org.extex.interpreter.context
Interface ContextCount

All Known Subinterfaces:

Context, ContextInternals

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContextExtensionImpl, ContextImpl

public interface ContextCount

This interface describes the container for count registers of an interpreter context.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Gerd Neugebauer, Michael Niedermair

Method Summary

Count	getCount(java.lang.String name) Getter for the count register.
void	setCount(java.lang.String name, long value, boolean global) Setter for the count register in all requested groups.

Method Detail

getCount

Count getCount(java.lang.String name)

Getter for the count register. Count registers are named, either with a number or an arbitrary string.

The numbered registers where limited to 256 in TeX. This restriction does not longer hold for ExTeX.

The return value is guaranteed to be a valid object. null will never be returned.

Parameters:

name - the name or number of the count register

Returns:

the count register or null if it is not defined

See Also:

setCount(String, long, boolean)

setCount

void setCount(java.lang.String name,
              long value,
              boolean global)
              throws HelpingException

Setter for the count register in all requested groups. Count 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:

HelpingException - in case of an error

See Also:

getCount(String)