Symbol * InScope(char* key){// before calling this function make sure there is a parent scope
Symbol * symbP;
SymScope *sync;
ClassNode * parent;
ClassNode * clasp;
char* parentName;
bool found;
string pName;
int i =0;
// cout<<" the key is "<<key<<endl;
symbP = m_symboltable->lookup(key);
if(!m_symboltable->exist(key)){
symbP = m_symboltable->lookup((const char *)"xxx");
char * Cname = strdup(symbP->classType.classID);
parent = m_classtable->lookup(Cname);
// cout<<"parent: "<<parent->name->spelling()<<endl;
sync = parent->scope;
symbP = sync->lookup(key);
found = sync->exist(key);
while(found == false){
ClassName * classGreat = new ClassName(Cname);
ClassNode* pNode = m_classtable->getParentOf(classGreat);
Cname = strdup(pNode->name->spelling());
std::string pName(pNode->name->spelling());
// cout<<"the parent name: "<<Cname<<endl;
if( pName == "TopClass"){
return NULL;
}
sync = pNode->scope;
found = sync->exist(key);
symbP = sync->lookup(key);
i++;
}
}
return symbP;
}
