dmd.parse

Takes a token stream from the lexer, and parses it into an abstract syntax tree.

Specification: D Grammar

Authors

Walter Bright

Source: parse.d

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    class Parser(AST): Lexer;

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      this(const ref Loc loc, AST.Module _module, const(char)[] input, bool doDocComment);

      Use this constructor for string mixins.

      Input: loc location in source file of mixin

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      AST.Dsymbols* parseModule();

      Parse a module, i.e. the optional module x.y.z declaration and all declarations found in the current file.

      Return Value

      the list of declarations or an empty list in case of malformed declarations, the module declaration will be stored as this.md if found

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      final bool parseModuleDeclaration();

      Parse the optional module declaration

      Return Value

      false if a malformed module declaration was found

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      final AST.Dsymbols* parseModuleContent();

      Parse the content of a module, i.e. all declarations found until the end of file.

      Return Value

      the list of declarations or an empty list in case of malformed declarations

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      RootObject parseTypeOrAssignExp(TOK endtoken = TOK.reserved);

      Parse a Type or an Expression

      Return Value

      RootObject representing the AST

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      AST.Parameter parseAssignCondition();

      Parse an assignment condition for if or while statements.

      Return Value

      The variable that is declared inside the condition

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      AST.Statement parseStatement(int flags, const(char)** endPtr = null, Loc* pEndloc = null);

      Input: flags PSxxxx

      Output: pEndloc if { ... statements ... }, store location of closing brace, otherwise loc of last token of statement

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      AST.Statement parseAsm();

      Parse inline assembler block.

      Return Value

      inline assembler block as a Statement

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      void check(Loc loc, TOK value);

      Issue error if the current token is not value, advance to next token.

      Parameters

      Loc loc

      location for error message

      TOK value

      token value to compare with

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      void check(TOK value);

      Issue error if the current token is not value, advance to next token.

      Parameters

      TOK value

      token value to compare with

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      void check(TOK value, const(char)* string);

      Issue error if the current token is not value, advance to next token.

      Parameters

      TOK value

      token value to compare with

      const(char)* string

      for error message

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      enum NeedDeclaratorId;

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      bool skipParens(Token* t, Token** pt);

      Skip parentheses.

      Parameters

      Token* t

      on opening (

      Token** pt

      *pt is set to token past ')' on true

      Return Value

      true successful false some parsing error

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      AST.Expression parsePrimaryExp();

      Expression Parser

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      static StorageClass isBuiltinAtAttribute(Identifier ident);

      Recognize builtin @ attributes

      Parameters

      Identifier ident

      identifier

      Return Value

      storage class for attribute, 0 if not

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    immutable PREC[EXP.max + 1] precedence;

    Set operator precedence for each operator.

    Discussion

    Used by hdrgen

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    struct ParsedLinkage(AST);

    The result of the ParseLinkage function

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      LINK link;

      What linkage was specified

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      CPPMANGLE cppmangle;

      If extern(C++, class|struct), contains the class|struct

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      AST.Identifiers* idents;

      If extern(C++, some.identifier), will be the identifiers

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      AST.Expressions* identExps;

      If `extern(C++, (some_tuple_expression)|"string"), will be the expressions

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