Guido van Rossum | f70e43a | 1991-02-19 12:39:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | /*********************************************************** |
Guido van Rossum | b9f8d6e | 1995-01-04 19:08:09 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | Copyright 1991-1995 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, |
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Guido van Rossum | f70e43a | 1991-02-19 12:39:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 4 | |
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Guido van Rossum | f70e43a | 1991-02-19 12:39:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 14 | |
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| 16 | |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 17 | /* Parser implementation */ |
| 18 | |
| 19 | /* For a description, see the comments at end of this file */ |
| 20 | |
| 21 | /* XXX To do: error recovery */ |
| 22 | |
Guido van Rossum | 3f5da24 | 1990-12-20 15:06:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 23 | #include "pgenheaders.h" |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 24 | #include "assert.h" |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | #include "token.h" |
| 26 | #include "grammar.h" |
| 27 | #include "node.h" |
| 28 | #include "parser.h" |
| 29 | #include "errcode.h" |
| 30 | |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 31 | |
Guido van Rossum | 408027e | 1996-12-30 16:17:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 32 | #ifdef Py_DEBUG |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 33 | extern int Py_DebugFlag; |
| 34 | #define D(x) if (!Py_DebugFlag); else x |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 35 | #else |
| 36 | #define D(x) |
| 37 | #endif |
| 38 | |
| 39 | |
| 40 | /* STACK DATA TYPE */ |
| 41 | |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 42 | static void s_reset Py_PROTO((stack *)); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 43 | |
| 44 | static void |
| 45 | s_reset(s) |
| 46 | stack *s; |
| 47 | { |
| 48 | s->s_top = &s->s_base[MAXSTACK]; |
| 49 | } |
| 50 | |
| 51 | #define s_empty(s) ((s)->s_top == &(s)->s_base[MAXSTACK]) |
| 52 | |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 53 | static int s_push Py_PROTO((stack *, dfa *, node *)); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 54 | |
| 55 | static int |
| 56 | s_push(s, d, parent) |
| 57 | register stack *s; |
| 58 | dfa *d; |
| 59 | node *parent; |
| 60 | { |
| 61 | register stackentry *top; |
| 62 | if (s->s_top == s->s_base) { |
| 63 | fprintf(stderr, "s_push: parser stack overflow\n"); |
| 64 | return -1; |
| 65 | } |
| 66 | top = --s->s_top; |
| 67 | top->s_dfa = d; |
| 68 | top->s_parent = parent; |
| 69 | top->s_state = 0; |
| 70 | return 0; |
| 71 | } |
| 72 | |
Guido van Rossum | 408027e | 1996-12-30 16:17:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 73 | #ifdef Py_DEBUG |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 74 | |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 75 | static void s_pop Py_PROTO((stack *)); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 76 | |
| 77 | static void |
| 78 | s_pop(s) |
| 79 | register stack *s; |
| 80 | { |
Guido van Rossum | 588633d | 1994-12-30 15:46:02 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 81 | if (s_empty(s)) |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 82 | Py_FatalError("s_pop: parser stack underflow -- FATAL"); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 83 | s->s_top++; |
| 84 | } |
| 85 | |
Guido van Rossum | 408027e | 1996-12-30 16:17:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 86 | #else /* !Py_DEBUG */ |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 87 | |
| 88 | #define s_pop(s) (s)->s_top++ |
| 89 | |
| 90 | #endif |
| 91 | |
| 92 | |
| 93 | /* PARSER CREATION */ |
| 94 | |
| 95 | parser_state * |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 96 | PyParser_New(g, start) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 97 | grammar *g; |
| 98 | int start; |
| 99 | { |
| 100 | parser_state *ps; |
| 101 | |
| 102 | if (!g->g_accel) |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 103 | PyGrammar_AddAccelerators(g); |
| 104 | ps = PyMem_NEW(parser_state, 1); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 105 | if (ps == NULL) |
| 106 | return NULL; |
| 107 | ps->p_grammar = g; |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 108 | ps->p_tree = PyNode_New(start); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 109 | if (ps->p_tree == NULL) { |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 110 | PyMem_DEL(ps); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 111 | return NULL; |
| 112 | } |
| 113 | s_reset(&ps->p_stack); |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 114 | (void) s_push(&ps->p_stack, PyGrammar_FindDFA(g, start), ps->p_tree); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 115 | return ps; |
| 116 | } |
| 117 | |
| 118 | void |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 119 | PyParser_Delete(ps) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 120 | parser_state *ps; |
| 121 | { |
Guido van Rossum | 99f02d4 | 1990-11-18 17:38:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 122 | /* NB If you want to save the parse tree, |
| 123 | you must set p_tree to NULL before calling delparser! */ |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 124 | PyNode_Free(ps->p_tree); |
| 125 | PyMem_DEL(ps); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 126 | } |
| 127 | |
| 128 | |
| 129 | /* PARSER STACK OPERATIONS */ |
| 130 | |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 131 | static int shift Py_PROTO((stack *, int, char *, int, int)); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 132 | |
| 133 | static int |
Guido van Rossum | 3f5da24 | 1990-12-20 15:06:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 134 | shift(s, type, str, newstate, lineno) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 135 | register stack *s; |
| 136 | int type; |
| 137 | char *str; |
| 138 | int newstate; |
Guido van Rossum | 3f5da24 | 1990-12-20 15:06:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 139 | int lineno; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 140 | { |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 141 | int err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 142 | assert(!s_empty(s)); |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 143 | err = PyNode_AddChild(s->s_top->s_parent, type, str, lineno); |
| 144 | if (err) |
| 145 | return err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 146 | s->s_top->s_state = newstate; |
| 147 | return 0; |
| 148 | } |
| 149 | |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 150 | static int push Py_PROTO((stack *, int, dfa *, int, int)); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 151 | |
| 152 | static int |
Guido van Rossum | 3f5da24 | 1990-12-20 15:06:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 153 | push(s, type, d, newstate, lineno) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 154 | register stack *s; |
| 155 | int type; |
| 156 | dfa *d; |
| 157 | int newstate; |
Guido van Rossum | 3f5da24 | 1990-12-20 15:06:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 158 | int lineno; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 159 | { |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 160 | int err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 161 | register node *n; |
| 162 | n = s->s_top->s_parent; |
| 163 | assert(!s_empty(s)); |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 164 | err = PyNode_AddChild(n, type, (char *)NULL, lineno); |
| 165 | if (err) |
| 166 | return err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 167 | s->s_top->s_state = newstate; |
| 168 | return s_push(s, d, CHILD(n, NCH(n)-1)); |
| 169 | } |
| 170 | |
| 171 | |
| 172 | /* PARSER PROPER */ |
| 173 | |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 174 | static int classify Py_PROTO((grammar *, int, char *)); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 175 | |
| 176 | static int |
| 177 | classify(g, type, str) |
| 178 | grammar *g; |
| 179 | register int type; |
| 180 | char *str; |
| 181 | { |
| 182 | register int n = g->g_ll.ll_nlabels; |
| 183 | |
| 184 | if (type == NAME) { |
| 185 | register char *s = str; |
| 186 | register label *l = g->g_ll.ll_label; |
| 187 | register int i; |
| 188 | for (i = n; i > 0; i--, l++) { |
| 189 | if (l->lb_type == NAME && l->lb_str != NULL && |
| 190 | l->lb_str[0] == s[0] && |
| 191 | strcmp(l->lb_str, s) == 0) { |
| 192 | D(printf("It's a keyword\n")); |
| 193 | return n - i; |
| 194 | } |
| 195 | } |
| 196 | } |
| 197 | |
| 198 | { |
| 199 | register label *l = g->g_ll.ll_label; |
| 200 | register int i; |
| 201 | for (i = n; i > 0; i--, l++) { |
| 202 | if (l->lb_type == type && l->lb_str == NULL) { |
| 203 | D(printf("It's a token we know\n")); |
| 204 | return n - i; |
| 205 | } |
| 206 | } |
| 207 | } |
| 208 | |
| 209 | D(printf("Illegal token\n")); |
| 210 | return -1; |
| 211 | } |
| 212 | |
| 213 | int |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 214 | PyParser_AddToken(ps, type, str, lineno) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 215 | register parser_state *ps; |
| 216 | register int type; |
| 217 | char *str; |
Guido van Rossum | 3f5da24 | 1990-12-20 15:06:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 218 | int lineno; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 219 | { |
| 220 | register int ilabel; |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 221 | int err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 222 | |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 223 | D(printf("Token %s/'%s' ... ", _PyParser_TokenNames[type], str)); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 224 | |
| 225 | /* Find out which label this token is */ |
| 226 | ilabel = classify(ps->p_grammar, type, str); |
| 227 | if (ilabel < 0) |
| 228 | return E_SYNTAX; |
| 229 | |
| 230 | /* Loop until the token is shifted or an error occurred */ |
| 231 | for (;;) { |
| 232 | /* Fetch the current dfa and state */ |
| 233 | register dfa *d = ps->p_stack.s_top->s_dfa; |
| 234 | register state *s = &d->d_state[ps->p_stack.s_top->s_state]; |
| 235 | |
| 236 | D(printf(" DFA '%s', state %d:", |
| 237 | d->d_name, ps->p_stack.s_top->s_state)); |
| 238 | |
| 239 | /* Check accelerator */ |
| 240 | if (s->s_lower <= ilabel && ilabel < s->s_upper) { |
| 241 | register int x = s->s_accel[ilabel - s->s_lower]; |
| 242 | if (x != -1) { |
| 243 | if (x & (1<<7)) { |
| 244 | /* Push non-terminal */ |
| 245 | int nt = (x >> 8) + NT_OFFSET; |
| 246 | int arrow = x & ((1<<7)-1); |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 247 | dfa *d1 = PyGrammar_FindDFA( |
| 248 | ps->p_grammar, nt); |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 249 | if ((err = push(&ps->p_stack, nt, d1, |
| 250 | arrow, lineno)) > 0) { |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 251 | D(printf(" MemError: push\n")); |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 252 | return err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 253 | } |
| 254 | D(printf(" Push ...\n")); |
| 255 | continue; |
| 256 | } |
| 257 | |
| 258 | /* Shift the token */ |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 259 | if ((err = shift(&ps->p_stack, type, str, |
| 260 | x, lineno)) > 0) { |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 261 | D(printf(" MemError: shift.\n")); |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 262 | return err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 263 | } |
| 264 | D(printf(" Shift.\n")); |
| 265 | /* Pop while we are in an accept-only state */ |
| 266 | while (s = &d->d_state |
| 267 | [ps->p_stack.s_top->s_state], |
| 268 | s->s_accept && s->s_narcs == 1) { |
| 269 | D(printf(" Direct pop.\n")); |
| 270 | s_pop(&ps->p_stack); |
| 271 | if (s_empty(&ps->p_stack)) { |
| 272 | D(printf(" ACCEPT.\n")); |
| 273 | return E_DONE; |
| 274 | } |
| 275 | d = ps->p_stack.s_top->s_dfa; |
| 276 | } |
| 277 | return E_OK; |
| 278 | } |
| 279 | } |
| 280 | |
| 281 | if (s->s_accept) { |
| 282 | /* Pop this dfa and try again */ |
| 283 | s_pop(&ps->p_stack); |
| 284 | D(printf(" Pop ...\n")); |
| 285 | if (s_empty(&ps->p_stack)) { |
| 286 | D(printf(" Error: bottom of stack.\n")); |
| 287 | return E_SYNTAX; |
| 288 | } |
| 289 | continue; |
| 290 | } |
| 291 | |
| 292 | /* Stuck, report syntax error */ |
| 293 | D(printf(" Error.\n")); |
| 294 | return E_SYNTAX; |
| 295 | } |
| 296 | } |
| 297 | |
| 298 | |
Guido van Rossum | 408027e | 1996-12-30 16:17:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 299 | #ifdef Py_DEBUG |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 300 | |
| 301 | /* DEBUG OUTPUT */ |
| 302 | |
| 303 | void |
| 304 | dumptree(g, n) |
| 305 | grammar *g; |
| 306 | node *n; |
| 307 | { |
| 308 | int i; |
| 309 | |
| 310 | if (n == NULL) |
| 311 | printf("NIL"); |
| 312 | else { |
| 313 | label l; |
| 314 | l.lb_type = TYPE(n); |
Guido van Rossum | cf7448b | 1992-09-03 20:46:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 315 | l.lb_str = STR(n); |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 316 | printf("%s", PyGrammar_LabelRepr(&l)); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 317 | if (ISNONTERMINAL(TYPE(n))) { |
| 318 | printf("("); |
| 319 | for (i = 0; i < NCH(n); i++) { |
| 320 | if (i > 0) |
| 321 | printf(","); |
| 322 | dumptree(g, CHILD(n, i)); |
| 323 | } |
| 324 | printf(")"); |
| 325 | } |
| 326 | } |
| 327 | } |
| 328 | |
| 329 | void |
| 330 | showtree(g, n) |
| 331 | grammar *g; |
| 332 | node *n; |
| 333 | { |
| 334 | int i; |
| 335 | |
| 336 | if (n == NULL) |
| 337 | return; |
| 338 | if (ISNONTERMINAL(TYPE(n))) { |
| 339 | for (i = 0; i < NCH(n); i++) |
| 340 | showtree(g, CHILD(n, i)); |
| 341 | } |
| 342 | else if (ISTERMINAL(TYPE(n))) { |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 343 | printf("%s", _PyParser_TokenNames[TYPE(n)]); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 344 | if (TYPE(n) == NUMBER || TYPE(n) == NAME) |
| 345 | printf("(%s)", STR(n)); |
| 346 | printf(" "); |
| 347 | } |
| 348 | else |
| 349 | printf("? "); |
| 350 | } |
| 351 | |
| 352 | void |
| 353 | printtree(ps) |
| 354 | parser_state *ps; |
| 355 | { |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 356 | if (Py_DebugFlag) { |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 357 | printf("Parse tree:\n"); |
| 358 | dumptree(ps->p_grammar, ps->p_tree); |
| 359 | printf("\n"); |
| 360 | printf("Tokens:\n"); |
| 361 | showtree(ps->p_grammar, ps->p_tree); |
| 362 | printf("\n"); |
| 363 | } |
| 364 | printf("Listing:\n"); |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 365 | PyNode_ListTree(ps->p_tree); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 366 | printf("\n"); |
| 367 | } |
| 368 | |
Guido van Rossum | 408027e | 1996-12-30 16:17:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 369 | #endif /* Py_DEBUG */ |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 370 | |
| 371 | /* |
| 372 | |
| 373 | Description |
| 374 | ----------- |
| 375 | |
| 376 | The parser's interface is different than usual: the function addtoken() |
| 377 | must be called for each token in the input. This makes it possible to |
| 378 | turn it into an incremental parsing system later. The parsing system |
| 379 | constructs a parse tree as it goes. |
| 380 | |
| 381 | A parsing rule is represented as a Deterministic Finite-state Automaton |
| 382 | (DFA). A node in a DFA represents a state of the parser; an arc represents |
| 383 | a transition. Transitions are either labeled with terminal symbols or |
| 384 | with non-terminals. When the parser decides to follow an arc labeled |
| 385 | with a non-terminal, it is invoked recursively with the DFA representing |
| 386 | the parsing rule for that as its initial state; when that DFA accepts, |
| 387 | the parser that invoked it continues. The parse tree constructed by the |
| 388 | recursively called parser is inserted as a child in the current parse tree. |
| 389 | |
| 390 | The DFA's can be constructed automatically from a more conventional |
| 391 | language description. An extended LL(1) grammar (ELL(1)) is suitable. |
| 392 | Certain restrictions make the parser's life easier: rules that can produce |
| 393 | the empty string should be outlawed (there are other ways to put loops |
| 394 | or optional parts in the language). To avoid the need to construct |
| 395 | FIRST sets, we can require that all but the last alternative of a rule |
| 396 | (really: arc going out of a DFA's state) must begin with a terminal |
| 397 | symbol. |
| 398 | |
| 399 | As an example, consider this grammar: |
| 400 | |
| 401 | expr: term (OP term)* |
| 402 | term: CONSTANT | '(' expr ')' |
| 403 | |
| 404 | The DFA corresponding to the rule for expr is: |
| 405 | |
| 406 | ------->.---term-->.-------> |
| 407 | ^ | |
| 408 | | | |
| 409 | \----OP----/ |
| 410 | |
| 411 | The parse tree generated for the input a+b is: |
| 412 | |
| 413 | (expr: (term: (NAME: a)), (OP: +), (term: (NAME: b))) |
| 414 | |
| 415 | */ |