 001 Structure delete 002
Structure insert 001 Structure inside 001 Structure isBound 001 Structure isInside 001
Structure isMember 001 Structure member 001 Structure methodsOf 005 Structure new 003
Structure ref 004 Structure ref 006 Structure refAttributes 001 Structure refValues 001
Structure remove 001 Structure send 003 Structure setAttributes 001 Structure setq 003
Structure setq 004 Structure setq 005 Structure setq 006 Structure uniqueInsert 001
Structure uniqueInsert 002 Symbol *< 001 Symbol ++ 001 Symbol +< 001
Symbol -- 001 Symbol -< 001 Symbol /< 001 Symbol addMethod 002
Symbol append 003 Symbol compare 002 Symbol compareEQ 002 Symbol compareGE 002
Symbol compareGT 002 Symbol compareLE 002 Symbol compareLT 002 Symbol compareNE 002
Symbol comparison functions 002 Symbol defMethod 003 Symbol downcase 002 Symbol getGlobalValue 001
Symbol getGlobalValue 002 Symbol getSymbolTable 001 Symbol getSymbolTable 002 Symbol hashString 002
Symbol isCharAlphabetic 002 Symbol isCharAlphanumeric 002 Symbol isCharLowercase 002 Symbol isCharName 002
Symbol isCharNumeric 002 Symbol isCharUppercase 002 Symbol isCharWhitespace 002 Symbol isObject 002
Symbol isSymbol 001 Symbol isType 004 Symbol methodsOf 004 Symbol new 002
Symbol proplist 001 Symbol proprecord 001 Symbol putprop 001 Symbol ref 003
Symbol remProp 001 Symbol send 002 Symbol setq 001 Symbol setq 002
Symbol sizeof 002 Symbol symbol 001 Symbol symbol 002 Symbol type 002
Symbol upcase 004 Vector addMethod 007 Vector defmethod 008 Vector delete 007
Vector delete 008 Vector insert 004 Vector methodsOf 009 Vector send 006
Vector setAttributes 004 Vector setAttributes 005 Void addMethod 009 Void addMethod 010
Void defmethod 010 Void defmethod 011 Void methodsOf 011 Void send 009

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