Eclipse Community Forums: TMF (Xtext) » Optional ordering with commas where first element can also be optional

Help

Home

Home » Modeling » TMF (Xtext) » Optional ordering with commas where first element can also be optional

Show: Today's Messages :: Show Polls :: Message Navigator

Optional ordering with commas where first element can also be optional [message #1841807]

Sun, 30 May 2021 23:52

M D

Messages: 33
Registered: January 2021

Member

I'm developing a JSON like DSL. Objects appear in the same order, but I want them to be optionals. I can see a solution if the first object is not optional, as the commas would just belong to the next object, but what if the first object as well can be optional?

I've tried setting the commas to being optional, but this does not work when the object in between is also optional - I believe because the written comma can be either of the optional commas then.

Example:
   '{'
      '"One"' ':' '{'
         one = JsonValue
      '}' ','
      '"Two"' ':' '{'
         two = JsonValue
      '}' ','
      '"Three"' ':' '{'
         three = JsonValue 
      '}'
   '}'
;


JsonValue: 
	'"value"' ':' value = INT
;

Report message to a moderator

Re: Optional ordering with commas where first element can also be optional [message #1841848 is a reply to message #1841807]

Tue, 01 June 2021 08:02

M D

Messages: 33
Registered: January 2021

Member

Report message to a moderator

Re: Optional ordering with commas where first element can also be optional [message #1841860 is a reply to message #1841848]

Tue, 01 June 2021 12:30

Christian Dietrich

Messages: 14491
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

i have no idea, maybe you can have the possibility multiplied out.
usually such lists are not hardcoded.

Need professional support for Xtext, Xpand, EMF?
Go to: https://www.itemis.com/en/it-services/methods-and-tools/xtext
Twitter : @chrdietrich
Blog : https://www.dietrich-it.de

Report message to a moderator

Re: Optional ordering with commas where first element can also be optional [message #1841862 is a reply to message #1841860]

Tue, 01 June 2021 12:48

Ed Willink

Messages: 7593
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi

The idiom is

(First (',' Next)*)?

First and Next are not optional unless commas can be scattered gratuitously. You need to factor your terms so that First and Next contribute precisely one term of progress.

Regards

Ed Willink

Report message to a moderator

Previous Topic:	Lexer mixes some inputs even though it is set to non-greedy?
Next Topic:	Making editor regions read-only

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

[ Syndicate this forum (XML) ] [

]

Current Time: Mon May 29 03:38:50 GMT 2023

.:: Contact :: Home ::.

Breadcrumbs

Sign up to our Newsletter