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blockly > Names
Names class
Class for a database of entity names (variables, procedures, etc).
Signature:
export declare class Names
Constructors
Properties
Methods
| Method |
Modifiers |
Description |
| equals(name1, name2) |
static |
Do the given two entity names refer to the same entity? Blockly names are case-insensitive. |
| getDistinctName(name, type) |
|
Convert a Blockly entity name to a legal exportable entity name. Ensure that this is a new name not overlapping any previously defined name. Also check against list of reserved words for the current language and ensure name doesn't collide. |
| getName(nameOrId, type) |
|
Convert a Blockly entity name to a legal exportable entity name. |
| getUserNames(type) |
|
Return a list of all known user-created names of a specified name type. |
| populateProcedures(workspace) |
|
Generate names for procedures. |
| populateVariables(workspace) |
|
Generate names for user variables, but only ones that are being used. |
| reset() |
|
Empty the database and start from scratch. The reserved words are kept. |
| setVariableMap(map) |
|
Set the variable map that maps from variable name to variable object. |
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Last updated 2024-09-18 UTC.
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