Interface SExpPrinter

All Superinterfaces:
java.lang.AutoCloseable
All Known Implementing Classes:
CodeWriterSExpPrinter

public interface SExpPrinter
extends java.lang.AutoCloseable
A pretty-printer for S-expressions.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    void close()
    Flushes and closes both this printer and any underlying output stream to which it is attached.
    void endList()
    Prints the close parenthesis of an S-expression list.
    void flush()
    Flushes all formatted text to the underlying writer.
    void printAtom​(java.lang.String atom)
    Prints an atom.
    void startList()
    Prints the open parenthesis of an S-expression list.
    default void startUnifiedList()
    Prints the open parenthesis of an S-expression list, and requires that if a line break is required to separate any two elements of this list, then all elements of this list must be separated by a line break (optional operation).
  • Method Details

    • printAtom

      void printAtom​(java.lang.String atom)
      Prints an atom.
      Parameters:
      atom - the atom to print
    • startList

      void startList()
      Prints the open parenthesis of an S-expression list.
    • startUnifiedList

      default void startUnifiedList()
      Prints the open parenthesis of an S-expression list, and requires that if a line break is required to separate any two elements of this list, then all elements of this list must be separated by a line break (optional operation).
    • endList

      void endList()
      Prints the close parenthesis of an S-expression list.
    • flush

      void flush()
      Flushes all formatted text to the underlying writer. This method should be called when printing is complete.
    • close

      void close()
      Flushes and closes both this printer and any underlying output stream to which it is attached. It is an error to perform any subsequent operations on the same printer.
      Specified by:
      close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable