# AST or Data Representation

> The requirement that code be represented as a structured syntax tree or data rather than as raw text.

Record: `lex:ast-or-data-representation`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-ast-or-data-representation

## category

- [Metaprogramming / Language-Oriented Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/metaprogramming-language-oriented-architecture.md)

## referenced-by

- [Code as Data](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/code-as-data.md)