1 files changed, 30 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/st/SymbolTable.java b/st/SymbolTable.java
index fa196e3..0793a6a 100644
--- a/st/SymbolTable.java
+++ b/st/SymbolTable.java
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ public class SymbolTable {
         ClassInstance cls = (ClassInstance) this.active.get(TypeEnum.classname);
         ClassInstance ext = this.getClass(arg);
 
-        if (ext == null)
-            throw new TypecheckException(String.format("There is no %s to extend!",
-                                                       arg));
-
         MinimalLogger.info(String.format("%s found to extend %s",
                                          cls.getName(),
                                          ext.getName()));
@@ -176,37 +172,41 @@ public class SymbolTable {
     }
 
     public TypeInstance getType(String name) {
-        TokenKey id = new TokenKey(name,
-                                   TypeEnum.integer,
-                                   (ClassInstance) this.getActive(TypeEnum.classname),
-                                   (MethodInstance) this.getActive(TypeEnum.method));
+        /**
+         * Extracts a 'type' (non-method,class) symbol from the
+         * symbol table, with proper scoping. Throws a typecheck error if missing.
+         */
+        TokenKey id;
+        // local var
+        id = new TokenKey(name,
+                          TypeEnum.integer,
+                          (ClassInstance) this.getActive(TypeEnum.classname),
+                          (MethodInstance) this.getActive(TypeEnum.method));
         AbstractInstance symbol;
         TypeInstance ret = ((symbol = this.symt.get(id)) !=
                             null && symbol instanceof TypeInstance) ?
             (TypeInstance) symbol : null;
         if (ret == null)
-            MinimalLogger.severe(String.format("getType returning null for missing alias %s!",
-                                               id));
-        return ret;
-    }
-
-    public TypeInstance getTypeAttr(String name) {
-        TokenKey id = new TokenKey(name,
-                                   TypeEnum.integer,
-                                   (ClassInstance) this.getActive(TypeEnum.classname),
-                                   null);
-        AbstractInstance symbol;
-        TypeInstance ret = ((symbol = this.symt.get(id)) !=
-                            null && symbol instanceof TypeInstance) ?
+            // class var
+            id = new TokenKey(name,
+                              TypeEnum.integer,
+                              (ClassInstance) this.getActive(TypeEnum.classname),
+                              null);
+        ret = ((symbol = this.symt.get(id)) !=
+               null && symbol instanceof TypeInstance) ?
             (TypeInstance) symbol : null;
         if (ret == null)
-            MinimalLogger.severe(String.format("getType returning null for missing alias %s!",
-                                               id));
+            throw new TypecheckException(String.format("No type symbol with name %s was found in %s, %s!",
+                                                       name, this.getActive(TypeEnum.classname),
+                                                       this.getActive(TypeEnum.method)));
         return ret;
     }
 
-
     public MethodInstance getMethod(String name) {
+        /**
+         * Extracts a 'method' (non-type,class) symbol from the
+         * symbol table, with proper scoping. Throws a typecheck error if missing.
+         */
         TokenKey id = new TokenKey(name,
                                    TypeEnum.method,
                                    (ClassInstance) this.getActive(TypeEnum.classname),
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ public class SymbolTable {
                               null && symbol instanceof MethodInstance) ?
             (MethodInstance) symbol : null;
         if (ret == null)
-            MinimalLogger.severe(String.format("getMethod returning null for missing alias %s!",
-                                               id));
+            throw new TypecheckException(String.format("No method symbol with name %s was found in %s!",
+                                                       name, this.getActive(TypeEnum.classname)));
         return ret;
     }
 
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ public class SymbolTable {
                               null && symbol instanceof MethodInstance) ?
             (MethodInstance) symbol : null;
         if (ret == null)
-            MinimalLogger.severe(String.format("getMethod returning null for missing alias %s!",
-                                               id));
+            throw new TypecheckException(String.format("No method symbol with name %s was found in %s!",
+                                                       name, c));
         return ret;
     }
 
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ public class SymbolTable {
                               null && symbol instanceof ClassInstance) ?
             (ClassInstance) symbol : null;
         if (ret == null)
-            MinimalLogger.severe(String.format("getClass returning null for missing alias %s!",
-                                               id));
+            throw new TypecheckException(String.format("No class symbol with name %s was found!",
+                                                       name));
         return ret;
     }