-/** Declare the new symbol \c sym. Make it an alias of \c symval. */
-void symbol_make_alias (symbol *sym, symbol *symval, location loc);
+
+/*--------------------.
+| Methods on symbol. |
+`--------------------*/
+
+/** Print a symbol (for debugging). */
+void symbol_print (symbol *s, FILE *f);
+
+/** Is this a dummy nonterminal? */
+bool symbol_is_dummy (const symbol *sym);
+
+/** Return the name of the symbol that can be used as an identifier.
+ ** Consider the alias if needed.
+ ** Return 0 if there is none (e.g., the symbol is only defined as
+ ** a string). */
+uniqstr symbol_id_get (symbol const *sym);
+
+/**
+ * Make \c str the literal string alias of \c sym. Copy token number,
+ * symbol number, and type from \c sym to \c str.
+ */
+void symbol_make_alias (symbol *sym, symbol *str, location loc);