org.matheclipse.core.eval

Class Console

java.lang.Object

org.matheclipse.core.eval.Console

public class Console
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Console() Create a console which appends each evaluation output in a history list.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getDefaultSystemRulesFilename() Get the default rules textfile name, which should be loaded at startup.
java.io.File	getFile()
java.lang.String	interpreter(java.lang.String inputExpression) Evaluates the given string-expression and returns the result in OutputForm
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
void	printPrompt(java.io.PrintStream out, java.lang.String prompt) prints a prompt on the console but doesn't print a newline
java.lang.String	readString(java.io.PrintStream out) read a string from the console.
java.lang.String	readString(java.io.PrintStream out, java.lang.String prompt) read a string from the console.
void	setFile(java.io.File file)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Console

public Console()

Create a console which appends each evaluation output in a history list.

Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

interpreter

public java.lang.String interpreter(java.lang.String inputExpression)

Evaluates the given string-expression and returns the result in OutputForm

Parameters:

inputExpression -

printPrompt

public void printPrompt(java.io.PrintStream out,
                        java.lang.String prompt)

prints a prompt on the console but doesn't print a newline

Parameters:

out -

prompt - the prompt string to display

readString

public java.lang.String readString(java.io.PrintStream out)

read a string from the console. The string is terminated by a newline

Parameters:

out - Description of Parameter

Returns:

the input string (without the newline)

readString

public java.lang.String readString(java.io.PrintStream out,
                                   java.lang.String prompt)

read a string from the console. The string is terminated by a newline

Parameters:

prompt - the prompt string to display

out - Description of Parameter

Returns:

the input string (without the newline)

setFile

public void setFile(java.io.File file)

Parameters:

file -

getFile

public java.io.File getFile()

Returns:

the file with which the program was started or null

getDefaultSystemRulesFilename

public java.lang.String getDefaultSystemRulesFilename()

Get the default rules textfile name, which should be loaded at startup. This file replaces the default built-in System.mep resource stream.

Returns:

default rules textfile name