Nametable

All Known Implementing Classes:

NametableStack.LocalNametable, SimpleNametable
```
public interface Nametable
```
A name table interface

Author:

TiongHiang Lee (thlee@onemindsoft.org)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`access(java.lang.String name)`	Access the value associated with name
`java.util.Map`	`asMap()`	Return map representation of this nametable
`java.lang.Object`	`assign(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)`	Assign a variable in the name table
`boolean`	`containsName(java.lang.String name)`	Whether the nametable contains the name
`void`	`declare(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)`	Declare a variable in the name table
`void`	`undeclare(java.lang.String name)`	Undeclare the name

- Method Detail
  - declare
```
void declare(java.lang.String name,
             java.lang.Object value)
```
    Declare a variable in the name table
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name
    
    value - the value
  - assign
```
java.lang.Object assign(java.lang.String name,
                        java.lang.Object value)
```
    Assign a variable in the name table
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name
    
    value - the value
    
    Returns:
    
    the old value, or null
  - containsName
```
boolean containsName(java.lang.String name)
```
    Whether the nametable contains the name
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name
    
    Returns:
    
    true if contains the name
  - access
```
java.lang.Object access(java.lang.String name)
```
    Access the value associated with name
    
    Parameters:
    
    name -
    
    Returns:
  - undeclare
```
void undeclare(java.lang.String name)
```
    Undeclare the name
    
    Parameters:
    
    name -
  - asMap
```
java.util.Map asMap()
```
    Return map representation of this nametable
    
    Returns:
    
    unmodifiable map representation of this nametable