Parse tree design

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== Terminology ==
 
== Terminology ==
 
In parsing lingo a ''symbol'' is a name in a grammar.  Each symbol is either a ''terminal'' or a ''non-terminal''.  Non-terminals appear on the left hand side of a grammar production; terminals don't.
 
In parsing lingo a ''symbol'' is a name in a grammar.  Each symbol is either a ''terminal'' or a ''non-terminal''.  Non-terminals appear on the left hand side of a grammar production; terminals don't.
 
== Class-Design ==
 
 
[[Image:ParseTree.jpeg]]
 
 
That's the first Design that came up in class. It is a [[Composite]] Pattern.
 
*the addKid()-function in the Terminal class throws an exception
 
*symbol is of type enum, which has a representation for every symbol of the grammar.
 

Latest revision as of 01:44, 11 August 2010

A context free grammar defines a language, e.g.

Grammar.gif

A parse tree shows how a sentence in the language is structured according to the grammar.

Parsetree.gif

Terminology

In parsing lingo a symbol is a name in a grammar. Each symbol is either a terminal or a non-terminal. Non-terminals appear on the left hand side of a grammar production; terminals don't.

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