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	description: "[
		The ASCII character set.
		This class may be used as ancestor by classes needing its facilities.
	]"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date: 2006-01-22 18:25:44 -0800 (Sun, 22 Jan 2006) $"
	revision: "$Revision: 56675 $"

class interface
	ASCII

create 
	default_create
			-- Process instances of classes with no creation clause.
			-- (Default: do nothing.)
			-- (from ANY)

feature -- Access

	ack: INTEGER_32 is 6

	ampersand: INTEGER_32 is 38

	back_space: INTEGER_32 is 8

	backslash: INTEGER_32 is 92

	bar: INTEGER_32 is 124

	bel: INTEGER_32 is 7

	blank: INTEGER_32 is 32

	break: INTEGER_32 is -7

	bs: INTEGER_32 is 8

	buf_overflow: INTEGER_32 is -9

	can: INTEGER_32 is 24

	carriage_return: INTEGER_32 is 13

	case_diff: INTEGER_32 is 32
			-- Lower_a - Upper_a

	character_set_size: INTEGER_32 is 128

	circumflex: INTEGER_32 is 94

	closing_brace: INTEGER_32 is 125

	colon: INTEGER_32 is 58

	comma: INTEGER_32 is 44

	commercial_at: INTEGER_32 is 64

	cr: INTEGER_32 is 13

	ctrl_a: INTEGER_32 is 1

	ctrl_b: INTEGER_32 is 2

	ctrl_backslash: INTEGER_32 is 28

	ctrl_c: INTEGER_32 is 3

	ctrl_circumflex: INTEGER_32 is 30

	ctrl_d: INTEGER_32 is 4

	ctrl_e: INTEGER_32 is 5

	ctrl_f: INTEGER_32 is 6

	ctrl_g: INTEGER_32 is 7

	ctrl_h: INTEGER_32 is 8

	ctrl_i: INTEGER_32 is 9

	ctrl_j: INTEGER_32 is 10

	ctrl_k: INTEGER_32 is 11

	ctrl_l: INTEGER_32 is 12

	ctrl_lbracket: INTEGER_32 is 27

	ctrl_m: INTEGER_32 is 13

	ctrl_n: INTEGER_32 is 14

	ctrl_o: INTEGER_32 is 15

	ctrl_p: INTEGER_32 is 16

	ctrl_q: INTEGER_32 is 17

	ctrl_questmark: INTEGER_32 is 127

	ctrl_r: INTEGER_32 is 18

	ctrl_rbracket: INTEGER_32 is 29

	ctrl_s: INTEGER_32 is 19

	ctrl_t: INTEGER_32 is 20

	ctrl_u: INTEGER_32 is 21

	ctrl_underlined: INTEGER_32 is 31

	ctrl_v: INTEGER_32 is 22

	ctrl_w: INTEGER_32 is 23

	ctrl_x: INTEGER_32 is 24

	ctrl_y: INTEGER_32 is 25

	ctrl_z: INTEGER_32 is 26

	dc1: INTEGER_32 is 17

	dc2: INTEGER_32 is 18

	dc3: INTEGER_32 is 19

	dc4: INTEGER_32 is 20

	del: INTEGER_32 is 127

	dle: INTEGER_32 is 16

	dollar: INTEGER_32 is 36

	dot: INTEGER_32 is 46

	doublequote: INTEGER_32 is 34

	down_arrow: INTEGER_32 is -3

	eight: INTEGER_32 is 56

	em: INTEGER_32 is 25

	enq: INTEGER_32 is 5

	eot: INTEGER_32 is 4

	equal_sign: INTEGER_32 is 61

	esc: INTEGER_32 is 27

	etb: INTEGER_32 is 23

	etx: INTEGER_32 is 3

	exclamation: INTEGER_32 is 33

	first_printable: INTEGER_32 is 32

	five: INTEGER_32 is 53

	four: INTEGER_32 is 52

	fs: INTEGER_32 is 28

	generating_type: STRING_8
			-- Name of current object's generating type
			-- (type of which it is a direct instance)
			-- (from ANY)

	generator: STRING_8
			-- Name of current object's generating class
			-- (base class of the type of which it is a direct instance)
			-- (from ANY)

	grave_accent: INTEGER_32 is 96

	greaterthan: INTEGER_32 is 62

	gs: INTEGER_32 is 29

	home_arrow: INTEGER_32 is -6

	ht: INTEGER_32 is 9

	last_ascii: INTEGER_32 is 127

	last_printable: INTEGER_32 is 126

	lbracket: INTEGER_32 is 91

	lcurly: INTEGER_32 is 40

	left_arrow: INTEGER_32 is -4

	lessthan: INTEGER_32 is 60

	letter_layout: INTEGER_32 is 70

	line_feed: INTEGER_32 is 10

	lower_a: INTEGER_32 is 97

	lower_b: INTEGER_32 is 98

	lower_c: INTEGER_32 is 99

	lower_d: INTEGER_32 is 100

	lower_e: INTEGER_32 is 101

	lower_f: INTEGER_32 is 102

	lower_g: INTEGER_32 is 103

	lower_h: INTEGER_32 is 104

	lower_i: INTEGER_32 is 105

	lower_j: INTEGER_32 is 106

	lower_k: INTEGER_32 is 107

	lower_l: INTEGER_32 is 108

	lower_m: INTEGER_32 is 109

	lower_n: INTEGER_32 is 110

	lower_o: INTEGER_32 is 111

	lower_p: INTEGER_32 is 112

	lower_q: INTEGER_32 is 113

	lower_r: INTEGER_32 is 114

	lower_s: INTEGER_32 is 115

	lower_t: INTEGER_32 is 116

	lower_u: INTEGER_32 is 117

	lower_v: INTEGER_32 is 118

	lower_w: INTEGER_32 is 119

	lower_x: INTEGER_32 is 120

	lower_y: INTEGER_32 is 121

	lower_z: INTEGER_32 is 122

	minus: INTEGER_32 is 45

	nak: INTEGER_32 is 21

	nine: INTEGER_32 is 57

	nl: INTEGER_32 is 10

	np: INTEGER_32 is 12

	nul: INTEGER_32 is 0

	number_sign: INTEGER_32 is 35

	one: INTEGER_32 is 49

	opening_brace: INTEGER_32 is 123

	overflow: INTEGER_32 is -8

	percent: INTEGER_32 is 37

	plus: INTEGER_32 is 43

	questmark: INTEGER_32 is 63

	rbracket: INTEGER_32 is 93

	rcurly: INTEGER_32 is 41

	right_arrow: INTEGER_32 is -5

	rs: INTEGER_32 is 30

	semicolon: INTEGER_32 is 59

	seven: INTEGER_32 is 55

	si: INTEGER_32 is 15

	singlequote: INTEGER_32 is 39

	six: INTEGER_32 is 54

	slash: INTEGER_32 is 47

	so: INTEGER_32 is 14

	soh: INTEGER_32 is 1

	sp: INTEGER_32 is 32

	star: INTEGER_32 is 42

	stx: INTEGER_32 is 2

	sub: INTEGER_32 is 26

	syn: INTEGER_32 is 22

	tabulation: INTEGER_32 is 9

	three: INTEGER_32 is 51

	tilde: INTEGER_32 is 126

	two: INTEGER_32 is 50

	underlined: INTEGER_32 is 95

	up_arrow: INTEGER_32 is -2

	upper_a: INTEGER_32 is 65

	upper_b: INTEGER_32 is 66

	upper_c: INTEGER_32 is 67

	upper_d: INTEGER_32 is 68

	upper_e: INTEGER_32 is 69

	upper_f: INTEGER_32 is 70

	upper_g: INTEGER_32 is 71

	upper_h: INTEGER_32 is 72

	upper_i: INTEGER_32 is 73

	upper_j: INTEGER_32 is 74

	upper_k: INTEGER_32 is 75

	upper_l: INTEGER_32 is 76

	upper_m: INTEGER_32 is 77

	upper_n: INTEGER_32 is 78

	upper_o: INTEGER_32 is 79

	upper_p: INTEGER_32 is 80

	upper_q: INTEGER_32 is 81

	upper_r: INTEGER_32 is 82

	upper_s: INTEGER_32 is 83

	upper_t: INTEGER_32 is 84

	upper_u: INTEGER_32 is 85

	upper_v: INTEGER_32 is 86

	upper_w: INTEGER_32 is 87

	upper_x: INTEGER_32 is 88

	upper_y: INTEGER_32 is 89

	upper_z: INTEGER_32 is 90

	us: INTEGER_32 is 31

	vt: INTEGER_32 is 11

	zero: INTEGER_32 is 48
	
feature -- Comparison

	frozen deep_equal (some: ANY; other: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are `some' and `other' either both void
			-- or attached to isomorphic object structures?
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			shallow_implies_deep: standard_equal (some, other) implies Result
			both_or_none_void: (some = Void) implies (Result = (other = Void))
			same_type: (Result and (some /= Void)) implies some.same_type (other)
			symmetric: Result implies deep_equal (other, some)

	frozen equal (some: ANY; other: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are `some' and `other' either both void or attached
			-- to objects considered equal?
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			definition: Result = (some = Void and other = Void) or else ((some /= Void and other /= Void) and then some.is_equal (other))

	is_equal (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
			-- Is `other' attached to an object considered
			-- equal to current object?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			symmetric: Result implies other.is_equal (Current)
			consistent: standard_is_equal (other) implies Result

	frozen standard_equal (some: ANY; other: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are `some' and `other' either both void or attached to
			-- field-by-field identical objects of the same type?
			-- Always uses default object comparison criterion.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			definition: Result = (some = Void and other = Void) or else ((some /= Void and other /= Void) and then some.standard_is_equal (other))

	frozen standard_is_equal (other: like Current): BOOLEAN
			-- Is `other' attached to an object of the same type
			-- as current object, and field-by-field identical to it?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			same_type: Result implies same_type (other)
			symmetric: Result implies other.standard_is_equal (Current)
	
feature -- Status report

	conforms_to (other: ANY): BOOLEAN
			-- Does type of current object conform to type
			-- of `other' (as per Eiffel: The Language, chapter 13)?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void

	same_type (other: ANY): BOOLEAN
			-- Is type of current object identical to type of `other'?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			definition: Result = (conforms_to (other) and other.conforms_to (Current))
	
feature -- Duplication

	copy (other: like Current)
			-- Update current object using fields of object attached
			-- to `other', so as to yield equal objects.
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			type_identity: same_type (other)
		ensure -- from ANY
			is_equal: is_equal (other)

	frozen deep_copy (other: like Current)
			-- Effect equivalent to that of:
			--		copy (`other' . deep_twin)
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			deep_equal: deep_equal (Current, other)

	frozen deep_twin: like Current
			-- New object structure recursively duplicated from Current.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			deep_equal: deep_equal (Current, Result)

	frozen standard_copy (other: like Current)
			-- Copy every field of `other' onto corresponding field
			-- of current object.
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			type_identity: same_type (other)
		ensure -- from ANY
			is_standard_equal: standard_is_equal (other)

	frozen standard_twin: like Current
			-- New object field-by-field identical to `other'.
			-- Always uses default copying semantics.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			standard_twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			equal: standard_equal (Result, Current)

	frozen twin: like Current
			-- New object equal to `Current'
			-- twin calls copy; to change copying/twining semantics, redefine copy.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			is_equal: Result.is_equal (Current)
	
feature -- Basic operations

	frozen default: like Current
			-- Default value of object's type
			-- (from ANY)

	frozen default_pointer: POINTER
			-- Default value of type `POINTER'
			-- (Avoid the need to write `p'.default for
			-- some `p' of type `POINTER'.)
			-- (from ANY)

	default_rescue
			-- Process exception for routines with no Rescue clause.
			-- (Default: do nothing.)
			-- (from ANY)

	frozen do_nothing
			-- Execute a null action.
			-- (from ANY)
	
feature -- Output

	io: STD_FILES
			-- Handle to standard file setup
			-- (from ANY)

	out: STRING_8
			-- New string containing terse printable representation
			-- of current object
			-- Was declared in ANY as synonym of tagged_out.
			-- (from ANY)

	print (some: ANY)
			-- Write terse external representation of `some'
			-- on standard output.
			-- (from ANY)

	frozen tagged_out: STRING_8
			-- New string containing terse printable representation
			-- of current object
			-- Was declared in ANY as synonym of out.
			-- (from ANY)
	
feature -- Platform

	operating_environment: OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT
			-- Objects available from the operating system
			-- (from ANY)
	
invariant
		-- from ANY
	reflexive_equality: standard_is_equal (Current)
	reflexive_conformance: conforms_to (Current)

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	library: "EiffelBase: Library of reusable components for Eiffel."
	copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2006, Eiffel Software and others"
	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
	source: "[
		Eiffel Software
		356 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117 USA
		Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
		Website http://www.eiffel.com
		Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
	]"

end -- class ASCII