/// <summary>
/// Define a primitive, taking a variable number of arguments.
/// Creates a Primitive and puts it in the environment associated
/// with the given name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The primitive name.</param>
/// <param name="description">An array of strings describing the primitive.</param>
/// <param name="operation">The operation to perform.</param>
/// <param name="argsInfo">Information about primitive args.</param>
/// <returns>A refernce to the environment.</returns>
public IPrimitiveEnvironment DefinePrimitive(Symbol name, string[] description, Operation operation, ArgsInfo argsInfo)
{
this.Define(name, new Primitive(name.SymbolName, operation, description, argsInfo));
return this;
}
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the Primitive class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The primitive name.</param>
/// <param name="operation">The code to carry out the operation.</param>
/// <param name="description">The primitive description.</param>
/// <param name="argsInfo">Information about primitive args.</param>
public Primitive(string name, Operation operation, string[] description, ArgsInfo argsInfo)
: base(name, argsInfo)
{
this.operation = operation;
this.description = description;
this.argTypes = argsInfo.ArgTypes;
if (argsInfo.MaxArgs > 0 && argTypes.Length == 0)
{
throw new ErrorHandlers.SchemeException(string.Format(@"Invalid primitive definition ""{0}""", operation));
}
}
