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27 #endregion
29 namespace Boo.Lang.Compiler.TypeSystem
31 /// <summary>
32 /// A namespace.
33 /// </summary>
34 public interface INamespace
36 /// <summary>
37 /// The parent namespace.
38 /// </summary>
39 INamespace ParentNamespace
41 get;
44 /// <summary>
45 /// Resolves the name passed as argument to the appropriate elements
46 /// in the namespace, all elements with the specified name must be
47 /// added to the targetList.
48 /// </summary>
49 /// <param name="targetList">list where to put the found elements</param>
50 /// <param name="name">name of the desired elements</param>
51 /// <param name="filter">element filter</param>
52 /// <returns>
53 /// true if at least one element was added to the targetList, false
54 /// otherwise.
55 /// </returns>
56 bool Resolve(List targetList, string name, EntityType filter);
58 /// <summary>
59 /// Returns all members of this namespace.
60 /// </summary>
61 IEntity[] GetMembers();
64 public class NullNamespace : INamespace
66 public static readonly INamespace Default = new NullNamespace();
68 public static readonly IEntity[] EmptyEntityArray = new IEntity[0];
70 private NullNamespace()
74 public INamespace ParentNamespace
76 get
78 return null;
82 public bool Resolve(List targetList, string name, EntityType flags)
84 return false;
87 public IEntity[] GetMembers()
89 return NullNamespace.EmptyEntityArray;