org.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:

$Revision$

Author:

Gerd Neugebauer

Method Summary

Dimen	getDimen(java.lang.String name) Get the current value of the dimen register with a given name.
void	setDimen(java.lang.String name, Dimen value, boolean global) Setter for the Dimen register in all requested groups.
void	setDimen(java.lang.String name, long value, boolean global) Setter for the Dimen register in all requested groups.

Method Detail

getDimen

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

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

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:

HelpingException - in case of problems in an observer

See Also:

getDimen(String)

setDimen

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

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:

HelpingException - in case of problems in an observer