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Class: Lit

BNF~ Lit

Represents a literal symbol for BNF.

new Lit( [name])

Creates a literal symbol for BNF; see factory method grammar.lit().

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
name string <optional>

a (quoted) representation for the literal.
Properties:
Name Type Argument Description
ord number

global index; set in check().
first Object.<number, module:Base~T>

maps ord to this.
name string

representation for a literal. Empty string is reserved for $eof, the end of input.
prec Object

precedence.

Properties
Name Type Argument Description
assoc string <optional>

associativity, '%left', '%right', or '%nonassoc', if any.
level number <optional>

precedence level, from 0, if any.
value string

(unquoted) value for the literal; empty string for $eof, too.
screened boolean <optional>

set true only during scanner construction if literal value matches a token pattern.
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Methods

dump()

Displays description and precedence, if any.

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Type
string

toString()

Displays representation of a literal or $eof.

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string

unescape(s)

Removes leading and trailing delimiter character and elaboarates backslash escapes.

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s string

string to unescape.
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unquoted, unescaped string.

Type
string