Guido van Rossum | f70e43a | 1991-02-19 12:39:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | /*********************************************************** |
Guido van Rossum | fd71b9e | 2000-06-30 23:50:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | Copyright (c) 2000, BeOpen.com. |
| 3 | Copyright (c) 1995-2000, Corporation for National Research Initiatives. |
| 4 | Copyright (c) 1990-1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum. |
| 5 | All rights reserved. |
Guido van Rossum | f70e43a | 1991-02-19 12:39:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 6 | |
Guido van Rossum | fd71b9e | 2000-06-30 23:50:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | See the file "Misc/COPYRIGHT" for information on usage and |
| 8 | redistribution of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. |
Guido van Rossum | f70e43a | 1991-02-19 12:39:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | ******************************************************************/ |
| 10 | |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 11 | /* Parser implementation */ |
| 12 | |
| 13 | /* For a description, see the comments at end of this file */ |
| 14 | |
| 15 | /* XXX To do: error recovery */ |
| 16 | |
Guido van Rossum | 3f5da24 | 1990-12-20 15:06:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 17 | #include "pgenheaders.h" |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 18 | #include "assert.h" |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 19 | #include "token.h" |
| 20 | #include "grammar.h" |
| 21 | #include "node.h" |
| 22 | #include "parser.h" |
| 23 | #include "errcode.h" |
| 24 | |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | |
Guido van Rossum | 408027e | 1996-12-30 16:17:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 26 | #ifdef Py_DEBUG |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 27 | extern int Py_DebugFlag; |
| 28 | #define D(x) if (!Py_DebugFlag); else x |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 29 | #else |
| 30 | #define D(x) |
| 31 | #endif |
| 32 | |
| 33 | |
| 34 | /* STACK DATA TYPE */ |
| 35 | |
Tim Peters | dbd9ba6 | 2000-07-09 03:09:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 36 | static void s_reset(stack *); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 37 | |
| 38 | static void |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 39 | s_reset(stack *s) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 40 | { |
| 41 | s->s_top = &s->s_base[MAXSTACK]; |
| 42 | } |
| 43 | |
| 44 | #define s_empty(s) ((s)->s_top == &(s)->s_base[MAXSTACK]) |
| 45 | |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 46 | static int |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 47 | s_push(register stack *s, dfa *d, node *parent) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 48 | { |
| 49 | register stackentry *top; |
| 50 | if (s->s_top == s->s_base) { |
| 51 | fprintf(stderr, "s_push: parser stack overflow\n"); |
| 52 | return -1; |
| 53 | } |
| 54 | top = --s->s_top; |
| 55 | top->s_dfa = d; |
| 56 | top->s_parent = parent; |
| 57 | top->s_state = 0; |
| 58 | return 0; |
| 59 | } |
| 60 | |
Guido van Rossum | 408027e | 1996-12-30 16:17:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 61 | #ifdef Py_DEBUG |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 62 | |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 63 | static void |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 64 | s_pop(register stack *s) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 65 | { |
Guido van Rossum | 588633d | 1994-12-30 15:46:02 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 66 | if (s_empty(s)) |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 67 | Py_FatalError("s_pop: parser stack underflow -- FATAL"); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 68 | s->s_top++; |
| 69 | } |
| 70 | |
Guido van Rossum | 408027e | 1996-12-30 16:17:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 71 | #else /* !Py_DEBUG */ |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 72 | |
| 73 | #define s_pop(s) (s)->s_top++ |
| 74 | |
| 75 | #endif |
| 76 | |
| 77 | |
| 78 | /* PARSER CREATION */ |
| 79 | |
| 80 | parser_state * |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 81 | PyParser_New(grammar *g, int start) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 82 | { |
| 83 | parser_state *ps; |
| 84 | |
| 85 | if (!g->g_accel) |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 86 | PyGrammar_AddAccelerators(g); |
| 87 | ps = PyMem_NEW(parser_state, 1); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 88 | if (ps == NULL) |
| 89 | return NULL; |
| 90 | ps->p_grammar = g; |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 91 | ps->p_tree = PyNode_New(start); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 92 | if (ps->p_tree == NULL) { |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 93 | PyMem_DEL(ps); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 94 | return NULL; |
| 95 | } |
| 96 | s_reset(&ps->p_stack); |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 97 | (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] | 98 | return ps; |
| 99 | } |
| 100 | |
| 101 | void |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 102 | PyParser_Delete(parser_state *ps) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 103 | { |
Guido van Rossum | 99f02d4 | 1990-11-18 17:38:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 104 | /* NB If you want to save the parse tree, |
| 105 | you must set p_tree to NULL before calling delparser! */ |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 106 | PyNode_Free(ps->p_tree); |
| 107 | PyMem_DEL(ps); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 108 | } |
| 109 | |
| 110 | |
| 111 | /* PARSER STACK OPERATIONS */ |
| 112 | |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 113 | static int |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 114 | shift(register stack *s, int type, char *str, int newstate, int lineno) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 115 | { |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 116 | int err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 117 | assert(!s_empty(s)); |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 118 | err = PyNode_AddChild(s->s_top->s_parent, type, str, lineno); |
| 119 | if (err) |
| 120 | return err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 121 | s->s_top->s_state = newstate; |
| 122 | return 0; |
| 123 | } |
| 124 | |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 125 | static int |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 126 | push(register stack *s, int type, dfa *d, int newstate, int lineno) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 127 | { |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 128 | int err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 129 | register node *n; |
| 130 | n = s->s_top->s_parent; |
| 131 | assert(!s_empty(s)); |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 132 | err = PyNode_AddChild(n, type, (char *)NULL, lineno); |
| 133 | if (err) |
| 134 | return err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 135 | s->s_top->s_state = newstate; |
| 136 | return s_push(s, d, CHILD(n, NCH(n)-1)); |
| 137 | } |
| 138 | |
| 139 | |
| 140 | /* PARSER PROPER */ |
| 141 | |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 142 | static int |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 143 | classify(grammar *g, int type, char *str) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 144 | { |
| 145 | register int n = g->g_ll.ll_nlabels; |
| 146 | |
| 147 | if (type == NAME) { |
| 148 | register char *s = str; |
| 149 | register label *l = g->g_ll.ll_label; |
| 150 | register int i; |
| 151 | for (i = n; i > 0; i--, l++) { |
| 152 | if (l->lb_type == NAME && l->lb_str != NULL && |
| 153 | l->lb_str[0] == s[0] && |
| 154 | strcmp(l->lb_str, s) == 0) { |
| 155 | D(printf("It's a keyword\n")); |
| 156 | return n - i; |
| 157 | } |
| 158 | } |
| 159 | } |
| 160 | |
| 161 | { |
| 162 | register label *l = g->g_ll.ll_label; |
| 163 | register int i; |
| 164 | for (i = n; i > 0; i--, l++) { |
| 165 | if (l->lb_type == type && l->lb_str == NULL) { |
| 166 | D(printf("It's a token we know\n")); |
| 167 | return n - i; |
| 168 | } |
| 169 | } |
| 170 | } |
| 171 | |
| 172 | D(printf("Illegal token\n")); |
| 173 | return -1; |
| 174 | } |
| 175 | |
| 176 | int |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 177 | PyParser_AddToken(register parser_state *ps, register int type, char *str, |
| 178 | int lineno, int *expected_ret) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 179 | { |
| 180 | register int ilabel; |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 181 | int err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 182 | |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 183 | D(printf("Token %s/'%s' ... ", _PyParser_TokenNames[type], str)); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 184 | |
| 185 | /* Find out which label this token is */ |
| 186 | ilabel = classify(ps->p_grammar, type, str); |
| 187 | if (ilabel < 0) |
| 188 | return E_SYNTAX; |
| 189 | |
| 190 | /* Loop until the token is shifted or an error occurred */ |
| 191 | for (;;) { |
| 192 | /* Fetch the current dfa and state */ |
| 193 | register dfa *d = ps->p_stack.s_top->s_dfa; |
| 194 | register state *s = &d->d_state[ps->p_stack.s_top->s_state]; |
| 195 | |
| 196 | D(printf(" DFA '%s', state %d:", |
| 197 | d->d_name, ps->p_stack.s_top->s_state)); |
| 198 | |
| 199 | /* Check accelerator */ |
| 200 | if (s->s_lower <= ilabel && ilabel < s->s_upper) { |
| 201 | register int x = s->s_accel[ilabel - s->s_lower]; |
| 202 | if (x != -1) { |
| 203 | if (x & (1<<7)) { |
| 204 | /* Push non-terminal */ |
| 205 | int nt = (x >> 8) + NT_OFFSET; |
| 206 | int arrow = x & ((1<<7)-1); |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 207 | dfa *d1 = PyGrammar_FindDFA( |
| 208 | ps->p_grammar, nt); |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 209 | if ((err = push(&ps->p_stack, nt, d1, |
| 210 | arrow, lineno)) > 0) { |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 211 | D(printf(" MemError: push\n")); |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 212 | return err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 213 | } |
| 214 | D(printf(" Push ...\n")); |
| 215 | continue; |
| 216 | } |
| 217 | |
| 218 | /* Shift the token */ |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 219 | if ((err = shift(&ps->p_stack, type, str, |
| 220 | x, lineno)) > 0) { |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 221 | D(printf(" MemError: shift.\n")); |
Jeremy Hylton | 9498806 | 2000-06-20 19:10:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 222 | return err; |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 223 | } |
| 224 | D(printf(" Shift.\n")); |
| 225 | /* Pop while we are in an accept-only state */ |
| 226 | while (s = &d->d_state |
| 227 | [ps->p_stack.s_top->s_state], |
| 228 | s->s_accept && s->s_narcs == 1) { |
| 229 | D(printf(" Direct pop.\n")); |
| 230 | s_pop(&ps->p_stack); |
| 231 | if (s_empty(&ps->p_stack)) { |
| 232 | D(printf(" ACCEPT.\n")); |
| 233 | return E_DONE; |
| 234 | } |
| 235 | d = ps->p_stack.s_top->s_dfa; |
| 236 | } |
| 237 | return E_OK; |
| 238 | } |
| 239 | } |
| 240 | |
| 241 | if (s->s_accept) { |
| 242 | /* Pop this dfa and try again */ |
| 243 | s_pop(&ps->p_stack); |
| 244 | D(printf(" Pop ...\n")); |
| 245 | if (s_empty(&ps->p_stack)) { |
| 246 | D(printf(" Error: bottom of stack.\n")); |
| 247 | return E_SYNTAX; |
| 248 | } |
| 249 | continue; |
| 250 | } |
| 251 | |
| 252 | /* Stuck, report syntax error */ |
| 253 | D(printf(" Error.\n")); |
Fred Drake | 85f3639 | 2000-07-11 17:53:00 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 254 | if (expected_ret) { |
| 255 | if (s->s_lower == s->s_upper - 1) { |
| 256 | /* Only one possible expected token */ |
| 257 | *expected_ret = ps->p_grammar-> |
| 258 | g_ll.ll_label[s->s_lower].lb_type; |
| 259 | } |
| 260 | else |
| 261 | *expected_ret = -1; |
| 262 | } |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 263 | return E_SYNTAX; |
| 264 | } |
| 265 | } |
| 266 | |
| 267 | |
Guido van Rossum | 408027e | 1996-12-30 16:17:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 268 | #ifdef Py_DEBUG |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 269 | |
| 270 | /* DEBUG OUTPUT */ |
| 271 | |
| 272 | void |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 273 | dumptree(grammar *g, node *n) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 274 | { |
| 275 | int i; |
| 276 | |
| 277 | if (n == NULL) |
| 278 | printf("NIL"); |
| 279 | else { |
| 280 | label l; |
| 281 | l.lb_type = TYPE(n); |
Guido van Rossum | cf7448b | 1992-09-03 20:46:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 282 | l.lb_str = STR(n); |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 283 | printf("%s", PyGrammar_LabelRepr(&l)); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 284 | if (ISNONTERMINAL(TYPE(n))) { |
| 285 | printf("("); |
| 286 | for (i = 0; i < NCH(n); i++) { |
| 287 | if (i > 0) |
| 288 | printf(","); |
| 289 | dumptree(g, CHILD(n, i)); |
| 290 | } |
| 291 | printf(")"); |
| 292 | } |
| 293 | } |
| 294 | } |
| 295 | |
| 296 | void |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 297 | showtree(grammar *g, node *n) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 298 | { |
| 299 | int i; |
| 300 | |
| 301 | if (n == NULL) |
| 302 | return; |
| 303 | if (ISNONTERMINAL(TYPE(n))) { |
| 304 | for (i = 0; i < NCH(n); i++) |
| 305 | showtree(g, CHILD(n, i)); |
| 306 | } |
| 307 | else if (ISTERMINAL(TYPE(n))) { |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 308 | printf("%s", _PyParser_TokenNames[TYPE(n)]); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 309 | if (TYPE(n) == NUMBER || TYPE(n) == NAME) |
| 310 | printf("(%s)", STR(n)); |
| 311 | printf(" "); |
| 312 | } |
| 313 | else |
| 314 | printf("? "); |
| 315 | } |
| 316 | |
| 317 | void |
Thomas Wouters | 23c9e00 | 2000-07-22 19:20:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 318 | printtree(parser_state *ps) |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 319 | { |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 320 | if (Py_DebugFlag) { |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 321 | printf("Parse tree:\n"); |
| 322 | dumptree(ps->p_grammar, ps->p_tree); |
| 323 | printf("\n"); |
| 324 | printf("Tokens:\n"); |
| 325 | showtree(ps->p_grammar, ps->p_tree); |
| 326 | printf("\n"); |
| 327 | } |
| 328 | printf("Listing:\n"); |
Guido van Rossum | 86bea46 | 1997-04-29 21:03:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 329 | PyNode_ListTree(ps->p_tree); |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 330 | printf("\n"); |
| 331 | } |
| 332 | |
Guido van Rossum | 408027e | 1996-12-30 16:17:54 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 333 | #endif /* Py_DEBUG */ |
Guido van Rossum | 85a5fbb | 1990-10-14 12:07:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 334 | |
| 335 | /* |
| 336 | |
| 337 | Description |
| 338 | ----------- |
| 339 | |
| 340 | The parser's interface is different than usual: the function addtoken() |
| 341 | must be called for each token in the input. This makes it possible to |
| 342 | turn it into an incremental parsing system later. The parsing system |
| 343 | constructs a parse tree as it goes. |
| 344 | |
| 345 | A parsing rule is represented as a Deterministic Finite-state Automaton |
| 346 | (DFA). A node in a DFA represents a state of the parser; an arc represents |
| 347 | a transition. Transitions are either labeled with terminal symbols or |
| 348 | with non-terminals. When the parser decides to follow an arc labeled |
| 349 | with a non-terminal, it is invoked recursively with the DFA representing |
| 350 | the parsing rule for that as its initial state; when that DFA accepts, |
| 351 | the parser that invoked it continues. The parse tree constructed by the |
| 352 | recursively called parser is inserted as a child in the current parse tree. |
| 353 | |
| 354 | The DFA's can be constructed automatically from a more conventional |
| 355 | language description. An extended LL(1) grammar (ELL(1)) is suitable. |
| 356 | Certain restrictions make the parser's life easier: rules that can produce |
| 357 | the empty string should be outlawed (there are other ways to put loops |
| 358 | or optional parts in the language). To avoid the need to construct |
| 359 | FIRST sets, we can require that all but the last alternative of a rule |
| 360 | (really: arc going out of a DFA's state) must begin with a terminal |
| 361 | symbol. |
| 362 | |
| 363 | As an example, consider this grammar: |
| 364 | |
| 365 | expr: term (OP term)* |
| 366 | term: CONSTANT | '(' expr ')' |
| 367 | |
| 368 | The DFA corresponding to the rule for expr is: |
| 369 | |
| 370 | ------->.---term-->.-------> |
| 371 | ^ | |
| 372 | | | |
| 373 | \----OP----/ |
| 374 | |
| 375 | The parse tree generated for the input a+b is: |
| 376 | |
| 377 | (expr: (term: (NAME: a)), (OP: +), (term: (NAME: b))) |
| 378 | |
| 379 | */ |