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

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods 
      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 Detail

      • 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