LexerContext

interface LexerContext<T>

A lexing context, created by a Lexer.parse call, which exposes an interface for advanced lexing.

Author

AdrianTodt

Parameters

The type of tokens the lexer generates.

Functions

hasNext

common

abstract fun hasNext(): Boolean

Checks if there's more characters ahead.

match

common

abstract fun match(expect: Char): Boolean

Peeks the next character and, if equals the expected character, consumes it. Returns true if the peeked character were equals the expected consumer and consumed.

common

abstract fun next(): Char

Returns the next character of the reader.

nextString

common

abstract fun nextString(length: Int): String

Returns a predefined length of characters of the reader, as a String.

parseOnce

common

abstract fun parseOnce(): List<T>

Lexes once and return the processed tokens.

peek

common

abstract fun peek(): Char

Peeks the next character of the reader.

abstract fun peek(distance: Int): Char

Peeks a character a distance far away of the reader.

peekString

common

abstract fun peekString(length: Int): String

Peeks a string with a predefined length of the reader.

process

common

abstract fun process(token: T)

Calls the Lexer.parse's token consumer.

Properties

index

common

abstract val index: Int

The current index.

reader

common

abstract val reader: StringReader

This context' reader.

source

common

abstract val source: Source

The original source of this context.

Extensions

makeToken

common

fun <T> LexerContext<Token<T>>.makeToken(type: T, offset: Int = 1): Token<T>

fun <T> LexerContext<Token<T>>.makeToken(type: T, string: String, offset: Int = 0): Token<T>

Creates a token.

readIdentifier

common

fun LexerContext<*>.readIdentifier(firstChar: Char? = null): String

Reads a C-like identifier.

readNumber

common

fun LexerContext<*>.readNumber(c: Char): LexicalNumber

Reads a number.

readString

common

fun LexerContext<*>.readString(delimiter: Char): String

Reads a String up until a delimiter.

section

common

fun LexerContext<*>.section(offset: Int, length: Int = 0): Section

Creates a section.