Parser

All Known Implementing Classes:: RecursiveDescentParser

public interface Parser

Represents a generic parser. A parser takes a sequence of characters as input and returns a syntax tree as output.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`SyntaxTree`	`parse(java.lang.CharSequence source)`	Parses a `CharSequence` starting from the proper axiom of a `grammar`
`SyntaxTree`	`parse(java.lang.CharSequence source, java.lang.String axiom)`	Parses a `CharSequence` starting from the specified construct of a `grammar`

Method Details
- parse
  
  SyntaxTree parse(java.lang.CharSequence source) throws ExpectedSymbolsException, UnexpectedSymbolException
  
  Parses a CharSequence starting from the proper axiom of a grammar
  
  Parameters:
  
  source - the source CharSequence to parse
  
  Returns:
  
  A SyntaxTree object
  
  Throws:
  
  ExpectedSymbolsException - if an expected symbol is not found at some position
  
  UnexpectedSymbolException - if an unexpected symbol is found at the end of the source CharSequence
- parse
  
  SyntaxTree parse(java.lang.CharSequence source, java.lang.String axiom) throws ExpectedSymbolsException, UnexpectedSymbolException
  
  Parses a CharSequence starting from the specified construct of a grammar
  
  Parameters:
  
  source - the source CharSequence to parse
  
  axiom - the construct name to use as the axiom for the parsing process
  
  Returns:
  
  A SyntaxTree object
  
  Throws:
  
  ExpectedSymbolsException - if an expected symbol is not found at some position
  
  UnexpectedSymbolException - if an unexpected symbol is found at the end of the source CharSequence