mars.assembler
Class Symbol

java.lang.Object
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public class Symbol

extends java.lang.Object

Represents a MIPS program identifier to be stored in the symbol table.

Field Summary

static boolean	DATA_SYMBOL
static boolean	TEXT_SYMBOL

Constructor Summary

Symbol(java.lang.String name, int address, boolean data)
Basic constructor, creates a symbol object.

Method Summary

int	getAddress() Returns the address of the the Symbol.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the label of the the Symbol.
boolean	getType() Finds the type of symbol, text or data.
void	setAddress(int newAddress) Sets (replaces) the address of the the Symbol.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

TEXT_SYMBOL

public static final boolean TEXT_SYMBOL

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Constant Field Values

DATA_SYMBOL

public static final boolean DATA_SYMBOL

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Symbol

public Symbol(java.lang.String name,
              int address,
              boolean data)

Basic constructor, creates a symbol object.

Parameters:

name - The name of the Symbol.

address - The memroy address that the Symbol refers to.

data - The type of Symbol that it is.

Method Detail

getAddress

public int getAddress()

Returns the address of the the Symbol.

Returns:

The address of the Symbol.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the label of the the Symbol.

Returns:

The label of the Symbol.

getType

public boolean getType()

Finds the type of symbol, text or data.

Returns:

The type of the data.

setAddress

public void setAddress(int newAddress)

Sets (replaces) the address of the the Symbol.

Parameters:

newAddress - The revised address of the Symbol.