OpenSliceNode (QDL root module 1.6.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.qdl_lang.expressions.ExpressionImpl
- - org.qdl_lang.expressions.OpenSliceNode

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, ExpressionNode, ExpressionInterface, HasResultInterface, Statement
```
public class OpenSliceNode
extends ExpressionImpl
```
Created by Jeff Gaynor
on 6/1/21 at 8:38 AM

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.qdl_lang.expressions.ExpressionImpl
  arguments, result, valence
- Fields inherited from interface org.qdl_lang.statements.ExpressionInterface
  ALL_INDICES_NODE, ALT_IF_NODE, ASSIGNMENT_NODE, CLOSED_SLICE_NODE, COMPARISON_DYAD_NODE, CONSTANT_NODE, DYAD_NODE, DYADIC_FUNCTION_REFERENCE_NODE, EXPRESSION_STEM_NODE, EXPRESSION_STEM2_NODE, FUNCTION_REFERENCE_NODE, LAMBDA_DEFINITION_NODE, LIST_NODE, MODULE_NODE, MONAD_NODE, NILAD_NODE, OPEN_SLICE_NODE, PARENTHESIZED_NODE, PARSE_EXPRESSION_BLOCK_NODE, PARSE_STATEMENT_BLOCK_NODE, POLYAD_NODE, QDL_NULL_NODE, SELECT_NODE, SET_NODE, STEM_ENTRY_NODE, STEM_EXTRACTION_NODE, STEM_NODE, UNKNOWN_NODE, VARIABLE_NODE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

OpenSliceNode(TokenPosition tokenPosition)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected boolean`	`areAnyBD(Object... args)`
`QDLStem`	`doDecimalCase(Object... args)`
`protected QDLStem`	`doLongCase(Object... args)`
`Object`	`evaluate(State state)`
`int`	`getNodeType()`	QDL is not strongly typed but Java is, so each node type should have a unique integer and conditionals should use that, not the instanceof operator.
`protected boolean`	`longOrBD(Object args)`
`ExpressionInterface`	`makeCopy()`

Methods inherited from class org.qdl_lang.expressions.ExpressionImpl
evalArg, evalLastArg, evaluatedArgs, getAlias, getArgAt, getArgCount, getArguments, getEvaluatedArgs, getLastArg, getOperatorType, getResult, getResultType, getSourceCode, getTokenPosition, hasAlias, hasEvaluatedArgs, hasTokenPosition, isEvaluated, isSizeQuery, setAlias, setArguments, setEvaluated, setEvaluatedArgs, setOperatorType, setResult, setResultType, setSizeQuery, setSourceCode, setTokenPosition, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - OpenSliceNode
```
public OpenSliceNode(TokenPosition tokenPosition)
```
- Method Detail
  - evaluate
```
public Object evaluate(State state)
```
  - areAnyBD
```
protected boolean areAnyBD(Object... args)
```
  - longOrBD
```
protected boolean longOrBD(Object args)
```
  - doDecimalCase
```
public QDLStem doDecimalCase(Object... args)
```
  - doLongCase
```
protected QDLStem doLongCase(Object... args)
```
  - makeCopy
```
public ExpressionInterface makeCopy()
```
  - getNodeType
```
public int getNodeType()
```
    Description copied from interface: ExpressionInterface
    
    QDL is not strongly typed but Java is, so each node type should have a unique integer and conditionals should use that, not the instanceof operator. This allows for efficient programming with switch statements rather than a bevy of conditionals (potentially each of which gets done even if the correct case has been handled).
    
    Returns: