[antlr-interest] Expression grammar issues (typecasts, method calls)

[Nigel Sheridan-Smith]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nigel Sheridan-Smith [mailto:nbsherid at secsme.org.au]
> Sent: Monday, 25 July 2005 1:52 PM
> To: 'antlr-interest at antlr.org'
> Subject: RE: [antlr-interest] Expression grammar issues (typecasts,method
> calls)
> 
> It might be a problem that is common with StringReader, in that you need
> to force the end-of-file on your top-level rule.
> 
> Add the following line:
> 
> expressionToParse: primaryExpression EOF!
> 
> 
> Then, in your code:
> 
> HippoParser parser = new HippoParser(new HippoLexer(new
> 	StringReader("foo")));
> parser.expressionToParse();
> 
> 

Yeap, that's definitely it, as 'expression' is not a top-level rule (see
'expressionList' and 'argList'). You don't need EOF, just a new top-level
rule. 

http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=422381

I modified your grammar, tested it, and it works fine.

Cheers,

Nigel

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