de.dante.extex.interpreter.primitives.register.dimen
Class AbstractDimen

java.lang.Object
  de.dante.extex.interpreter.type.AbstractCode
      de.dante.extex.interpreter.type.AbstractAssignment
          de.dante.extex.interpreter.primitives.register.dimen.AbstractDimen

All Implemented Interfaces:

Code, Localizable, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Dimendef, DimenPrimitive

public abstract class AbstractDimen

extends AbstractAssignment

This abstract base class provides the methods to compute the keys for numbered dimen registers.

Version:

$Revision: 1.14 $

Author:

Gerd Neugebauer

See Also:

Serialized Form

AbstractDimen

public AbstractDimen(java.lang.String name)

Creates a new object.

Parameters:

name - the name for debugging

getKey

protected java.lang.String getKey(Context context,
                                  TokenSource source,
                                  Typesetter typesetter)
                           throws InterpreterException

Return the key (the name of the primitive) for the numbered dimen register.

Parameters:

context - the interpreter context to use

source - the source for new tokens

typesetter - the typesetter

Returns:

the key for the current register

Throws:

InterpreterException - in case that a derived class need to throw an Exception this on e is declared.