internal Symbol internConstant(String name,Object val)
{
Symbol result = null;
if(table.ContainsKey(name))
{
throw new Exception("Constant: " + name + " already defined");
}
table[name] = result = new Constant(name,val);
return result;
}
internal Symbol internConstant(String name,Object val)
{
Symbol result = null;
SymbolTable from = this;
while (from != null)
{
var table = from.table;
if (table.ContainsKey(name))
{
// KHC : just return what the constant alreay is
//throw new Exception("Constant: " + name + " already defined");
return (Symbol)(table[name]);
}
from = from.Parent;
}
this.table[name] = result = new Constant(name,val);
return result;
}
