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NAME
     Universal - methods attached to class Universal


DESCRIPTION
     virtual char *get_type();
               Returns a character string whose value is the name
               of the class of the receiving object.

     virtual void set_data_member( int index,Universal* value );
               Generically sets the value of the  part  given  by
               _i_n_d_e_x in the receiving object.

     virtual int number_of_parts();
               Returns a count of both  immediate  and  inherited
               parts in the receiving object.

     virtual int num_of_imm_parts();
               Returns a count of  the  immediate  parts  in  the
               receiving object.

     virtual Universal *get_data_member( int index );
               Generically accesses the part given  by  _i_n_d_e_x  in
               the receiving object.

     Universal *g_parse( char* filename );
               Parses the text in file _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e and fills in  the
               receiving object.

     Universal *g_parse( char* filename,char* cdfile );
               Parses the text in file _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e using grammar  in
               file _c_d_f_i_l_e and fills in the receiving object.

     virtual int g_equal( Universal* );
               Performs deep comparison of the receiving   object
               with another object and returns the result.

     virtual Universal* g_copy();
               Returns  identical  deep  copy  of  the  receiving
               object.

     virtual void g_draw();
               Displays  detailed  structure  of  the   receiving
               object on the screen.

     void g_displayAsTree( ostream& = cout );
               Displays the receiving tree object in object graph
               notation.

     void Universal::g_delete( char* fileName );
               Recursively  deletes  a  subgraph,  described   in
               _f_i_l_e_N_a_m_e , of the receiving object graph.



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     char* g_code();
               Generates C++ code to create  an  instance  of  an
               object identical to the receiver.

     int g_check( char* className = NULL );
               Checks whether the receiver is a legal  object  of
               class _c_l_a_s_s_N_a_m_e. If _c_l_a_s_s_N_a_m_e is not provided, the
               start symbol of the class dictionary is used.

     void g_print();
               Prints receiver object out to screen.

     void g_print( char* outfilename );
               Prints receiver object out to file _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e.

     void g_print( Universal* grammarobject,char* outfilename );
               Prints receiver object out to file _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e inter-
               preting _g_r_a_m_m_a_r_o_b_j_e_c_t.

SEE ALSO
     g_check(2),     g_code(2),      g_copy(2),      g_delete(2),
     g_displayAsTree(2),   g_draw(2),   g_equal(2),   g_parse(2),
     g_print(2)
































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