de.dante.extex.interpreter.context
Interface ContextDimen

All Known Subinterfaces:

Context, ContextInternals

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContextExtensionImpl, ContextImpl

public interface ContextDimen

This interface describes the container for all data of an interpreter context.

Version:

$Revision: 1.6 $

Author:

Gerd Neugebauer

getDimen

public Dimen getDimen(java.lang.String name)

Get the current value of the dimen register with a given name.

Parameters:

name - the name or the number of the register

Returns:

the dimen register for the given name

See Also:

setDimen(String, Dimen, boolean), setDimen(String, long, boolean)

setDimen

public void setDimen(java.lang.String name,
                     Dimen value,
                     boolean global)
              throws InterpreterException

Setter for the Dimen register in all requested groups. Dimen registers are named, either with a number or an arbitrary string. The numbered registers where limited to 256 in TeX. This restriction does no longer hold for ExTeX.

Parameters:

name - the name or the number of the register

value - the new value of the register

global - the indicator for the scope; true means all groups; otherwise the current group is affected only

Throws:

InterpreterException - in case of problems in an observer

See Also:

getDimen(String)

setDimen

public void setDimen(java.lang.String name,
                     long value,
                     boolean global)
              throws InterpreterException

Setter for the Dimen register in all requested groups. Dimen registers are named, either with a number or an arbitrary string. The numbered registers where limited to 256 in TeX. This restriction does no longer hold for ExTeX.

Parameters:

name - the name or the number of the register

value - the new value of the register

global - the indicator for the scope; true means all groups; otherwise the current group is affected only

Throws:

InterpreterException - in case of problems in an observer