Class ParserContext

java.lang.Object
edu.hws.jcm.data.ParserContext
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Serializable

public class ParserContext extends Object implements Serializable
A ParserContext holds all the state data for a parsing operation, including the string that is being parsed, a pointer to the current position in that string, and the most recently parsed token from the string. The ParserContext object does the tokenization. Token types are retrieved by calling look() and next(). Attributes of the token are then available in the member variables tokenString, tokenObject, and tokenValue. You will probably only use this if you write a ParserExtension.
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  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    The string that is being parsed.
    static final int
    One of the possible token types returned by look() and next().
    static final int
    One of the possible token types returned by look() and next().
    static final int
    One of the possible token types returned by look() and next().
    static final int
    One of the possible token types returned by look() and next().
    int
    The options from the Parser.
    int
    Current position in that string, indicating how many characters have been consumed.
    The ExpressionProgram that is being generated as the string is parsed.
    protected SymbolTable
    The Parser's symbol table, which is used for looking up tokens of type IDENTIFIER.
    int
    The most recently read token type, or NONE if that token has been consumed by a call to next().
    If the most recently read token was of type IDENTIFIER, then this is the corresponding MathObject from the symbol table, or null if the identifier is not in the symbol table.
    The substring of the parse string that corresponds to the most recently read token.
    double
    If the most recently read token was of type NUMBER, then this is its numerical value.
  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    ParserContext(String data, int options, SymbolTable symbols)
    Create a ParserContext for parsing the data String, using the specified options and symbol table.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    Add a new MathObject to the symbol table.
    get(String name)
    Get the MathObject associated with name in the symbol table.
    int
    Look ahead at the next token in the data string, without consuming it.
    void
    MathObjects added to the symbol table after a call to mark() will be removed by a later, matching call to revert().
    int
    Consume one token from the string.
    void
     

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
  • Field Details

    • END_OF_STRING

      public static final int END_OF_STRING
      One of the possible token types returned by look() and next(). Represents the end of the string that is being parsed.
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    • NUMBER

      public static final int NUMBER
      One of the possible token types returned by look() and next(). Indicates aht the token is a number. The numerical value of the token is in the tokenValue member variable.
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    • IDENTIFIER

      public static final int IDENTIFIER
      One of the possible token types returned by look() and next(). The token is a word. If there is a MathObject in the symbol table associated with this word, then that object is in the tokenObject member variable. If not, tokenObject is null.
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    • OPCHARS

      public static final int OPCHARS
      One of the possible token types returned by look() and next(). Any other token besides end-of-string, number, or word. The only information about the token is the tokenString member variable. For some special operators (invalid input: '<'> invalid input: '<'= invalid input: '<'=), the tokenString has two characters, but generally it has only one. Note that ** is translated to ^. Also, the special tokens "and", "or", and "not" are translated to type OPCHARS with tokenString equal to "invalid input: '&'", "|", or "~" (but only if options invalid input: '&' BOOLEANS is != 0).
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    • data

      public String data
      The string that is being parsed.
    • pos

      public int pos
      Current position in that string, indicating how many characters have been consumed.
    • prog

      public ExpressionProgram prog
      The ExpressionProgram that is being generated as the string is parsed. Note that while parsing a ConditionalExpression, the value of prog is temporarily changed. ParserExtensions might want to do something similar.
    • token

      public int token
      The most recently read token type, or NONE if that token has been consumed by a call to next(). The value NONE is never returned by look() or next().
    • tokenString

      public String tokenString
      The substring of the parse string that corresponds to the most recently read token. This can change when look() or next() is called.
    • tokenObject

      public MathObject tokenObject
      If the most recently read token was of type IDENTIFIER, then this is the corresponding MathObject from the symbol table, or null if the identifier is not in the symbol table.
    • tokenValue

      public double tokenValue
      If the most recently read token was of type NUMBER, then this is its numerical value.
    • options

      public int options
      The options from the Parser. Some of these options affect tokenization, such as whether BOOLEANS is enabled.
    • symbols

      protected SymbolTable symbols
      The Parser's symbol table, which is used for looking up tokens of type IDENTIFIER.
  • Constructor Details

    • ParserContext

      public ParserContext(String data, int options, SymbolTable symbols)
      Create a ParserContext for parsing the data String, using the specified options and symbol table. A new ExpressionProgram is created to hold the program that will be generated from the string.
  • Method Details

    • mark

      public void mark()
      MathObjects added to the symbol table after a call to mark() will be removed by a later, matching call to revert(). In the meantime, older symbols of the same name will only be hidden, not replaced, so they will still be there after the revert. It is important that a call to this routine is followed by a later call to revert! No error checking is done to make sure that this is true.
    • revert

      public void revert()
    • get

      public MathObject get(String name)
      Get the MathObject associated with name in the symbol table.
    • add

      public void add(MathObject sym)
      Add a new MathObject to the symbol table.
    • next

      public int next()
      Consume one token from the string. The token type is returned. After this is called, attributes of the token can be obtained from the public member variables tokenString, tokenObject, and tokenValue. Note that the END_OF_STRING token is never really consumed and can be returned multiple times. Can throw a ParseError in the case of an illegal numeric token.
    • look

      public int look()
      Look ahead at the next token in the data string, without consuming it. Successive calls to look() will return the same token. (The token must be consumed by a call to next().) The token type is returned. After a call to look(), attributes of the token can be obtained from the public member variables tokenString, tokenObject, and tokenValue. Can throw a ParseError in the case of an illegal numeric token.