PruningGoal (API documentation of hlt.language packages)
Date: 2013-01-30

hlt.language.design.types

## Class PruningGoal

- java.lang.Object
- - hlt.language.design.types.TimeStamp
  - - hlt.language.design.types.Goal
    - - hlt.language.design.types.PruningGoal

-     public class PruningGoal
      extends Goal

  The meaning of a `PruningGoal` is to unify the filter field of a specified `Global` with the specified filter. The purpose is to allow narrowing the sets of viable types for the global when this global is subsequently typechecked (which is done by a `GlobalTypingGoal`).

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `PruningGoal(Global global, Type filter, Locatable extent)`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()` Returns a string form of this typing goal.

    - ### Methods inherited from class hlt.language.design.types.TimeStamp

      `setTimeStamp, setTimeStamp, timeStamp`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### PruningGoal

          public PruningGoal(Global global,
                     Type filter,
                     Locatable extent)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### toString

          public final java.lang.String toString()

      Returns a string form of this typing goal.
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Goal`