tcra.math
Class MathStringParser

java.lang.Object
  tcra.math.MathTypeParser
      tcra.math.MathStringParser

public class MathStringParser
extends MathTypeParser

MathStringParser is used to parse a StringBuilder for one single list.

Constructor Summary

MathStringParser(MathTypeParser subParser)
Constructor specifying the parser to use to parse the elements of the string.

Method Summary

MathString<MathType>

parse(java.lang.StringBuilder input) Destructively parses the StringBuilder provided for a single list of elements.

Methods inherited from class tcra.math.MathTypeParser

eatWhitespace, nextToken

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MathStringParser

public MathStringParser(MathTypeParser subParser)

Constructor specifying the parser to use to parse the elements of the string.

Parameters:

subParser - MathTypeParser used to parse the elements of the string.

Method Detail

parse

public MathString<MathType> parse(java.lang.StringBuilder input)
                           throws MathFormatException

Destructively parses the StringBuilder provided for a single list of elements. The elements of the string are parsed by their own specific type of MathTypeParser (ergo the Strategy pattern).

Specified by:

parse in class MathTypeParser

Parameters:

input - StringBuilder to be parsed.

Returns:

MathString if parse completed successfully. null otherwise.

Throws:

MathFormatException - If some error in the input is encountered.