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package org.netbeans.modules.css.text.syntax.javacc.lib;

/**
 * Intergace provided by JavaCC grammars bridges.
 *
 * @author  Petr Kuzel
 * @version 1.0
 */
public interface JJSyntaxInterface extends JJConstants {

   
    /** Initialize parser to initial state. */
    public void init(CharStream in);
    
    /** Initialize parser to particular state. */
    public void init(CharStream in, int state);
    
    /** Move parser to next state. */
    public void next();
    
    //query methods
    
    /** @return ID of the last recognized token. */
    public int getID();
    
    /** @return length of the last token. */
    public int getLength();
    
    /** @return token string representation. */
    public String getImage();
    
    //state persistence methods 
    
    /** @return last state */
    public int getState();
    
    /** Set last state. */
    public void setState(int state);
    
    /** @return last substates*/
    public int[] getStateInfo();
    
    /** Set last substates. */
    public void setStateInfo(int[] states);

}