config.Container

Module config :: Class Container

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Type Container

object --+
         |
        Container

This internal class is the base class for mappings and sequences.

Method Summary
	__init__(self, parent) Initialize an instance.
	evaluate(self, item) Evaluate items which are instances of Reference or Expression.
	setPath(self, path) Set the path for this instance.
	writeToStream(self, stream, indent, container) Write this instance to a stream at the specified indentation level.
	writeValue(self, value, stream, indent)
Inherited from object
	__delattr__(...) x.__delattr__('name') <==> del x.name
	__getattribute__(...) x.__getattribute__('name') <==> x.name
	__hash__(x) Return hash(x)...
	__new__(T, S, ...) Return a new object with type S, a subtype of T...
	__reduce__(...) helper for pickle
	__reduce_ex__(...) helper for pickle
	__repr__(x) Return repr(x)...
	__setattr__(...) x.__setattr__('name', value) <==> x.name = value
	__str__(x) Return str(x)...

Instance Variable Summary
	path: A string which describes how to get to this instance from the root of the hierarchy.

Method Details

Initialize an instance.

Parameters:: parent - The parent of this instance in the hierarchy.
(type=A Container instance.)

Evaluate items which are instances of Reference or Expression.

Reference instances are evaluated using Reference.resolve, and Expression instances are evaluated using Expression.evaluate.

Returns:: If the item is an instance of Reference or Expression, the evaluated value is returned, otherwise the item is returned unchanged.

Set the path for this instance.

Parameters:: path - The path - a string which describes how to get to this instance from the root of the hierarchy.
(type=str)

Write this instance to a stream at the specified indentation level.

Should be redefined in subclasses.

Parameters:: stream - The stream to write to
(type=A writable stream (file-like object)); indent - The indentation level
(type=int); container - The container of this instance
(type=Container)

Instance Variable Details

A string which describes how to get to this instance from the root of the hierarchy.

Example:

   a.list.of[1].or['more'].elements