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| <a name="phoenix"></a>Chapter 1. Phoenix 2.0</h2></div> |
| <div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"> |
| <span class="firstname">Joel</span> <span class="surname">de Guzman</span> |
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| <div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"> |
| <span class="firstname">Dan</span> <span class="surname">Marsden</span> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="index.html#phoenix.preface">Preface</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/introduction.html">Introduction</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html">Starter Kit</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html#phoenix.starter_kit.values">Values</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html#phoenix.starter_kit.references">References</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html#phoenix.starter_kit.arguments">Arguments</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html#phoenix.starter_kit.composites">Composites</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html#phoenix.starter_kit.lazy_operators">Lazy Operators</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html#phoenix.starter_kit.lazy_statements">Lazy Statements</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html#phoenix.starter_kit.construct__new__delete__casts">Construct, |
| New, Delete, Casts</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html#phoenix.starter_kit.lazy_functions">Lazy Functions</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html#phoenix.starter_kit.more">More</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/basics.html">Basics</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/actors.html">Actors</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/primitives.html">Primitives</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/primitives.html#phoenix.primitives.constant_references">Constant References</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/primitives.html#phoenix.primitives.nothing">Nothing</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/composite.html">Composite</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/composite.html#phoenix.composite.function">Function</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/composite.html#phoenix.composite.operator">Operator</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/composite.html#phoenix.composite.statement">Statement</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/composite.html#phoenix.composite.bind">Bind</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/algorithm.html">Algorithm</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside_phoenix.html">Inside Phoenix</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside_phoenix.html#phoenix.inside_phoenix.actors_in_detail">Actors In Detail</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside_phoenix.html#phoenix.inside_phoenix.actor_example">Actor Example</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside_phoenix.html#phoenix.inside_phoenix.composites_in_detail">Composites |
| In Detail</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside_phoenix.html#phoenix.inside_phoenix.composing">Composing</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside_phoenix.html#phoenix.inside_phoenix.extending">Extending</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/wrap_up.html">Wrap Up</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/acknowledgement.html">Acknowledgement</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/references.html">References</a></span></dt> |
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| <div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> |
| <a name="phoenix.preface"></a><a class="link" href="index.html#phoenix.preface" title="Preface">Preface</a> |
| </h2></div></div></div> |
| <div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p> |
| <span class="emphasis"><em>Functional programming is so called because a program consists |
| entirely of functions. The main program itself is written as a function which |
| receives the program's input as its argument and delivers the program's output |
| as its result. Typically the main function is defined in terms of other functions, |
| which in turn are defined in terms of still more functions until at the bottom |
| level the functions are language primitives.</em></span> |
| </p></blockquote></div> |
| <div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p> |
| <span class="bold"><strong>John Hughes</strong></span>-- <span class="emphasis"><em>Why Functional Programming |
| Matters</em></span> |
| </p></blockquote></div> |
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| <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="images/lambda_cpp.png" alt="lambda_cpp"></span> |
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| <a class="link" href="index.html#phoenix.preface.description">Description</a> |
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| <p> |
| Phoenix enables Functional Programming (FP) in C++. The design and implementation |
| of Phoenix is highly influenced by <a href="http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~yannis/fc++/" target="_top">FC++</a> |
| by Yannis Smaragdakis and Brian McNamara and the <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/lambda/doc/index.html" target="_top">BLL</a> |
| (Boost Lambda Library) by Jaakko Jaarvi and Gary Powell. Phoenix is a blend |
| of FC++ and BLL using the implementation techniques used in the <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a> |
| inline parser. Phoenix version 2, this version, will probably be the last release |
| of the library. Phoenix v2 will be the basis of the Phoenix and <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/lambda/doc/index.html" target="_top">BLL</a> |
| merger. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| Phoenix is a header only library. It is extremely modular by design. One can |
| extract and use only a small subset of the full library, literally tearing |
| the library into small pieces, without fear that the pieces won't work anymore. |
| The library is organized in highly independent modules and layers. |
| </p> |
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| <a name="id826291"></a> |
| <a class="link" href="index.html#phoenix.preface.how_to_use_this_manual">How to use this manual</a> |
| </h3> |
| <p> |
| The Phoenix library is organized in logical modules. This documentation provides |
| a user's guide and reference for each module in the library. A simple and clear |
| code example is worth a hundred lines of documentation; therefore, the user's |
| guide is presented with abundant examples annotated and explained in step-wise |
| manner. The user's guide is based on examples: lots of them. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| As much as possible, forward information (i.e. citing a specific piece of information |
| that has not yet been discussed) is avoided in the user's manual portion of |
| each module. In many cases, though, it is unavoidable that advanced but related |
| topics not be interspersed with the normal flow of discussion. To alleviate |
| this problem, topics categorized as "advanced" may be skipped at |
| first reading. |
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| Some icons are used to mark certain topics indicative of their relevance. These |
| icons precede some text to indicate: |
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| <a name="id826311"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 1.1. Icons</b></p> |
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| Icon |
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| <th> |
| <p> |
| Name |
| </p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p> |
| Meaning |
| </p> |
| </th> |
| </tr></thead> |
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| <p> |
| <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="images/note.png" alt="note"></span> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| Note |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| Information provided is auxiliary but will give the reader a deeper |
| insight into a specific topic. May be skipped. |
| </p> |
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| <td> |
| <p> |
| Alert |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| Information provided is of utmost importance. |
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| <p> |
| <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="images/tip.png" alt="tip"></span> |
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| Tip |
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| <p> |
| A potentially useful and helpful piece of information. |
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| <br class="table-break"><p> |
| This documentation is automatically generated by Spirit QuickBook documentation |
| tool. QuickBook can be found in the <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net/repository/applications/show_contents.php" target="_top">Spirit |
| Repository</a>. |
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| <a name="phoenix.preface.support"></a><h3> |
| <a name="id826488"></a> |
| <a class="link" href="index.html#phoenix.preface.support">Support</a> |
| </h3> |
| <p> |
| Please direct all questions to Spirit's mailing list. You can subscribe to |
| the <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spirit-general" target="_top">Spirit |
| Mailing List</a>. The mailing list has a searchable archive. A search link |
| to this archive is provided in <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a>'s |
| home page. You may also read and post messages to the mailing list through |
| <a href="news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.spirit.general" target="_top">Spirit General |
| NNTP news portal</a> (thanks to <a href="http://www.gmane.org" target="_top">Gmane</a>). |
| The news group mirrors the mailing list. Here is a link to the archives: <a href="http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.general" target="_top">http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.general</a>. |
| </p> |
| <a name="phoenix.preface._emphasis_role__bold___emphasis____to_my_dear_daughter__phoenix__emphasis___emphasis_"></a><h3> |
| <a name="id826530"></a> |
| <a class="link" href="index.html#phoenix.preface._emphasis_role__bold___emphasis____to_my_dear_daughter__phoenix__emphasis___emphasis_"><span class="bold"><strong><span class="emphasis"><em>...To my dear daughter, Phoenix</em></span></strong></span></a> |
| </h3> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
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| <td align="left"><p><small>Last revised: October 29, 2010 at 16:47:12 GMT</small></p></td> |
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