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Class: False
Object
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+--Boolean
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+--False
- Package:
- stx:libbasic
- Category:
- Kernel-Objects
- Version:
- rev:
1.34
date: 2019/03/13 09:31:40
- user: cg
- file: False.st directory: libbasic
- module: stx stc-classLibrary: libbasic
- Author:
- Claus Gittinger
False has only one instance, false, representing logical falsehood.
Some methods are implemented here and in True, instead of the common
superclass Boolean. This has the advantage that no truth-value checks
are needed, but instead the truth check is done in the method lookup.
However, remember that some messages to booleans are inline coded in
the compilers (both interpreted and machine code). Therefore redefinition
of some methods here will not have any effect on compiled code.
(redefining ifTrue: to something else will probably crash the smalltalk
world anyway ...)
True
Javascript support
-
js_not ( an extension from the stx:libjavascript package )
-
conditional evaluation
-
and: aBlock
-
evaluate aBlock if the receiver is true.
(since the receiver is known to be false here, always return false here).
Notice:
This method is open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
and: block1 and: block2
-
evaluate block1 if the receiver is true; if that also returns true, evaluate block2.
(since the receiver is known to be false here, always return false here).
Notice:
This method is open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
and: block1 and: block2 and: block3
-
evaluate block1 if the receiver is true;
if that also returns true, evaluate block2;
if that also returns true, evaluate block3.
(since the receiver is known to be false here, always return false here).
Notice:
This method may be open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
and: block1 and: block2 and: block3 and: block4
-
evaluate block1 if the receiver is true;
if that also returns true, evaluate block2;
if that also returns true, evaluate block3.
if that also returns true, evaluate block4.
(since the receiver is known to be false here, always return false here).
Notice:
This method may be open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
ifFalse: aBlock
-
If the receiver is false, return the value of evaluating aBlock; nil otherwise.
Since the receiver is definitely false here, unconditionally return the block's value.
Notice:
This method is open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
ifFalse: falseBlock ifTrue: trueBlock
-
return the value of evaluating falseBlock (since the receiver is false)
Notice:
This method is open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
ifTrue: aBlock
-
If the receiver is true, return the value of evaluating aBlock; nil otherwise.
Since the receiver is definitely false here, unconditionally return nil value.
Notice:
This method is open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
ifTrue: trueBlock ifFalse: falseBlock
-
return the value of evaluating falseBlock (since the receiver is false)
Notice:
This method is open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
or: aBlock
-
evaluate aBlock if the receiver is false.
(since the receiver is false return the value of evaluating aBlock).
Notice:
This method is open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
or: block1 or: block2
-
evaluate block1 if the receiver is false.
if that evaluates to false, return the result from block2.
(since the receiver is false return the value of evaluating aBlock).
Notice:
This method may be open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
or: block1 or: block2 or: block3
-
evaluate block1 if the receiver is false.
if that evaluates to false, return the result from block2.
if that evaluates to false, return the result from block3.
(since the receiver is false return the value of evaluating aBlock).
Notice:
This method may be open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
or: block1 or: block2 or: block3 or: block4
-
evaluate block1 if the receiver is false.
if that evaluates to false, return the result from block2.
if that evaluates to false, return the result from block3.
if that evaluates to false, return the result from block4.
(since the receiver is false return the value of evaluating aBlock).
Notice:
This method may be open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
converting
-
asInteger
-
false->0; true->1
-
asNumber
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false->0; true->1
debugging
-
haltIfFalse
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halt if the receiver is true
usage example(s):
3 haltIfNil
nil haltIfNil
true haltIfTrue
true haltIfFalse
false haltIfTrue
false haltIfFalse
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-
haltIfTrue
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halt if the receiver is true
inspecting
-
inspectorValueListIconFor: anInspector ( an extension from the stx:libtool package )
-
returns the icon to be shown alongside the value list of an inspector
logical operations
-
& aBoolean
-
return true, if both the receiver and the argument are true
(since the receiver is false, return false)
Notice:
as this is a binary message, the argument is always evaluated.
It might be better to use and:[...], which does not evaluate
the argument if the receiver is already false.
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==> aBoolean
-
same as implies:
return true if receiver => argument
-
eqv: aBoolean
-
return true, if the receiver and the argument are the same truth value
(since the receiver is false, return true if the argument is also false)
-
implies: aBoolean
-
return true if receiver => argument
-
not
-
return true, if the receiver is false, false otherwise
(since the receiver is false, return true).
Notice:
This method is open coded (inlined) by the compiler(s)
- redefining it may not work as expected.
-
xor: aBoolean
-
return true, if the receiver and the argument are different truth values
(since the receiver is false, return true, if the armument is not false)
-
| aBoolean
-
return true, if either the receiver or the argument is true
(since the receiver is false, return the argument).
Notice:
as this is a binary message, the argument is always evaluated.
It might be better to use or:[...], which does not evaluate
the argument if the receiver is already true.
printing & storing
-
printString
-
return character sequence representing the receiver
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