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17 #ifndef cmFunctionCommand_h
18 #define cmFunctionCommand_h
20 #include "cmCommand.h"
21 #include "cmFunctionBlocker.h"
23 /** \class cmFunctionFunctionBlocker
24 * \brief subclass of function blocker
28 class cmFunctionFunctionBlocker : public cmFunctionBlocker
30 public:
31 cmFunctionFunctionBlocker() {this->Depth=0;}
32 virtual ~cmFunctionFunctionBlocker() {}
33 virtual bool IsFunctionBlocked(const cmListFileFunction&,
34 cmMakefile &mf,
35 cmExecutionStatus &);
36 virtual bool ShouldRemove(const cmListFileFunction&, cmMakefile &mf);
37 virtual void ScopeEnded(cmMakefile &mf);
39 std::vector<std::string> Args;
40 std::vector<cmListFileFunction> Functions;
41 int Depth;
44 /** \class cmFunctionCommand
45 * \brief starts an if block
47 * cmFunctionCommand starts an if block
49 class cmFunctionCommand : public cmCommand
51 public:
52 /**
53 * This is a virtual constructor for the command.
55 virtual cmCommand* Clone()
57 return new cmFunctionCommand;
60 /**
61 * This is called when the command is first encountered in
62 * the CMakeLists.txt file.
64 virtual bool InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
65 cmExecutionStatus &status);
67 /**
68 * This determines if the command is invoked when in script mode.
70 virtual bool IsScriptable() { return true; }
72 /**
73 * The name of the command as specified in CMakeList.txt.
75 virtual const char* GetName() { return "function";}
77 /**
78 * Succinct documentation.
80 virtual const char* GetTerseDocumentation()
82 return "Start recording a function for later invocation as a command.";
85 /**
86 * More documentation.
88 virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
90 return
91 " function(<name> [arg1 [arg2 [arg3 ...]]])\n"
92 " COMMAND1(ARGS ...)\n"
93 " COMMAND2(ARGS ...)\n"
94 " ...\n"
95 " endfunction(<name>)\n"
96 "Define a function named <name> that takes arguments named "
97 "arg1 arg2 arg3 (...). Commands listed after function, but before "
98 "the matching endfunction, are not invoked until the function "
99 "is invoked. When it is invoked, the commands recorded in the "
100 "function are first modified by replacing formal parameters (${arg1}) "
101 "with the arguments passed, and then invoked as normal commands. In "
102 "addition to referencing the formal parameters you can reference "
103 "the variable ARGC which will be set to the number of arguments "
104 "passed into the function as well as ARGV0 ARGV1 ARGV2 ... which "
105 "will have the actual values of the arguments passed in. This "
106 "facilitates creating functions with optional arguments. Additionally "
107 "ARGV holds the list of all arguments given to the function and ARGN "
108 "holds the list of argument pass the last expected argument.";
111 cmTypeMacro(cmFunctionCommand, cmCommand);
115 #endif