|Java and recursive decent parsing.. firstname.lastname@example.org (Raymond Limpus) (2001-04-12)|
|Re: Java and recursive decent parsing.. email@example.com (John Fremlin) (2001-04-14)|
|From:||John Fremlin <firstname.lastname@example.org>|
|Date:||14 Apr 2001 17:34:41 -0400|
|Posted-Date:||14 Apr 2001 17:34:41 EDT|
"Raymond Limpus" <email@example.com> writes:
> Is it possible to parse Java source using a recursive decent parser?
> I know the grammar isn't LL(1) but there are only a couple of parts
> that aren't (stemming form C/C++ background) and surely you could
> create some 'hacks' in the code to deal with these. The grammars I
> have seen have been LALR(1) but by looking at it it does seem you
> could parse it using recursive decent with a couple of special
> cases. Is this the case?
Yes. The ANTLR LL(k) parser generator (http://www.antlr.org) comes
with an example Java grammar. The KJC compiler uses an ANTLR grammar
to parse Java.
Obviously JavaCC (which is LL(k)) comes with an example java grammar!
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