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Scala example source code file (Lexical.scala)

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The Scala Lexical.scala source code

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package scala.util.parsing
package combinator
package lexical

import token._
import input.CharArrayReader.EofCh

/** <p>
 *    This component complements the <code>Scanners component with
 *    common operations for lexical parsers.
 *  </p>
 *  <p>
 *   {@see StdLexical} for a concrete implementation for a simple, Scala-like
 *   language.
 *  </p>
 *
 * @author Martin Odersky, Adriaan Moors
 */
abstract class Lexical extends Scanners with Tokens {

  /** A character-parser that matches a letter (and returns it)*/
  def letter = elem("letter", _.isLetter)

  /** A character-parser that matches a digit (and returns it)*/  
  def digit = elem("digit", _.isDigit)

  /** A character-parser that matches any character except the ones given in `cs' (and returns it)*/  
  def chrExcept(cs: Char*) = elem("", ch => (cs forall (ch !=)))

  /** A character-parser that matches a white-space character (and returns it)*/  
  def whitespaceChar = elem("space char", ch => ch <= ' ' && ch != EofCh)
}

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