antlr-3.4/tool/src/main/resources/org/antlr/codegen/templates/JavaScript/JavaScript.stg

group JavaScript;

/** The overall file structure of a recognizer; stores methods for rules
 *  and cyclic DFAs plus support code.
 */
outputFile(LEXER,PARSER,TREE_PARSER, actionScope, actions,
           docComment, recognizer,
           name, tokens, tokenNames, rules, cyclicDFAs,
       bitsets, buildTemplate, buildAST, rewriteMode, profile,
       backtracking, synpreds, memoize, numRules,
       fileName, ANTLRVersion, generatedTimestamp, trace,
       scopes, superClass, literals) ::=
<<
// $ANTLR <ANTLRVersion> <fileName> <generatedTimestamp>
<actions.(actionScope).header>

<@imports>
<if(TREE_PARSER)>
<endif>
<@end>

<docComment>
<recognizer>
>>

lexer(grammar, name, tokens, scopes, rules, numRules, labelType="Token",
      filterMode, superClass="org.antlr.runtime.Lexer") ::= <<
var <grammar.recognizerName> = function(input, state<grammar.delegators:{g|, <g:delegateName()>}>) {
// alternate constructor @todo
// public <grammar.recognizerName>(CharStream input<grammar.delegators:{g|, <g.recognizerName> <g:delegateName()>}>)
// public <grammar.recognizerName>(CharStream input, RecognizerSharedState state<grammar.delegators:{g|, <g.recognizerName> <g:delegateName()>}>) {
    if (!state) {
        state = new org.antlr.runtime.RecognizerSharedState();
    }

    (function(){
        <actions.lexer.members>
    }).call(this);

    <cyclicDFAs:{dfa | this.dfa<dfa.decisionNumber> = new <grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>(this);}; separator="\n">
    <grammar.recognizerName>.superclass.constructor.call(this, input, state);
    <if(memoize)>
    <if(grammar.grammarIsRoot)>
    this.state.ruleMemo = {};
    <endif>
    <endif>

    <grammar.directDelegates:
       {g|this.<g:delegateName()> = new <g.recognizerName>(input, state<trunc(g.delegators):{p|, <p:delegateName()>}>, this);}; separator="\n">
    <grammar.delegators:
       {g|this.<g:delegateName()> = <g:delegateName()>;}; separator="\n">
    <last(grammar.delegators):{g|this.gParent = this.<g:delegateName()>;}>

    <actions.lexer.init>
};

org.antlr.lang.augmentObject(<grammar.recognizerName>, {
    <tokens:{<it.name>: <it.type>}; separator=",\n">
});

(function(){
var HIDDEN = org.antlr.runtime.Token.HIDDEN_CHANNEL,
    EOF = org.antlr.runtime.Token.EOF;
org.antlr.lang.extend(<grammar.recognizerName>, <@superClassName><superClass><@end>, {
    <tokens:{<it.name> : <it.type>,}; separator="\n">
    <scopes:{<if(it.isDynamicGlobalScope)><globalAttributeScope(scope=it)><endif>}>
    getGrammarFileName: function() { return "<fileName>"; }
});
org.antlr.lang.augmentObject(<grammar.recognizerName>.prototype, {
<if(filterMode)>
    <filteringNextToken()>
<endif>
    <rules; separator=",\n\n">

    <synpreds:{p | <lexerSynpred(p)>}; separator=",\n">
}, true); // important to pass true to overwrite default implementations

<cyclicDFAs:cyclicDFA()> <! dump tables for all DFA !>
})();
>>

/** A override of Lexer.nextToken() that backtracks over mTokens() looking
 *  for matches.  No error can be generated upon error; just rewind, consume
 *  a token and then try again.  backtracking needs to be set as well.
 *  Make rule memoization happen only at levels above 1 as we start mTokens
 *  at backtracking==1.
 */
filteringNextToken() ::= <<
nextToken: function() {
    while (true) {
        if ( this.input.LA(1)==org.antlr.runtime.CharStream.EOF ) {
            return org.antlr.runtime.Token.EOF_TOKEN;
        }
        this.state.token = null;
        this.state.channel = org.antlr.runtime.Token.DEFAULT_CHANNEL;
        this.state.tokenStartCharIndex = this.input.index();
        this.state.tokenStartCharPositionInLine = this.input.getCharPositionInLine();
        this.state.tokenStartLine = this.input.getLine();
        this.state.text = null;
        try {
            var m = this.input.mark();
            this.state.backtracking=1; <! means we won't throw slow exception !>
            this.state.failed=false;
            this.mTokens();
            this.state.backtracking=0;
            <! mTokens backtracks with synpred at backtracking==2
               and we set the synpredgate to allow actions at level 1. !>
            if ( this.state.failed ) {
                this.input.rewind(m);
                this.input.consume(); <! advance one char and try again !>
            }
            else {
                this.emit();
                return this.state.token;
            }
        }
        catch (re) {
            // shouldn't happen in backtracking mode, but...
            if (re instanceof org.antlr.runtime.RecognitionException) {
                this.reportError(re);
                this.recover(re);
            } else {
                throw re;
            }
        }
    }
},

memoize: function(input, ruleIndex, ruleStartIndex) {
    if (this.state.backtracking>1) {
        <grammar.recognizerName>.superclass.prototype.memoize.call(this, input, ruleIndex, ruleStartIndex);
    }
},

alreadyParsedRule: function(input, ruleIndex) {
    if (this.state.backtracking>1) {
        return <grammar.recognizerName>.superclass.prototype.alreadyParsedRule.call(this, input, ruleIndex);
    }
    return false;
},


>>

actionGate() ::= "this.state.backtracking===0"

filteringActionGate() ::= "this.state.backtracking===1"

/** How to generate a parser */
genericParser(grammar, name, scopes, tokens, tokenNames, rules, numRules,
              bitsets, inputStreamType, superClass,
              ASTLabelType="Object", labelType, members, rewriteElementType) ::= <<
<! WARNING. bug in ST: this is cut-n-paste into Dbg.stg !>
var <grammar.recognizerName> = function(input, state<grammar.delegators:{g|, <g:delegateName()>}>) {
    if (!state) {
        state = new org.antlr.runtime.RecognizerSharedState();
    }

    (function(){
        <members>
    }).call(this);

    <grammar.recognizerName>.superclass.constructor.call(this, input, state);

    <cyclicDFAs:{dfa | this.dfa<dfa.decisionNumber> = new <grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>(this);}; separator="\n">

        <parserCtorBody()>
        <grammar.directDelegates:
         {g|this.<g:delegateName()> = new <g.recognizerName>(input, state<trunc(g.delegators):{p|, <p:delegateName()>}>, this);}; separator="\n">
         <grammar.indirectDelegates:{g | this.<g:delegateName()> = <g.delegator:delegateName()>.<g:delegateName()>;}; separator="\n">
         <last(grammar.delegators):{g|this.gParent = this.<g:delegateName()>;}>

    /* @todo only create adaptor if output=AST */
    this.adaptor = new org.antlr.runtime.tree.CommonTreeAdaptor();<\n>
};

org.antlr.lang.augmentObject(<grammar.recognizerName>, {
    <tokens:{<it.name>: <it.type>}; separator=",\n">
});

(function(){
// public class variables
var <tokens:{<it.name>= <it.type>}; separator=",\n    ">;
<if(TREE_PARSER)>
var UP = org.antlr.runtime.Token.UP,
    DOWN = org.antlr.runtime.Token.DOWN;
<endif>


// public instance methods/vars
org.antlr.lang.extend(<grammar.recognizerName>, org.antlr.runtime.<@superClassName><superClass><@end>, {
    <@members>
    <@end>
    <scopes:{<if(it.isDynamicGlobalScope)><globalAttributeScope(scope=it)><endif>}>

    getTokenNames: function() { return <grammar.composite.rootGrammar.recognizerName>.tokenNames; },
    getGrammarFileName: function() { return "<fileName>"; }
});
org.antlr.lang.augmentObject(<grammar.recognizerName>.prototype, {

    <rules; separator=",\n\n">

<! generate rule/method definitions for imported rules so they
   appear to be defined in this recognizer. !>
    // Delegated rules
<grammar.delegatedRules:{ruleDescriptor|
    , <ruleDescriptor.name>: function(<ruleDescriptor.parameterScope:parameterScope(scope=it)>) \{ <if(ruleDescriptor.hasReturnValue)>return <endif>this.<ruleDescriptor.grammar:delegateName()>.<ruleDescriptor.name>(<ruleDescriptor.parameterScope.attributes:{a|<a.name>}; separator=", ">); \}}>



    <synpreds:{p | <synpred(p)>}; separator=",\n">

}, true); // important to pass true to overwrite default implementations

<cyclicDFAs:cyclicDFA()> <! dump tables for all DFA !>

// public class variables
org.antlr.lang.augmentObject(<grammar.recognizerName>, {
<if(grammar.grammarIsRoot)>
    tokenNames: ["\<invalid>", "\<EOR>", "\<DOWN>", "\<UP>", <tokenNames; separator=", ">],<\n>
<endif>
    <bitsets:bitset(name={FOLLOW_<it.name>_in_<it.inName><it.tokenIndex>},
                    words64=it.bits); separator=",\n">
});

})();
>>

parserCtorBody() ::= <<
<if(memoize)>
<if(grammar.grammarIsRoot)>
this.state.ruleMemo = {};<\n> <! index from 1..n !>
<endif>
<endif>
<grammar.delegators:
 {g|this.<g:delegateName()> = <g:delegateName()>;}; separator="\n">
>>

parser(grammar, name, scopes, tokens, tokenNames, rules, numRules, bitsets, ASTLabelType="Object", superClass="Parser", labelType="Token", members={<actions.parser.members>}) ::= <<
<genericParser(inputStreamType="TokenStream", rewriteElementType="Token", ...)>
>>

/** How to generate a tree parser; same as parser except the input
 *  stream is a different type.
 */
treeParser(grammar, name, scopes, tokens, tokenNames, globalAction, rules, numRules, bitsets, labelType={<ASTLabelType>}, ASTLabelType="var", superClass="tree.TreeParser", members={<actions.treeparser.members>}, filterMode) ::= <<
<genericParser(inputStreamType="TreeNodeStream", rewriteElementType="Node", ...)>
>>

/** A simpler version of a rule template that is specific to the imaginary
 *  rules created for syntactic predicates.  As they never have return values
 *  nor parameters etc..., just give simplest possible method.  Don't do
 *  any of the normal memoization stuff in here either; it's a waste.
 *  As predicates cannot be inlined into the invoking rule, they need to
 *  be in a rule by themselves.
 */
synpredRule(ruleName, ruleDescriptor, block, description, nakedBlock) ::=
<<
// $ANTLR start "<ruleName>"
<ruleName>_fragment: function(<ruleDescriptor.parameterScope:parameterScope(scope=it)>) {
<if(trace)>
    this.traceIn("<ruleName>_fragment", <ruleDescriptor.index>);
    try {
        <block>
    }
    finally {
        this.traceOut("<ruleName>_fragment", <ruleDescriptor.index>);
    }
<else>
    <block>
<endif>
},
// $ANTLR end "<ruleName>"
>>

synpred(name) ::= <<
<name>: function() {
    this.state.backtracking++;
    <@start()>
    var start = this.input.mark();
    try {
        this.<name>_fragment(); // can never throw exception
    } catch (re) {
        alert("impossible: "+re.toString());
    }
    var success = !this.state.failed;
    this.input.rewind(start);
    <@stop()>
    this.state.backtracking--;
    this.state.failed=false;
    return success;
}
>>

lexerSynpred(name) ::= <<
<synpred(name)>
>>

ruleMemoization(name) ::= <<
<if(memoize)>
if ( this.state.backtracking>0 && this.alreadyParsedRule(this.input, <ruleDescriptor.index>) ) { return <ruleReturnValue()>; }
<endif>
>>

/** How to test for failure and return from rule */
checkRuleBacktrackFailure() ::= <<
<if(backtracking)>if (this.state.failed) return <ruleReturnValue()>;<endif>
>>

/** This rule has failed, exit indicating failure during backtrack */
ruleBacktrackFailure() ::= <<
<if(backtracking)>if (this.state.backtracking>0) {this.state.failed=true; return <ruleReturnValue()>;}<endif>
>>

/** How to generate code for a rule.  This includes any return type
 *  data aggregates required for multiple return values.
 */
rule(ruleName,ruleDescriptor,block,emptyRule,description,exceptions,finally,memoize) ::= <<
<ruleAttributeScope(scope=ruleDescriptor.ruleScope)>
<returnScope(scope=ruleDescriptor.returnScope)>

// <fileName>:<description>
// $ANTLR start "<ruleName>"
<ruleDescriptor.actions.decorate>
<ruleName>: function(<ruleDescriptor.parameterScope:parameterScope(scope=it)>) {
    <if(trace)>this.traceIn("<ruleName>", <ruleDescriptor.index>);<endif>
    <ruleScopeSetUp()>
    <ruleDeclarations()>
    <ruleLabelDefs()>
    <ruleDescriptor.actions.init>
    <@preamble()>
    try {
        <ruleMemoization(name=ruleName)>
        <block>
        <ruleCleanUp()>
        <(ruleDescriptor.actions.after):execAction()>
    }
<if(exceptions)>
    <exceptions:{e|<catch(decl=e.decl,action=e.action)><\n>}>
<else>
<if(!emptyRule)>
<if(actions.(actionScope).rulecatch)>
    <actions.(actionScope).rulecatch>
<else>
    catch (re) {
        if (re instanceof org.antlr.runtime.RecognitionException) {
            this.reportError(re);
            this.recover(this.input,re);
            <@setErrorReturnValue()>
        } else {
            throw re;
        }
    }<\n>
<endif>
<endif>
<endif>
    finally {
        <if(trace)>this.traceOut("<ruleName>", <ruleDescriptor.index>);<endif>
        <memoize()>
        <ruleScopeCleanUp()>
        <finally>
    }
    <@postamble()>
    return <ruleReturnValue()>;
}
>>

catch(decl,action) ::= <<
catch (<e.decl>) {
    <e.action>
}
>>

ruleDeclarations() ::= <<
<if(ruleDescriptor.hasMultipleReturnValues)>
var retval = new <returnType()>();
retval.start = this.input.LT(1);<\n>
<else>
<ruleDescriptor.returnScope.attributes:{ a |
var <a.name> = <if(a.initValue)><a.initValue><else>null<endif>;
}>
<endif>
<if(memoize)>
var <ruleDescriptor.name>_StartIndex = this.input.index();
<endif>
>>

ruleScopeSetUp() ::= <<
<ruleDescriptor.useScopes:{this.<it>_stack.push({});}; separator="\n">
<ruleDescriptor.ruleScope:{this.<it.name>_stack.push({});}; separator="\n">
>>

ruleScopeCleanUp() ::= <<
<ruleDescriptor.useScopes:{this.<it>_stack.pop();}; separator="\n">
<ruleDescriptor.ruleScope:{this.<it.name>_stack.pop();}; separator="\n">
>>

ruleLabelDefs() ::= <<
<[ruleDescriptor.tokenLabels,ruleDescriptor.tokenListLabels]
    :{var <it.label.text> = null;}; separator="\n"
>
<[ruleDescriptor.tokenListLabels,ruleDescriptor.ruleListLabels]
    :{var list_<it.label.text>=null;}; separator="\n"
>
<ruleDescriptor.ruleLabels:ruleLabelDef(label=it); separator="\n">
<ruleDescriptor.ruleListLabels:{ll|var <ll.label.text> = null;}; separator="\n">
>>

lexerRuleLabelDefs() ::= <<
<[ruleDescriptor.tokenLabels,
  ruleDescriptor.tokenListLabels,
  ruleDescriptor.ruleLabels]
    :{var <it.label.text>=null;}; separator="\n"
>
<ruleDescriptor.charLabels:{var <it.label.text>;}; separator="\n">
<[ruleDescriptor.tokenListLabels,
  ruleDescriptor.ruleListLabels,
  ruleDescriptor.ruleListLabels]
    :{var list_<it.label.text>=null;}; separator="\n"
>
>>

ruleReturnValue() ::= <<
<if(!ruleDescriptor.isSynPred)>
<if(ruleDescriptor.hasReturnValue)>
<if(ruleDescriptor.hasSingleReturnValue)>
<ruleDescriptor.singleValueReturnName>
<else>
retval
<endif>
<endif>
<endif>
>>

ruleCleanUp() ::= <<
<if(ruleDescriptor.hasMultipleReturnValues)>
<if(!TREE_PARSER)>
retval.stop = this.input.LT(-1);<\n>
<endif>
<endif>
>>

memoize() ::= <<
<if(memoize)>
<if(backtracking)>
if ( this.state.backtracking>0 ) { this.memoize(this.input, <ruleDescriptor.index>, <ruleDescriptor.name>_StartIndex); }
<endif>
<endif>
>>

/** How to generate a rule in the lexer; naked blocks are used for
 *  fragment rules.
 */
lexerRule(ruleName,nakedBlock,ruleDescriptor,block,memoize) ::= <<
// $ANTLR start <ruleName>
m<ruleName>: function(<ruleDescriptor.parameterScope:parameterScope(scope=it)>)  {
    <if(trace)>this.traceIn("<ruleName>", <ruleDescriptor.index>);<endif>
    <ruleScopeSetUp()>
    <ruleDeclarations()>
    try {
<if(nakedBlock)>
        <ruleMemoization(name=ruleName)>
        <lexerRuleLabelDefs()>
        <ruleDescriptor.actions.init>
        <block><\n>
<else>
        var _type = this.<ruleName>;
        var _channel = org.antlr.runtime.BaseRecognizer.DEFAULT_TOKEN_CHANNEL;
        <ruleMemoization(name=ruleName)>
        <lexerRuleLabelDefs()>
        <ruleDescriptor.actions.init>
        <block>
        <ruleCleanUp()>
        this.state.type = _type;
        this.state.channel = _channel;
        <(ruleDescriptor.actions.after):execAction()>
<endif>
    }
    finally {
        <if(trace)>this.traceOut("<ruleName>", <ruleDescriptor.index>);<endif>
        <ruleScopeCleanUp()>
        <memoize()>
    }
},
// $ANTLR end "<ruleName>"
>>

/** How to generate code for the implicitly-defined lexer grammar rule
 *  that chooses between lexer rules.
 */
tokensRule(ruleName,nakedBlock,args,block,ruleDescriptor) ::= <<
mTokens: function() {
    <block><\n>
}
>>

// S U B R U L E S

/** A (...) subrule with multiple alternatives */
block(alts,decls,decision,enclosingBlockLevel,blockLevel,decisionNumber,maxK,maxAlt,description) ::= <<
// <fileName>:<description>
var alt<decisionNumber>=<maxAlt>;
<decls>
<@predecision()>
<decision>
<@postdecision()>
<@prebranch()>
switch (alt<decisionNumber>) {
    <alts:altSwitchCase()>
}
<@postbranch()>
>>

/** A rule block with multiple alternatives */
ruleBlock(alts,decls,decision,enclosingBlockLevel,blockLevel,decisionNumber,maxK,maxAlt,description) ::= <<
// <fileName>:<description>
var alt<decisionNumber>=<maxAlt>;
<decls>
<@predecision()>
<decision>
<@postdecision()>
switch (alt<decisionNumber>) {
    <alts:altSwitchCase()>
}
>>

ruleBlockSingleAlt(alts,decls,decision,enclosingBlockLevel,blockLevel,decisionNumber,description) ::= <<
// <fileName>:<description>
<decls>
<@prealt()>
<alts>
<@postalt()>
>>

/** A special case of a (...) subrule with a single alternative */
blockSingleAlt(alts,decls,decision,enclosingBlockLevel,blockLevel,decisionNumber,description) ::= <<
// <fileName>:<description>
<decls>
<@prealt()>
<alts>
<@postalt()>
>>

/** A (..)+ block with 1 or more alternatives */
positiveClosureBlock(alts,decls,decision,enclosingBlockLevel,blockLevel,decisionNumber,maxK,maxAlt,description) ::= <<
// <fileName>:<description>
var cnt<decisionNumber>=0;
<decls>
<@preloop()>
loop<decisionNumber>:
do {
    var alt<decisionNumber>=<maxAlt>;
    <@predecision()>
    <decision>
    <@postdecision()>
    switch (alt<decisionNumber>) {
    <alts:altSwitchCase()>
    default :
        if ( cnt<decisionNumber> >= 1 ) {
            break loop<decisionNumber>;
        }
        <ruleBacktrackFailure()>
            var eee = new org.antlr.runtime.EarlyExitException(<decisionNumber>, this.input);
            <@earlyExitException()>
            throw eee;
    }
    cnt<decisionNumber>++;
} while (true);
<@postloop()>
>>

positiveClosureBlockSingleAlt ::= positiveClosureBlock

/** A (..)* block with 1 or more alternatives */
closureBlock(alts,decls,decision,enclosingBlockLevel,blockLevel,decisionNumber,maxK,maxAlt,description) ::= <<
// <fileName>:<description>
<decls>
<@preloop()>
loop<decisionNumber>:
do {
    var alt<decisionNumber>=<maxAlt>;
    <@predecision()>
    <decision>
    <@postdecision()>
    switch (alt<decisionNumber>) {
    <alts:altSwitchCase()>
    default :
        break loop<decisionNumber>;
    }
} while (true);
<@postloop()>
>>

closureBlockSingleAlt ::= closureBlock

/** Optional blocks (x)? are translated to (x|) by before code generation
 *  so we can just use the normal block template
 */
optionalBlock ::= block

optionalBlockSingleAlt ::= block

/** A case in a switch that jumps to an alternative given the alternative
 *  number.  A DFA predicts the alternative and then a simple switch
 *  does the jump to the code that actually matches that alternative.
 */
altSwitchCase() ::= <<
case <i> :
    <@prealt()>
    <it>
    break;<\n>
>>

/** An alternative is just a list of elements; at outermost level */
alt(elements,altNum,description,autoAST,outerAlt,treeLevel,rew) ::= <<
// <fileName>:<description>
<! (function() { /* @todo4 (do we really need a new scope?) */ !>
<@declarations()>
<elements:element()>
<rew>
<@cleanup()>
<! }).call(this); !>
>>

/** What to emit when there is no rewrite.  For auto build
 *  mode, does nothing.
 */
noRewrite(rewriteBlockLevel, treeLevel) ::= ""

// E L E M E N T S

/** Dump the elements one per line */
element() ::= <<
<@prematch()>
<it.el><\n>
>>

/** match a token optionally with a label in front */
tokenRef(token,label,elementIndex,terminalOptions) ::= <<
<if(label)><label>=<endif>this.match(this.input,<token>,<grammar.recognizerName>.FOLLOW_<token>_in_<ruleName><elementIndex>); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
>>

/** ids+=ID */
tokenRefAndListLabel(token,label,elementIndex,terminalOptions) ::= <<
<tokenRef(...)>
<listLabel(elem=label,...)>
>>

listLabel(label,elem) ::= <<
if (org.antlr.lang.isNull(list_<label>)) list_<label> = [];
list_<label>.push(<elem>);<\n>
>>

/** match a character */
charRef(char,label) ::= <<
<if(label)>
<label> = this.input.LA(1);<\n>
<endif>
this.match(<char>); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
>>

/** match a character range */
charRangeRef(a,b,label) ::= <<
<if(label)>
<label> = this.input.LA(1);<\n>
<endif>
this.matchRange(<a>,<b>); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
>>

/** For now, sets are interval tests and must be tested inline */
matchSet(s,label,elementIndex,postmatchCode="") ::= <<
<if(label)>
<if(LEXER)>
<label>= this.input.LA(1);<\n>
<else>
<label>=this.input.LT(1);<\n>
<endif>
<endif>
if ( <s> ) {
    this.input.consume();
    <postmatchCode>
<if(!LEXER)>
    this.state.errorRecovery=false;
<endif>
    <if(backtracking)>this.state.failed=false;<endif>
}
else {
    <ruleBacktrackFailure()>
    var mse = new org.antlr.runtime.MismatchedSetException(null,this.input);
    <@mismatchedSetException()>
<if(LEXER)>
    this.recover(mse);
    throw mse;
<else>
    throw mse;
    <! use following code to make it recover inline; remove throw mse;
    this.recoverFromMismatchedSet(this.input,mse,<grammar.recognizerName>.FOLLOW_set_in_<ruleName><elementIndex>);
    !>
<endif>
}<\n>
>>

matchRuleBlockSet ::= matchSet

matchSetAndListLabel(s,label,elementIndex,postmatchCode) ::= <<
<matchSet(...)>
<listLabel(elem=label,...)>
>>

/** Match a string literal */
lexerStringRef(string,label,elementIndex) ::= <<
<if(label)>
var <label>Start = this.getCharIndex();
this.match(<string>); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
var <label> = new org.antlr.runtime.CommonToken(this.input, org.antlr.runtime.Token.INVALID_TOKEN_TYPE, org.antlr.runtime.Token.DEFAULT_CHANNEL, <label>Start, this.getCharIndex()-1);
<else>
this.match(<string>); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()><\n>
<endif>
>>

wildcard(label,elementIndex) ::= <<
<if(label)>
<label>=this.input.LT(1);<\n>
<endif>
this.matchAny(this.input); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
>>

wildcardAndListLabel(label,elementIndex) ::= <<
<wildcard(...)>
<listLabel(elem=label,...)>
>>

/** Match . wildcard in lexer */
wildcardChar(label, elementIndex) ::= <<
<if(label)>
<label> = this.input.LA(1);<\n>
<endif>
this.matchAny(); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
>>

wildcardCharListLabel(label, elementIndex) ::= <<
<wildcardChar(...)>
<listLabel(elem=label,...)>
>>

// XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
/** Match a rule reference by invoking it possibly with arguments
 *  and a return value or values.
 */
ruleRef(rule,label,elementIndex,args,scope) ::= <<
this.pushFollow(<grammar.recognizerName>.FOLLOW_<rule.name>_in_<ruleName><elementIndex>);
<if(label)><label>=<endif>this.<if(scope)><scope:delegateName()>.<endif><rule.name>(<args; separator=", ">);<\n>
this.state._fsp--;
<checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
>>

/** ids+=r */
ruleRefAndListLabel(rule,label,elementIndex,args,scope) ::= <<
<ruleRef(...)>
<listLabel(elem=label,...)>
>>

/** A lexer rule reference */
lexerRuleRef(rule,label,args,elementIndex,scope) ::= <<
<if(label)>
var <label>Start<elementIndex> = this.getCharIndex();
this.<if(scope)><scope:delegateName()>.<endif>m<rule.name>(<args; separator=", ">); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
<label> = new org.antlr.runtime.CommonToken(this.input, org.antlr.runtime.Token.INVALID_TOKEN_TYPE, org.antlr.runtime.Token.DEFAULT_CHANNEL, <label>Start<elementIndex>, this.getCharIndex()-1);
<else>
this.<if(scope)><scope:delegateName()>.<endif>m<rule.name>(<args; separator=", ">); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
<endif>
>>

/** i+=INT in lexer */
lexerRuleRefAndListLabel(rule,label,args,elementIndex,scope) ::= <<
<lexerRuleRef(...)>
<listLabel(elem=label,...)>
>>

/** EOF in the lexer */
lexerMatchEOF(label,elementIndex) ::= <<
<if(label)>
var <label>Start<elementIndex> = this.getCharIndex();
this.match(EOF); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
var <label> = new org.antlr.runtime.CommonToken(this.input, this.EOF, org.antlr.runtime.Token.DEFAULT_CHANNEL, <label>Start<elementIndex>, this.getCharIndex()-1);
<else>
this.match(this.EOF); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
<endif>
>>

// used for left-recursive rules
recRuleDefArg()                       ::= "int <recRuleArg()>"
recRuleArg()                          ::= "_p"
recRuleAltPredicate(ruleName,opPrec)  ::= "<recRuleArg()> \<= <opPrec>"
recRuleSetResultAction()              ::= "root_0=$<ruleName>_primary.tree;"
recRuleSetReturnAction(src,name)      ::= "$<name>=$<src>.<name>;"

/** match ^(root children) in tree parser */
tree(root, actionsAfterRoot, children, nullableChildList,enclosingTreeLevel, treeLevel) ::= <<
<root:element()>
<actionsAfterRoot:element()>
<if(nullableChildList)>
if ( this.input.LA(1)==org.antlr.runtime.Token.DOWN ) {
    this.match(this.input, org.antlr.runtime.Token.DOWN, null); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
    <children:element()>
    this.match(this.input, org.antlr.runtime.Token.UP, null); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
}
<else>
this.match(this.input, org.antlr.runtime.Token.DOWN, null); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
<children:element()>
this.match(this.input, org.antlr.runtime.Token.UP, null); <checkRuleBacktrackFailure()>
<endif>
>>

/** Every predicate is used as a validating predicate (even when it is
 *  also hoisted into a prediction expression).
 */
validateSemanticPredicate(pred,description) ::= <<
if ( !(<evalPredicate(...)>) ) {
    <ruleBacktrackFailure()>
    throw new org.antlr.runtime.FailedPredicateException(this.input, "<ruleName>", "<description>");
}
>>

// F i x e d  D F A  (if-then-else)

dfaState(k,edges,eotPredictsAlt,description,stateNumber,semPredState) ::= <<
var LA<decisionNumber>_<stateNumber> = this.input.LA(<k>);<\n>
<edges; separator="\nelse ">
else {
<if(eotPredictsAlt)>
    alt<decisionNumber>=<eotPredictsAlt>;
<else>
    <ruleBacktrackFailure()>
    var nvae =
        new org.antlr.runtime.NoViableAltException("<description>", <decisionNumber>, <stateNumber>, this.input);<\n>
    <@noViableAltException()>
    throw nvae;<\n>
<endif>
}
>>

/** Same as a normal DFA state except that we don't examine lookahead
 *  for the bypass alternative.  It delays error detection but this
 *  is faster, smaller, and more what people expect.  For (X)? people
 *  expect "if ( LA(1)==X ) match(X);" and that's it.
 */
dfaOptionalBlockState(k,edges,eotPredictsAlt,description,stateNumber,semPredState) ::= <<
var LA<decisionNumber>_<stateNumber> = this.input.LA(<k>);<\n>
<edges; separator="\nelse ">
>>

/** A DFA state that is actually the loopback decision of a closure
 *  loop.  If end-of-token (EOT) predicts any of the targets then it
 *  should act like a default clause (i.e., no error can be generated).
 *  This is used only in the lexer so that for ('a')* on the end of a rule
 *  anything other than 'a' predicts exiting.
 */
dfaLoopbackState(k,edges,eotPredictsAlt,description,stateNumber,semPredState) ::= <<
var LA<decisionNumber>_<stateNumber> = this.input.LA(<k>);<\n>
<edges; separator="\nelse "><\n>
<if(eotPredictsAlt)>
<if(!edges)>
alt<decisionNumber>=<eotPredictsAlt>; <! if no edges, don't gen ELSE !>
<else>
else {
    alt<decisionNumber>=<eotPredictsAlt>;
}<\n>
<endif>
<endif>
>>

/** An accept state indicates a unique alternative has been predicted */
dfaAcceptState(alt) ::= "alt<decisionNumber>=<alt>;"

/** A simple edge with an expression.  If the expression is satisfied,
 *  enter to the target state.  To handle gated productions, we may
 *  have to evaluate some predicates for this edge.
 */
dfaEdge(labelExpr, targetState, predicates) ::= <<
if ( (<labelExpr>) <if(predicates)>&& (<predicates>)<endif>) {
    <targetState>
}
>>

// F i x e d  D F A  (switch case)

/** A DFA state where a SWITCH may be generated.  The code generator
 *  decides if this is possible: CodeGenerator.canGenerateSwitch().
 */
dfaStateSwitch(k,edges,eotPredictsAlt,description,stateNumber,semPredState) ::= <<
switch ( this.input.LA(<k>) ) {
<edges; separator="\n">
default:
<if(eotPredictsAlt)>
    alt<decisionNumber>=<eotPredictsAlt>;
<else>
    <ruleBacktrackFailure()>
    var nvae =
        new org.antlr.runtime.NoViableAltException("<description>", <decisionNumber>, <stateNumber>, this.input);<\n>
    <@noViableAltException()>
    throw nvae;<\n>
<endif>
}<\n>
>>

dfaOptionalBlockStateSwitch(k,edges,eotPredictsAlt,description,stateNumber,semPredState) ::= <<
switch ( this.input.LA(<k>) ) {
    <edges; separator="\n">
}<\n>
>>

dfaLoopbackStateSwitch(k, edges,eotPredictsAlt,description,stateNumber,semPredState) ::= <<
switch ( this.input.LA(<k>) ) {
<edges; separator="\n"><\n>
<if(eotPredictsAlt)>
default:
    alt<decisionNumber>=<eotPredictsAlt>;
    break;<\n>
<endif>
}<\n>
>>

dfaEdgeSwitch(labels, targetState) ::= <<
<labels:{case <it>:}; separator="\n">
    <targetState>
    break;
>>

// C y c l i c  D F A

/** The code to initiate execution of a cyclic DFA; this is used
 *  in the rule to predict an alt just like the fixed DFA case.
 *  The <name> attribute is inherited via the parser, lexer, ...
 */
dfaDecision(decisionNumber,description) ::= <<
alt<decisionNumber> = this.dfa<decisionNumber>.predict(this.input);
>>

/* Dump DFA tables as run-length-encoded Strings of octal values.
 * Can't use hex as compiler translates them before compilation.
 * These strings are split into multiple, concatenated strings.
 * Java puts them back together at compile time thankfully.
 * Java cannot handle large static arrays, so we're stuck with this
 * encode/decode approach.  See analysis and runtime DFA for
 * the encoding methods.
 */
cyclicDFA(dfa) ::= <<
org.antlr.lang.augmentObject(<grammar.recognizerName>, {
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_eotS:
        "<dfa.javaCompressedEOT; wrap="\"+\n    \"">",
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_eofS:
        "<dfa.javaCompressedEOF; wrap="\"+\n    \"">",
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_minS:
        "<dfa.javaCompressedMin; wrap="\"+\n    \"">",
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_maxS:
        "<dfa.javaCompressedMax; wrap="\"+\n    \"">",
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_acceptS:
        "<dfa.javaCompressedAccept; wrap="\"+\n    \"">",
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_specialS:
        "<dfa.javaCompressedSpecial; wrap="\"+\n    \"">}>",
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_transitionS: [
            <dfa.javaCompressedTransition:{s|"<s; wrap="\"+\n\"">"}; separator=",\n">
    ]
});

org.antlr.lang.augmentObject(<grammar.recognizerName>, {
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_eot:
        org.antlr.runtime.DFA.unpackEncodedString(<grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_eotS),
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_eof:
        org.antlr.runtime.DFA.unpackEncodedString(<grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_eofS),
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_min:
        org.antlr.runtime.DFA.unpackEncodedStringToUnsignedChars(<grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_minS),
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_max:
        org.antlr.runtime.DFA.unpackEncodedStringToUnsignedChars(<grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_maxS),
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_accept:
        org.antlr.runtime.DFA.unpackEncodedString(<grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_acceptS),
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_special:
        org.antlr.runtime.DFA.unpackEncodedString(<grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_specialS),
    DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_transition: (function() {
        var a = [],
            i,
            numStates = <grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_transitionS.length;
        for (i=0; i\<numStates; i++) {
            a.push(org.antlr.runtime.DFA.unpackEncodedString(<grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_transitionS[i]));
        }
        return a;
    })()
});

<grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber> = function(recognizer) {
    this.recognizer = recognizer;
    this.decisionNumber = <dfa.decisionNumber>;
    this.eot = <grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_eot;
    this.eof = <grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_eof;
    this.min = <grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_min;
    this.max = <grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_max;
    this.accept = <grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_accept;
    this.special = <grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_special;
    this.transition = <grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>_transition;
};

org.antlr.lang.extend(<grammar.recognizerName>.DFA<dfa.decisionNumber>, org.antlr.runtime.DFA, {
    getDescription: function() {
        return "<dfa.description>";
    },
    <@errorMethod()>
<if(dfa.specialStateSTs)>
    specialStateTransition: function(s, input) {
        var _s = s;
        /* bind to recognizer so semantic predicates can be evaluated */
        var retval = (function(s, input) {
            switch ( s ) {
            <dfa.specialStateSTs:{state |
            case <i0> : <! compressed special state numbers 0..n-1 !>
                <state>}; separator="\n">
            }
        }).call(this.recognizer, s, input);
        if (!org.antlr.lang.isUndefined(retval)) {
            return retval;
        }
<if(backtracking)>
        if (this.recognizer.state.backtracking>0) {this.recognizer.state.failed=true; return -1;}<\n>
<endif>
        var nvae =
            new org.antlr.runtime.NoViableAltException(this.getDescription(), <dfa.decisionNumber>, _s, input);
        this.error(nvae);
        throw nvae;
    },<\n>
<endif>
    dummy: null
});<\n>
>>

/** A state in a cyclic DFA; it's a special state and part of a big switch on
 *  state.
 */
cyclicDFAState(decisionNumber,stateNumber,edges,needErrorClause,semPredState) ::= <<
var LA<decisionNumber>_<stateNumber> = input.LA(1);<\n>
<if(semPredState)> <! get next lookahead symbol to test edges, then rewind !>
var index<decisionNumber>_<stateNumber> = input.index();
input.rewind();<\n>
<endif>
s = -1;
<edges; separator="\nelse ">
<if(semPredState)> <! return input cursor to state before we rewound !>
input.seek(index<decisionNumber>_<stateNumber>);<\n>
<endif>
if ( s>=0 ) return s;
break;
>>

/** Just like a fixed DFA edge, test the lookahead and indicate what
 *  state to jump to next if successful.
 */
cyclicDFAEdge(labelExpr, targetStateNumber, edgeNumber, predicates) ::= <<
if ( (<labelExpr>) <if(predicates)>&& (<predicates>)<endif>) {s = <targetStateNumber>;}<\n>
>>

/** An edge pointing at end-of-token; essentially matches any char;
 *  always jump to the target.
 */
eotDFAEdge(targetStateNumber,edgeNumber, predicates) ::= <<
s = <targetStateNumber>;<\n>
>>


// D F A  E X P R E S S I O N S

andPredicates(left,right) ::= "(<left>&&<right>)"

orPredicates(operands) ::= "(<first(operands)><rest(operands):{o | ||<o>}>)"

notPredicate(pred) ::= "!(<evalPredicate(...)>)"

evalPredicate(pred,description) ::= "(<pred>)"

evalSynPredicate(pred,description) ::= "this.<pred>()"

lookaheadTest(atom,k,atomAsInt) ::= "LA<decisionNumber>_<stateNumber>==<atom>"

/** Sometimes a lookahead test cannot assume that LA(k) is in a temp variable
 *  somewhere.  Must ask for the lookahead directly.
 */
isolatedLookaheadTest(atom,k,atomAsInt) ::= "this.input.LA(<k>)==<atom>"

lookaheadRangeTest(lower,upper,k,rangeNumber,lowerAsInt,upperAsInt) ::= <<
(LA<decisionNumber>_<stateNumber>\>=<lower> && LA<decisionNumber>_<stateNumber>\<=<upper>)
>>

isolatedLookaheadRangeTest(lower,upper,k,rangeNumber,lowerAsInt,upperAsInt) ::= "(this.input.LA(<k>)\>=<lower> && this.input.LA(<k>)\<=<upper>)"

setTest(ranges) ::= "<ranges; separator=\"||\">"

// A T T R I B U T E S

globalAttributeScope(scope) ::= <<
<if(scope.attributes)>
<scope.name>_stack: [],<\n>
<endif>
>>

ruleAttributeScope(scope) ::= <<
<if(scope.attributes)>
<scope.name>_stack: [],<\n>
<endif>
>>

returnStructName() ::= "<it.name>_return"

returnType() ::= <<
<if(ruleDescriptor.hasMultipleReturnValues)>
<ruleDescriptor.grammar.recognizerName>.<ruleDescriptor:returnStructName()>
<else>
<if(ruleDescriptor.hasSingleReturnValue)>
<ruleDescriptor.singleValueReturnType>
<else>
void
<endif>
<endif>
>>

/** Generate the Java type associated with a single or multiple return
 *  values.
 */
ruleLabelType(referencedRule) ::= <<
<if(referencedRule.hasMultipleReturnValues)>
<referencedRule.grammar.recognizerName>.<referencedRule.name>_return
<else>
<if(referencedRule.hasSingleReturnValue)>
<referencedRule.singleValueReturnType>
<else>
void
<endif>
<endif>
>>

delegateName() ::= <<
<if(it.label)><it.label><else>g<it.name><endif>
>>

/** Using a type to init value map, try to init a type; if not in table
 *  must be an object, default value is "null".
 */
initValue(typeName) ::= <<
null
>>

/** Define a rule label including default value */
ruleLabelDef(label) ::= <<
<!<ruleLabelType(referencedRule=label.referencedRule)>!> var <label.label.text> = <initValue(typeName=ruleLabelType(referencedRule=label.referencedRule))>;
>>

/** Define a return struct for a rule if the code needs to access its
 *  start/stop tokens, tree stuff, attributes, ...  Leave a hole for
 *  subgroups to stick in members.
 */
returnScope(scope) ::= <<
<if(ruleDescriptor.hasMultipleReturnValues)>
// inline static return class
<ruleDescriptor:returnStructName()>: (function() {
    <returnType()> = function(){};
    org.antlr.lang.extend(<returnType()>,
                      org.antlr.runtime.<if(TREE_PARSER)>tree.Tree<else>Parser<endif>RuleReturnScope,
    {
        <@ruleReturnMembers()>
    });
    return;
})(),
<endif>
>>

parameterScope(scope) ::= <<
<scope.attributes:{<it.decl>}; separator=", ">
>>

parameterAttributeRef(attr) ::= "<attr.name>"
parameterSetAttributeRef(attr,expr) ::= "<attr.name> =<expr>;"

scopeAttributeRef(scope,attr,index,negIndex) ::= <<
<if(negIndex)>
(this.<scope>_stack[this.<scope>_stack.length-<negIndex>-1]).<attr.name>
<else>
<if(index)>
(this.<scope>_stack[<index>]).<attr.name>
<else>
org.antlr.lang.array.peek(this.<scope>_stack).<attr.name>
<endif>
<endif>
>>

scopeSetAttributeRef(scope,attr,expr,index,negIndex) ::= <<
<if(negIndex)>
(this.<scope>_stack[this.<scope>_stack.length-<negIndex>-1]).<attr.name> =<expr>;
<else>
<if(index)>
(this.<scope>_stack[<index>]).<attr.name> =<expr>;
<else>
org.antlr.lang.array.peek(this.<scope>_stack).<attr.name> =<expr>;
<endif>
<endif>
>>

/** $x is either global scope or x is rule with dynamic scope; refers
 *  to stack itself not top of stack.  This is useful for predicates
 *  like {$function.size()>0 && $function::name.equals("foo")}?
 */
isolatedDynamicScopeRef(scope) ::= "this.<scope>_stack"

/** reference an attribute of rule; might only have single return value */
ruleLabelRef(referencedRule,scope,attr) ::= <<
<if(referencedRule.hasMultipleReturnValues)>
(<scope>!==null?<scope>.<attr.name>:<initValue(attr.type)>)
<else>
<scope>
<endif>
>>

returnAttributeRef(ruleDescriptor,attr) ::= <<
<if(ruleDescriptor.hasMultipleReturnValues)>
retval.<attr.name>
<else>
<attr.name>
<endif>
>>

returnSetAttributeRef(ruleDescriptor,attr,expr) ::= <<
<if(ruleDescriptor.hasMultipleReturnValues)>
retval.<attr.name> =<expr>;
<else>
<attr.name> =<expr>;
<endif>
>>

/** How to translate $tokenLabel */
tokenLabelRef(label) ::= "<label>"

/** ids+=ID {$ids} or e+=expr {$e} */
listLabelRef(label) ::= "list_<label>"


// not sure the next are the right approach

tokenLabelPropertyRef_text(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getText():null)"
tokenLabelPropertyRef_type(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getType():0)"
tokenLabelPropertyRef_line(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getLine():0)"
tokenLabelPropertyRef_pos(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getCharPositionInLine():0)"
tokenLabelPropertyRef_channel(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getChannel():0)"
tokenLabelPropertyRef_index(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getTokenIndex():0)"
tokenLabelPropertyRef_tree(scope,attr) ::= "<scope>_tree"
tokenLabelPropertyRef_int(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?parseInt(<scope>.getText(), 10):0)"

ruleLabelPropertyRef_start(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.start:null)"
ruleLabelPropertyRef_stop(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.stop:null)"
ruleLabelPropertyRef_tree(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.tree:null)"
ruleLabelPropertyRef_text(scope,attr) ::= <<
<if(TREE_PARSER)>
(<scope>?(this.input.getTokenStream().toString(
  this.input.getTreeAdaptor().getTokenStartIndex(<scope>.start),
  this.input.getTreeAdaptor().getTokenStopIndex(<scope>.start))):null)
<else>
(<scope>?this.input.toString(<scope>.start,<scope>.stop):null)
<endif>
>>

ruleLabelPropertyRef_st(scope,attr) ::= "<scope>.st"

/** Isolated $RULE ref ok in lexer as it's a Token */
lexerRuleLabel(label) ::= "<label>"

lexerRuleLabelPropertyRef_type(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getType():0)"
lexerRuleLabelPropertyRef_line(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getLine():0)"
lexerRuleLabelPropertyRef_pos(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getCharPositionInLine():-1)"
lexerRuleLabelPropertyRef_channel(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getChannel():0)"
lexerRuleLabelPropertyRef_index(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getTokenIndex():0)"
lexerRuleLabelPropertyRef_text(scope,attr) ::= "(<scope>?<scope>.getText():0)"

// Somebody may ref $template or $tree or $stop within a rule:
rulePropertyRef_start(scope,attr) ::= "(retval.start)"
rulePropertyRef_stop(scope,attr) ::= "(retval.stop)"
rulePropertyRef_tree(scope,attr) ::= "(retval.tree)"
rulePropertyRef_text(scope,attr) ::= <<
<if(TREE_PARSER)>
this.input.getTokenStream().toString(
  this.input.getTreeAdaptor().getTokenStartIndex(retval.start),
  this.input.getTreeAdaptor().getTokenStopIndex(retval.start))
<else>
this.input.toString(retval.start,this.input.LT(-1))
<endif>
>>
rulePropertyRef_st(scope,attr) ::= "retval.st"

lexerRulePropertyRef_text(scope,attr) ::= "this.getText()"
lexerRulePropertyRef_type(scope,attr) ::= "_type"
lexerRulePropertyRef_line(scope,attr) ::= "this.state.tokenStartLine"
lexerRulePropertyRef_pos(scope,attr) ::= "this.state.tokenStartCharPositionInLine"
lexerRulePropertyRef_index(scope,attr) ::= "-1" // undefined token index in lexer
lexerRulePropertyRef_channel(scope,attr) ::= "_channel"
lexerRulePropertyRef_start(scope,attr) ::= "this.state.tokenStartCharIndex"
lexerRulePropertyRef_stop(scope,attr) ::= "(this.getCharIndex()-1)"
lexerRulePropertyRef_int(scope,attr) ::= "parseInt(<scope>.getText(),10)"

// setting $st and $tree is allowed in local rule. everything else
// is flagged as error
ruleSetPropertyRef_tree(scope,attr,expr) ::= "retval.tree =<expr>;"
ruleSetPropertyRef_st(scope,attr,expr) ::= "retval.st =<expr>;"


/** How to execute an action */
execAction(action) ::= <<
<if(backtracking)>
if ( <actions.(actionScope).synpredgate> ) {
  <action>
}
<else>
<action>
<endif>
>>

/** How to always execute an action even when backtracking */
execForcedAction(action) ::= "<action>"

// M I S C (properties, etc...)

bitset(name, words64) ::= <<
<! @todo overflow issue !>
<name>: new org.antlr.runtime.BitSet([<words64:{<it>};separator=",">])
>>

codeFileExtension() ::= ".js"

true() ::= "true"
false() ::= "false"