Example Boolean defmethod 012

 

 

Description

This example defines a method and a message named toEnglish that converts the Boolean Value, true, to the English word "Yes" and converts the Boolean value, false, to the English word "No".

 

Details

Add a message named toEnglish to the Boolean Methods Dictionary.

(defmethod Boolean: toEnglish (b) (if b "Yes" "No")) Returns: #<Dictionary 123456>

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

(send toEnglish: true) Returns: Yes

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

(send toEnglish: false) Returns: No

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

(toEnglish: true) Returns: Yes
(toEnglish: false) Returns: Yes

Notes and Hints

To view the entry in the methods Dictionary created by the defmethod function, you can use the method name to access the directory entry by

#<Dictionary 123456>[methodName:] or

To determine the number of assigned methods:

(length (methodsOf Boolean: ))

To access the nth method name:

(methodsOf Boolean: )[n 0]

 

Related Examples

Here are examples of the defmethod function at work.

BitVector defmethod 020 Boolean defmethod 012 Character defmethod 013 Date defmethod 015
FltVector defmethod 017 Function defmethod 016 IntVector defmethod 018 List defmethod 022
NumVector defmethod 019 Number defmethod 014 ObjectRepository defmethod 023 Pair defmethod 021
ShortVector defmethod 019 Structure defmethod 004 Structure defmethod 005 Vector defmethod 008
Void defmethod 011

 

Function Links

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

defmethod

Here are a number of links to other related functions.

addMethod(Boolean) send(Boolean) methodsOf(Boolean)

 

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
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ByteVector isCharName 003 ByteVector isCharNumeric 003 ByteVector isCharUppercase 003 ByteVector isCharWhitespace 003
Character addMethod 013 Character defmethod 013 Character methodsOf 013 Character send 011
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Function addMethod 018 Function defmethod 016 Function methodsOf 016 Function send 014
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IntVector methodsOf 018 IntVector send 016 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
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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
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String isCharAlphanumeric 001 String isCharLowercase 001 String isCharName 001 String isCharNumeric 001
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Symbol isObject 002 Symbol isSymbol 001 Symbol isType 004 Symbol methodsOf 004
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Void send 009

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