13.6: Regular Expressions and Parsing

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Andrew P. Black, Stéphane Ducasse, Oscar Nierstrasz, Damien Pollet

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FAQ \(\PageIndex{1}\)

How can I work with regular expressions?

Answer

Load Vassili Bykov’s RegEx package from: www.squeaksource.com/Regex.html

FAQ \(\PageIndex{2}\)

Where is the documentation for the RegEx package?

Answer

Look at the DOCUMENTATION protocol of RxParser class in the VB-Regex category.

FAQ \(\PageIndex{3}\)

Are there tools for writing parsers?

Answer

Use SmaCC —the Smalltalk Compiler Compiler. You should install at least SmaCC-lr.13. Load it from www.squeaksource.com/SmaccDevelopment.html. There is a nice tutorial online: www.refactory.com/Software/SmaCC/Tutorial.html.

FAQ \(\PageIndex{4}\)

Which packages should I load from SqueakSource SmaccDevelopment to write parsers?

Answer

Load the latest version of SmaCCDev — the runtime is already there. (SmaCC-Development is for Squeak 3.8)