seq.h

Sequences: (x)(y)(z).

A sequence is represented as (...) (...) .... For example, these are sequences:

• (~, ~, ~)

• (1)(2)(3)

• (+, -, *, /)(123)(~)

Sequences can represent syntax like X(...) Y(...) Z(...), where X, Y, and Z expand to a tuple, thereby forming a sequence. A perfect example is Interface99, which allows a user to define a software interface via a number of vfunc(...) macro invocations:

#define Shape_IFACE                      \
    vfunc( int, perim, const VSelf)      \
    vfunc(void, scale, VSelf, int factor)

interface(Shape);

With vfunc being defined as follows (simplified):

#define vfunc(ret_ty, name, ...) (ret_ty, name, __VA_ARGS__)

Note

Sequences are more time and space-efficient than lists, but export less functionality; if a needed function is missed, invoking ML99_listFromSeq and then manipulating with the resulting Cons-list might be helpful.

Defines

ML99_seqIsEmpty(seq)

True iff seq contains no elements (which means an empty preprocessing lexeme).

Examples

#include <metalang99/seq.h>

// 1
ML99_seqIsEmpty(v())

// 0
ML99_seqIsEmpty(v((~)(~)(~)))

ML99_seqGet(i)

Expands to a metafunction extracting the i -indexed element of seq.

i can range from 0 to 7, inclusively.

Examples

#include <metalang99/seq.h>

// 2
ML99_seqGet(1)(v((1)(2)(3)))

ML99_seqTail(seq)

Extracts the tail of seq.

seq must contain at least one element. If seq contains only one element, the result is ML99_empty().

Examples

#include <metalang99/seq.h>

// (2)(3)
ML99_seqTail(v((1)(2)(3)))

ML99_seqForEach(f, seq)

Applies f to each element in seq.

The result is ML99_appl(f, x1) ... ML99_appl(f, xN).

Examples

#include <metalang99/seq.h>

#define F_IMPL(x) v(@x)
#define F_ARITY   1

// @x @y @z
ML99_seqForEach(v(F), v((x)(y)(z)))

ML99_seqForEachI(f, seq)

Applies f to each element in seq with an index.

The result is ML99_appl2(f, 0, x1) ... ML99_appl2(f, N - 1, xN).

#include <metalang99/seq.h>

#define F_IMPL(i, x) v(@x##i)
#define F_ARITY      2

// @x0 @y1 @z2
ML99_seqForEachI(v(F), v((x)(y)(z)))

ML99_SEQ_IS_EMPTY(seq)

ML99_SEQ_GET(i)

ML99_SEQ_TAIL(seq)