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Can Xtext tools be used from Antlr [message #654993] Thu, 17 February 2011 22:00 Go to next message
Stuart Hendren is currently offline Stuart HendrenFriend
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Xtext seems really interesting and I've started to develop an Xtext model for my project. I currently use Antlr to parse the language in my project but I don't have any syntax highlighting or auto completion for the language. Is it possible to use the Xtext system to generate the syntax highlighting and auto completion from the existing Antlr file?

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Re: Can Xtext tools be used from Antlr [message #655073 is a reply to message #654993] Fri, 18 February 2011 09:07 Go to previous message
Sebastian Zarnekow is currently offline Sebastian ZarnekowFriend
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Registered: July 2009
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Hi Stuart,

you'll have to transform your Antlr grammar to the Xtext grammar in
order to use the framework. The Xtext grammar contains other information
than the Antlr verion so it's not possible to do a bullet proof
automated transformation. However, pasting the Antlr grammar into the
Xtext editor and fixing all the error markers should serve as a good
starting point.

Regards,
Sebastian
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Am 17.02.11 23:00, schrieb Stuart Hendren:
> Xtext seems really interesting and I've started to develop an Xtext
> model for my project. I currently use Antlr to parse the language in my
> project but I don't have any syntax highlighting or auto completion for
> the language. Is it possible to use the Xtext system to generate the
> syntax highlighting and auto completion from the existing Antlr file?
>
>

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