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	description: "Eiffel feature parameter used for language service"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	PARAMETER_DESCRIPTOR

inherit
	IEIFFEL_PARAMETER_DESCRIPTOR_IMPL_STUB
		redefine
			name,
			type,
			display
		end

create
	make

feature {NONE} -- Initialization

	make (a_name, a_type: STRING) is
			-- Initialize parameter with name `name' and type name `type'.
		require
			non_void_name: a_name /= Void
			valid_name: not a_name.is_empty
			non_void_type: a_type /= Void
			valid_type: not a_type.is_empty
		local
			l_display: STRING
		do
			name := a_name
			create l_display.make (a_name.count + 2 + a_type.count)
			l_display.append (a_name)
			l_display.append (": ")
			l_display.append (a_type)
			display := l_display
			type := a_type
		ensure
			name_set: name = a_name
			type_set: type = a_type
			display_set: display /= Void
		end
		
feature -- Access

	name: STRING
			-- Argument name
			
	type: STRING
			-- Argument type

	display: STRING;
			-- Argument display (i.e. "a: ANY")

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end -- class PARAMETER_DESCRIPTOR