Re: Any interest for a parser class?

From: rogeeff (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-18 14:48:11

--- In boost_at_y..., "David B. Held" <dheld_at_c...> wrote:
[...]
> 
> >>     rule<> option_name
> >>         =   substrings_p(
> >>                 "-roll",
> >>                 "-help",
> >>                 "-repeat_number"
> >>             )[ref(choice)];
> >
> >In many cases you have only ONE key per rule and won't be able 
> >combine them in one rule (i.e. each argument rule suold be added 
> >separetly)
> 
> I don't think you understand what this rule is saying.  It's saying:
> "Let's define all the option names, and then index them, putting
> the current option index in the variable choice."  This is 
completely
> generic, and should work for any option style at about the level of
> complexity you suggested.

You may not have all the option names in one place  and accordingly 
can't combine them in one rule. Given that futher implementation 
seems questionable. 

[...]

> Dave

Gennadiy.