vocab question

[Alan G Isaac]

Pardon the vocab question;
I'm not a computer science type.
According to the Reference Manual,
a class defintion has the structure::

classdef ::= "class" classname [inheritance] ":" suite

What is the entire part before the suite called?
(Just pointing to a reference is fine & helpful,
as long as its not an entire course on BNF.)

Thanks,
Alan Isaac

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Re: vocab question

Alan G Isaac a écrit :

Pardon the vocab question;
I'm not a computer science type.
According to the Reference Manual,
a class defintion has the structure::
>
classdef ::= "class" classname [inheritance] ":" suite
>
What is the entire part before the suite called?

A statement. In this case, a 'class' statement.

HTH

[Steven Bethard]

Re: vocab question

Bruno Desthuilliers wrote:

Alan G Isaac a écrit :

>Pardon the vocab question;
>I'm not a computer science type.
>According to the Reference Manual,
>a class defintion has the structure::
>>
> classdef ::= "class" classname [inheritance] ":" suite
>>
>What is the entire part before the suite called?

>
A statement. In this case, a 'class' statement.

Actually, the class statement includes the suite as well. As far as I
know, there's no official term for the first four elements of a class
statement. I'd probably call it the class statement header.

STeVe

[Alan G Isaac]

Re: vocab question

Steven Bethard wrote:

As far as I
know, there's no official term for the first four elements of a class
statement. I'd probably call it the class statement header.

That will have to do for now.
Thanks!
Alan Isaac

[James Stroud]

Re: vocab question

Alan G Isaac wrote:

Pardon the vocab question;
I'm not a computer science type.
According to the Reference Manual,
a class defintion has the structure::
>
classdef ::= "class" classname [inheritance] ":" suite
>
What is the entire part before the suite called?
(Just pointing to a reference is fine & helpful,
as long as its not an entire course on BNF.)
>
Thanks,
Alan Isaac

Signature?

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Re: vocab question

Steven Bethard a écrit :

Bruno Desthuilliers wrote:
>

>Alan G Isaac a écrit :
>>

>>Pardon the vocab question;
>>I'm not a computer science type.
>>According to the Reference Manual,
>>a class defintion has the structure::
>>>
>> classdef ::= "class" classname [inheritance] ":" suite
>>>
>>What is the entire part before the suite called?

>>
>>
>A statement. In this case, a 'class' statement.

>
>
Actually, the class statement includes the suite as well.

Well, technically, yes, but from a practical POV I'd say the "suite" is
the class's body. Hmmm... Well, ok, you're right. Me go to bed.

As far as I
know, there's no official term for the first four elements of a class
statement. I'd probably call it the class statement header.
>
STeVe

[Steven Bethard]

Re: vocab question

James Stroud wrote:

Alan G Isaac wrote:

>According to the Reference Manual,
>a class defintion has the structure::
>>
> classdef ::= "class" classname [inheritance] ":" suite
>>
>What is the entire part before the suite called?
>(Just pointing to a reference is fine & helpful,
>as long as its not an entire course on BNF.)

>
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That's the best suggestion I've heard so far...

STeVe

[Terry Reedy]

Re: vocab question


"Alan G Isaac" <aisaac@america n.eduwrote in message
news:sYWdnQwcu9 EhW4LbnZ2dnUVZ_ gOdnZ2d@rcn.net ...
| Pardon the vocab question;
| I'm not a computer science type.
| According to the Reference Manual,
| a class defintion has the structure::
|
| classdef ::= "class" classname [inheritance] ":" suite
|
| What is the entire part before the suite called?
| (Just pointing to a reference is fine & helpful,
| as long as its not an entire course on BNF.)

I call it the header for the compound statement.
Same with def f(pars):

tjr

[Colin J. Williams]

Re: vocab question

James Stroud wrote:

Alan G Isaac wrote:

>Pardon the vocab question;
>I'm not a computer science type.
>According to the Reference Manual,
>a class defintion has the structure::
>>
> classdef ::= "class" classname [inheritance] ":" suite
>>
>What is the entire part before the suite called?
>(Just pointing to a reference is fine & helpful,
>as long as its not an entire course on BNF.)
>>
>Thanks,
>Alan Isaac

+1

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