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<p class="purpose">To index variables.</p>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP1" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;1. </b>The index of all the global variables doesn't actually include all of them,
because there are "K understood" variables for every kind which can be
understood, and a list of those would be tediously repetitive &mdash; it would
duplicate most of the list of base kinds. So the index shows just one such
variable. Inform recognises these variables by parsing their names against
the following:
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<span class="Preform-function-syntax">&lt;value-understood-variable-name&gt;</span><span class="Preform-plain-syntax"> </span><span class="Preform-reserved-syntax">::=</span>
<span class="Preform-plain-syntax"> </span><span class="Preform-function-syntax">&lt;k-kind&gt;</span><span class="Preform-plain-syntax"> </span><span class="Preform-constant-syntax">understood</span>
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<ul class="endnotetexts"><li>This is <a href="../words-module/4-ap.html" class="internal">Preform grammar</a>, not regular C code.</li></ul>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP2" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;2. </b>And here is the indexing code:
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<span class="reserved-syntax">void</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="function-syntax">IXVariables::index_all</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUTPUT_STREAM</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">nonlocal_variable</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">heading</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">definition_area</span><span class="plain-syntax">, *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">current_area</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">NULL</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">HTML_OPEN</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"p"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Index::anchor</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUT</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">I</span><span class="string-syntax">"NAMES"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">int</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">understood_note_given</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">FALSE</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">LOOP_OVER</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">nonlocal_variable</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> ((</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">name</span><span class="plain-syntax">) &gt;= </span><span class="constant-syntax">0</span><span class="plain-syntax">) &amp;&amp; (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">NonlocalVariables::is_global</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">))) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="function-syntax">&lt;value-understood-variable-name&gt;(nlv-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">name</span><span class="plain-syntax">))</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="named-paragraph-container code-font"><a href="2-vrb.html#SP2_1" class="named-paragraph-link"><span class="named-paragraph">Index a K understood variable</span><span class="named-paragraph-number">2.1</span></a></span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">else</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="named-paragraph-container code-font"><a href="2-vrb.html#SP2_2" class="named-paragraph-link"><span class="named-paragraph">Index a regular variable</span><span class="named-paragraph-number">2.2</span></a></span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> }</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">HTML_CLOSE</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"p"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">}</span>
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<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP2_1" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;2.1. </b><span class="named-paragraph-container code-font"><span class="named-paragraph-defn">Index a K understood variable</span><span class="named-paragraph-number">2.1</span></span><span class="comment-syntax"> =</span>
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<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">understood_note_given</span><span class="plain-syntax"> == </span><span class="identifier-syntax">FALSE</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">understood_note_given</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TRUE</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"&lt;i&gt;kind&lt;/i&gt; understood - &lt;i&gt;value&lt;/i&gt;"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">HTML_TAG</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"br"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> }</span>
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<ul class="endnotetexts"><li>This code is used in <a href="2-vrb.html#SP2">&#167;2</a>.</li></ul>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP2_2" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;2.2. </b><span class="named-paragraph-container code-font"><span class="named-paragraph-defn">Index a regular variable</span><span class="named-paragraph-number">2.2</span></span><span class="comment-syntax"> =</span>
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<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">definition_area</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Headings::of_wording</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">name</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Headings::indexed</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">definition_area</span><span class="plain-syntax">) == </span><span class="identifier-syntax">FALSE</span><span class="plain-syntax">) </span><span class="reserved-syntax">continue</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">definition_area</span><span class="plain-syntax"> != </span><span class="identifier-syntax">current_area</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">wording</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Headings::get_text</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">definition_area</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">HTML_CLOSE</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"p"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">HTML_OPEN</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"p"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::nonempty</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">)) </span><a href="2-pi.html#SP3" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">Phrases::Index::index_definition_area</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUT</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">W</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">FALSE</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> }</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">current_area</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">definition_area</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><a href="2-vrb.html#SP3" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">IXVariables::index_one</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUT</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">HTML_TAG</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"br"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
</pre>
<ul class="endnotetexts"><li>This code is used in <a href="2-vrb.html#SP2">&#167;2</a>.</li></ul>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP3" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;3. </b></p>
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<span class="reserved-syntax">void</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="function-syntax">IXVariables::index_one</span><button class="popup" onclick="togglePopup('usagePopup1')"><span class="comment-syntax">?</span><span class="popuptext" id="usagePopup1">Usage of <span class="code-font"><span class="function-syntax">IXVariables::index_one</span></span>:<br/><a href="2-vrb.html#SP2_2">&#167;2.2</a></span></button><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUTPUT_STREAM</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">nonlocal_variable</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"%+W"</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">name</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Index::link</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUT</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">name</span><span class="plain-syntax">));</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::nonempty</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier-syntax">var_documentation_symbol</span><span class="plain-syntax">)) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">ixt</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">ixt</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"%+W"</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::one_word</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier-syntax">var_documentation_symbol</span><span class="plain-syntax">)));</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Index::DocReferences::link</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUT</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">ixt</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">ixt</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> }</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">" - &lt;i&gt;"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Kinds::Textual::write</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUT</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier-syntax">nlv_kind</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"&lt;/i&gt;"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">}</span>
<span class="reserved-syntax">void</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="function-syntax">IXVariables::index_stv_set</span><button class="popup" onclick="togglePopup('usagePopup2')"><span class="comment-syntax">?</span><span class="popuptext" id="usagePopup2">Usage of <span class="code-font"><span class="function-syntax">IXVariables::index_stv_set</span></span>:<br/>Actions - <a href="3-act.html#SP1">&#167;1</a></span></button><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUTPUT_STREAM</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">shared_variable_set</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">set</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">shared_variable</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">stv</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">LOOP_OVER_LINKED_LIST</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">stv</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">shared_variable</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">set</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier-syntax">variables</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">stv</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier-syntax">underlying_var</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">HTML::open_indented_p</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUT</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="constant-syntax">2</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"tight"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><a href="2-vrb.html#SP3" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">IXVariables::index_one</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">OUT</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">stv</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier-syntax">underlying_var</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">HTML_CLOSE</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"p"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> }</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">}</span>
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