Class CommentParser

Contains functions to build parsers which skip over comments

Inheritance
Object
CommentParser
Namespace: Pidgin.Comment
Assembly: Pidgin.dll
Syntax
public static class CommentParser : object

Methods

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SkipBlockComment<T, U>(Parser<Char, T>, Parser<Char, U>)

Creates a parser which runs blockCommentStart, then skips everything until blockCommentEnd.

Declaration
public static Parser<char, Unit> SkipBlockComment<T, U>(Parser<char, T> blockCommentStart, Parser<char, U> blockCommentEnd)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Parser<Char, T> blockCommentStart

A parser to recognise a lexeme which starts a multi-line block comment
Parser<Char, U> blockCommentEnd

A parser to recognise a lexeme which ends a multi-line block comment
Returns
Type Description
Parser<Char, Unit>

A parser which runs blockCommentStart, then skips everything until blockCommentEnd.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T
U
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SkipLineComment<T>(Parser<Char, T>)

Creates a parser which runs lineCommentStart, then skips the rest of the line.

Declaration
public static Parser<char, Unit> SkipLineComment<T>(Parser<char, T> lineCommentStart)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Parser<Char, T> lineCommentStart

A parser to recognise a lexeme which starts a line comment
Returns
Type Description
Parser<Char, Unit>

A parser which runs lineCommentStart, then skips the rest of the line.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T
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SkipNestedBlockComment<T, U>(Parser<Char, T>, Parser<Char, U>)

Creates a parser which runs blockCommentStart, then skips everything until blockCommentEnd, accounting for nested comments.

Declaration
public static Parser<char, Unit> SkipNestedBlockComment<T, U>(Parser<char, T> blockCommentStart, Parser<char, U> blockCommentEnd)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Parser<Char, T> blockCommentStart

A parser to recognise a lexeme which starts a multi-line block comment
Parser<Char, U> blockCommentEnd

A parser to recognise a lexeme which ends a multi-line block comment
Returns
Type Description
Parser<Char, Unit>

A parser which runs blockCommentStart, then skips everything until blockCommentEnd, accounting for nested comments.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T
U