Class: Lisp::Format::State

This class represents the state of a given Formatter. It keeps track of output gathered and arguments left to be processed.

Methods

args_left args_move col latest_output new next_arg output pop_output previous_arg push_back_arg push_output

Attributes

case_conv [RW]

Public Class methods

new(args, output)

Create a state from arguments and a destination output

Public Instance methods

args_left()

Get the number of arguments left to process

args_move(n = 1, relative = true)

Move n steps forward or backward depending on sign amongst the arguments. Movement is relative or absolute depending on the boolean value of relative.

col()

Retrieve the current output column.

latest_output()

Retrieve the latest output buffer.

next_arg()

Get the current argument and move forward one argument.

output(str)

Delegates output to the top-most output buffer.

pop_output()

Pop and return the latest output buffer.

previous_arg()

Get the previously returned argument, without moving.

push_back_arg()

Push back the previously returned argument.

push_output()

Push a new Output buffer to collect output in.