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Interface ParserStage

public interface ParserStage

An individual stage of the token parser. A parser is composed of a sequence of ParserStage objects.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	ParserStage.AcceptResult

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ParserState	apply(ParserState state) Process the state for this stage and return it so that the next stage can continue processing.
void	setOptional(boolean optional) Mark the stage as optional.
void	setTerminal(boolean terminal) Mark the stage as terminal, ie.

Method Detail

setOptional

void setOptional(boolean optional)

Mark the stage as optional.

Parameters:

optional -

setTerminal

void setTerminal(boolean terminal)

Mark the stage as terminal, ie. it handles a buffer underflow as successful completion instead of failure.

Parameters:

terminal -

apply

ParserState apply(ParserState state)

Process the state for this stage and return it so that the next stage can continue processing.