variables.h

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/*

Copyright (C) 1993-2018 John W. Eaton

This file is part of Octave.

Octave is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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*/

#if ! defined (octave_variables_h)
#define octave_variables_h 1

#include "octave-config.h"

class octave_function;
class octave_user_function;

class octave_value;
class octave_value_list;
class octave_builtin;
class string_vector;

namespace octave
{
  class tree_identifier;
}

#include <limits>
#include <string>

#include "lo-ieee.h"

#include "ov-builtin.h"

extern OCTINTERP_API octave_function *
is_valid_function (const octave_value&, const std::string& = "",
                   bool warn = false);

extern OCTINTERP_API octave_function *
is_valid_function (const std::string&, const std::string& = "",
                   bool warn = false);

extern OCTINTERP_API octave_function *
extract_function (const octave_value& arg, const std::string& warn_for,
                  const std::string& fname, const std::string& header,
                  const std::string& trailer);

extern OCTINTERP_API string_vector
get_struct_elts (const std::string& text);

extern OCTINTERP_API string_vector
generate_struct_completions (const std::string& text, std::string& prefix,
                             std::string& hint);

extern OCTINTERP_API bool
looks_like_struct (const std::string& text, char prev_char);

extern OCTINTERP_API int
symbol_exist (const std::string& name, const std::string& type = "any");

extern OCTINTERP_API std::string
unique_symbol_name (const std::string& basename);

extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
set_internal_variable (bool& var, const octave_value_list& args,
                       int nargout, const char *nm);

extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
set_internal_variable (char& var, const octave_value_list& args,
                       int nargout, const char *nm);

extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
set_internal_variable (int& var, const octave_value_list& args,
                       int nargout, const char *nm,
                       int minval = std::numeric_limits<int>::min (),
                       int maxval = std::numeric_limits<int>::max ());

extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
set_internal_variable (double& var, const octave_value_list& args,
                       int nargout, const char *nm,
                       double minval = -octave::numeric_limits<double>::Inf (),
                       double maxval = octave::numeric_limits<double>::Inf ());

extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
set_internal_variable (std::string& var, const octave_value_list& args,
                       int nargout, const char *nm, bool empty_ok = true);

extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
set_internal_variable (std::string& var, const octave_value_list& args,
                       int nargout, const char *nm, const char **choices);

extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
set_internal_variable (int& var, const octave_value_list& args,
                       int nargout, const char *nm, const char **choices);

#define SET_INTERNAL_VARIABLE(NM)                       \
  set_internal_variable (V ## NM, args, nargout, #NM)

#define SET_NONEMPTY_INTERNAL_STRING_VARIABLE(NM)               \
  set_internal_variable (V ## NM, args, nargout, #NM, false)

#define SET_INTERNAL_VARIABLE_WITH_LIMITS(NM, MINVAL, MAXVAL)           \
  set_internal_variable (V ## NM, args, nargout, #NM, MINVAL, MAXVAL)

// in the following, CHOICES must be a C string array terminated by null.
#define SET_INTERNAL_VARIABLE_CHOICES(NM, CHOICES)              \
  set_internal_variable (V ## NM, args, nargout, #NM, CHOICES)

extern OCTINTERP_API void maybe_missing_function_hook (const std::string& name);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'interpreter::mlock' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API void mlock (void);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'interpreter::munlock' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API void munlock (const std::string&);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'interpreter::mislocked' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API bool mislocked (const std::string&);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'tree_evaluator::bind_ans' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API void bind_ans (const octave_value& val, bool print);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'symbol_table::clear_mex_functions' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API void clear_mex_functions (void);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'symbol_table::clear_function' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API void clear_function (const std::string& nm);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'symbol_table::clear_variable' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API void clear_variable (const std::string& nm);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'symbol_table::clear_symbol' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API void clear_symbol (const std::string& nm);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'symbol_table::varval' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
lookup_function_handle (const std::string& nm);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'symbol_table::global_varval' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
get_global_value (const std::string& nm, bool silent = false);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'symbol_table::global_assign' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API void
set_global_value (const std::string& nm, const octave_value& val);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'symbol_table::top_level_varval' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API octave_value
get_top_level_value (const std::string& nm, bool silent = false);

OCTAVE_DEPRECATED (4.4, "use 'symbol_table::top_level_assign' instead")
extern OCTINTERP_API void
set_top_level_value (const std::string& nm, const octave_value& val);

#endif