[antlr-interest] more specific (lang independent?) actions (WAS: header sections)

[Monty Zukowski]

On Nov 18, 2004, at 9:59 AM, Terence Parr wrote:
> grammar P(...options..., package=org.antlr.test, super=DBGParser);
>
> import {
> import java.io.*;
> }
>
> init {
> 	code, not a ctor method def.  Just code to init
> 	antlr will generate this into the ctor or whatever
> }
>
> fields {
> String currentMethodName;
> int level;
> }
>
> methods {
> public void computeFoo() {
> 	...
> }
> }
>
>

So are these handled by a generic rule like ID '{' (.)* '}'  where the 
stuff inside is just passed as an attribute to the template?  So 
antlr.g doesn't have to change if some other language needs its own 
special block?

Monty



 
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