Package org.petitparser.parser.combinators

Class ChoiceParser

java.lang.Object

org.petitparser.parser.Parser

org.petitparser.parser.combinators.ListParser

org.petitparser.parser.combinators.ChoiceParser

public class ChoiceParser
extends ListParser

A parser that uses the first parser that succeeds.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.petitparser.parser.combinators.ListParser

parsers

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ChoiceParser(Parser... parsers)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ChoiceParser	copy()	Returns a shallow copy of the receiver.
ChoiceParser	or(Parser... others)	Returns a parser that accepts the receiver or other.
Result	parseOn(Context context)	Primitive method doing the actual parsing.

Methods inherited from class org.petitparser.parser.combinators.ListParser

getChildren, replace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from class org.petitparser.parser.Parser

accept, and, callCC, delimitedBy, end, end, flatten, hasEqualChildren, hasEqualProperties, isEqualTo, isEqualTo, map, matches, matchesSkipping, neg, neg, not, not, optional, optional, parse, permute, pick, plus, plusGreedy, plusLazy, repeat, repeatGreedy, repeatLazy, separatedBy, seq, settable, star, starGreedy, starLazy, times, token, toString, trim, trim, trim

Constructor Detail

ChoiceParser

public ChoiceParser(Parser... parsers)

Method Detail

parseOn

public Result parseOn(Context context)

Description copied from class: Parser

Primitive method doing the actual parsing.

Specified by:

parseOn in class Parser

or

public ChoiceParser or(Parser... others)

Description copied from class: Parser

Returns a parser that accepts the receiver or other. The resulting parser returns the parse result of the receiver, if the receiver fails it returns the parse result of other (exclusive ordered choice).

Overrides:

or in class Parser

copy

public ChoiceParser copy()

Description copied from class: Parser

Returns a shallow copy of the receiver.

Specified by:

copy in class Parser