A mechanism for designating the following: Part of a data object (an array element or section, a substring, a derived type, or a structure component) The set of values for which a CASE block is executed
A method which extracts information about the attributes of an object, usually prefixed with 'get'
(n ) a syntactic mechanims for designating: a part of of a data object It may designate a substring, an array element, an array section, or a structure component
Staff entrusted with selecting library materials in a particular subject area; selectors work with bibliographers in the development of the library collections SEE ALSO Bibliographer; Collection development; Collection Services Department
An operator which 'selects' a value of some domain Each logical representation of a scalar type has an associated selector which allows values of the domain to be constructed based on the values for the components, or properties, of the representation Selectors in the DAE must be host-implemented operators