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Suffixes for data types Appendix
with (contd.)
-wild-
constr(n)
Specification of a constructor (string) that defines how new names are to be
constructed from a previously specified selector (i.e. a selection string with
wildcards). See also with-wild. n denotes the maximum input length when
using wildcards.
The constructor may consist of constant strings and patterns. A pattern
(character) is replaced by the string that was selected by the corresponding
pattern in the selector.
The following wildcards may be used in constructors:
Wildcard Meaning
* Corresponds to the string selected by the wildcard * in the
selector.
Termina-
ting period
Corresponds to the partially-qualified specification of a name in
the selector;
corresponds to the string selected by the terminating period in
the selector.
/ or ? Corresponds to the character selected by the / or ? wildcard in
the selector.
<n> Corresponds to the string selected by the n-th wildcard in the
selector, where n is an integer.
Allocation of wildcards to corresponding wildcards in the selector:
All wildcards in the selector are numbered from left to right in ascending
order (global index).
Identical wildcards in the selector are additionally numbered from left to right
in ascending order (wildcard-specific index).
Wildcards can be specified in the constructor by one of two mutually
exclusive methods:
1. Wildcards can be specified via the global index: <n>
2. The same wildcard may be specified as in the selector; substitution
occurs on the basis of the wildcard-specific index. For example:
the second “/” corresponds to the string selected by the second “/” in the
selector
Suffix Meaning
Table 11: Data type suffixes (part 4 of 7)