[Soot-list] Precise Definition of UnitBot and ValueBox

[R.F.]

Thanks Steven. I think now I've got the point.

And by the way, are use boxes generally boxes around a right-hand side
value/unit, and define boxes generally boxes around a left-hand side value?

Thanks.


Best Regards,
R. F.

On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 9:47 PM, Steven Arzt <Steven.Arzt at cased.de> wrote:

> Hi,
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> The boxes are indeed wrappers around values and units. The purpose is that
> you can ask any statement about the boxes it defines and the boxes it uses
> without knowing what kind of statement you are exactly dealing with. Even
> more, you can replace the contents of these boxes – just take a box and
> call thre setter on it. This decouples the values and units from the
> precise statements or expressions that use them.
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> Best regards,
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>   Steven
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> *Von:* soot-list-bounces at CS.McGill.CA [mailto:
> soot-list-bounces at CS.McGill.CA] *Im Auftrag von *R.F.
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 9. Juli 2015 15:38
> *An:* soot-list at CS.McGill.CA
> *Betreff:* [Soot-list] Precise Definition of UnitBot and ValueBox
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> Hi all,
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> I encountered the UnitBox (
> https://www.sable.mcgill.ca/soot/doc/soot/UnitBox.html) and ValueBox (
> https://www.sable.mcgill.ca/soot/doc/soot/ValueBox.html) objects in Soot
> recently, but I cannot find precise and clear definition of the two
> objects. Are they simply wrappers of Unit and Value respectively? If so,
> what's the purpose of wrapping Unit and Value?
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> Thanks.
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> Best Regards,
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> R. F.
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