[antlr-interest] semantic predicates vs. counter predicates

[Terence Parr]

On Friday, December 7, 2001, at 10:29  AM, Tom Moog wrote:

>
> Yes, but "real" semantic predicates require the
> computation of context so they are applied only
> when the lookahead is correct when they are
> hoisted.  However, counters have 0 context.

That's true...but if the loop stopped early due to syntax then the 
trailing sem pred that validates the count would catch it, wouldn't it?

Boy this stuff is tricky!

Ter

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