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Class: Alt

EBNF~ Alt

Represents a list of one or more alternatives. Each entry is a Seq representing one alternative.

new Alt(seqs)

Creates a list of one or more alternatives; should only be used by subclass.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
seqs Array.<module:EBNF~Seq>

the alternatives.
Properties:
Name Type Argument Description
seqs Array.<module:EBNF~Seq>

the alternatives.
expect module:EBNF~Set

set of terminals which a node expects to see as parser.current.t, maps terminal names to true; expect is not empty.
follow module:EBNF~Set <nullable>

see node.follow().
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Methods

check(error, name)

Check for ambiguity: descendants' expect must be disjoint.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
error function

should be bound to grammar.error().
name string

current rule.
Source:
Returns:

error message, if any.

Type
undefined | string

deep()

Override getter: computes the set as sum over all descendants.

Source:
See:
  • {linkcode module:EBNF~Node#deep Node.deep(increment)}.
Returns:

the set, maps terminal names to true.

Type
module:EBNF~Set

follow( [increment])

Override setter: sets me and all descendants.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
increment module:EBNF~Set <optional>
<nullable>

controls getter/setter behavior, setter adds.
Source:
See:
  • {linkcode module:EBNF~Node#follow Node.fallow(increment)}.
Returns:

the set, maps terminal names to true.

Type
module:EBNF~Set

parse(parser)

Recognizes one of several alternatives.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
parser module:EBNF~Parser

context.
Source:
Throws:

if recognition fails.

Type
string
Returns:

the list produced by the selected descendant Seq, see parser.parse().

Type
Array

shallow( [increment])

Override getter: computes the set as sum over all descendants.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
increment module:EBNF~Set <optional>
<nullable>

controls getter/setter behavior, setter adds.
Source:
See:
  • {linkcode module:EBNF~Node#shallow Node.shallow(increment)}.
Returns:

the (incremented) set, maps terminal names to true.

Type
module:EBNF~Set

toString()

Displays all alternatives.

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Returns:
Type
string