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package org.jruby.ast;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;

import org.jruby.ast.types.ILiteralNode;
import org.jruby.ast.types.INameNode;
import org.jruby.ast.visitor.NodeVisitor;
import org.jruby.evaluator.Instruction;
import org.jruby.lexer.yacc.ISourcePosition;

/** Represents a symbol (:symbol_name).
 *
 * @author  jpetersen
 */
public class SymbolNode extends Node implements ILiteralNode, INameNode {
    static final long serialVersionUID = 3168450881711346709L;

	private String name;

	public SymbolNode(ISourcePosition position, String name) {
	    super(position, NodeTypes.SYMBOLNODE);
	    this.name = name.intern();
	}
    
    private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        in.defaultReadObject();
        
        // deserialized strings are not interned; intern it now
        name = name.intern();
    }

    public Instruction accept(NodeVisitor iVisitor) {
        return iVisitor.visitSymbolNode(this);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the name.
     * @return Returns a String
     */
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }
    
    public List childNodes() {
        return EMPTY_LIST;
    }

}