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  Last edited: 2006-02-24 11:08:50 by piumarta on emilia.local
"

{ import: LiteralNode }

"I represent a symbol appearing as a literal within the program."

SymbolNode : LiteralNode ()

SymbolNode fromString: aString position: aPosition
[
    ^self withValue: aString position: aPosition
]

SymbolNode encode: encoder
[
    constructor := encoder requireType: 'symbol' at: position.
    tag := encoder encodeLiteral: self.
    location := encoder push.
]

SymbolNode genInitialisation: gen
[
    "Pretend to be a String, but with a different constructor."
    gen initialiseString: tag constructor: constructor with: value
]

SymbolNode generate: gen
[
    gen loadLiteral: tag to: location
]

SymbolNode println: indent
[
    self printIndent: indent.
    $# put.  $' put.  value  print.  $' put.  $\n put.
]