Prokee Module: bbs

The module bbs implements a scanner, which detects blocks of code like comments and string literals.

Examples of Blocks

• line comments
• block comments
• string literals
• block strings

Options

• $begin
  Sequence of characters, which mark the beginning of the block.
• $end
  Sequence of characters, which mark the end of the block.
• $end2
  Extra optional character for the end of block strings.
• $esc
  One or more characters, which mark an escape-sequence. The next following character is treated with regard to the value of $escmode.
• $escmode
  Escape-modue.
  Possible values are: default.
• $id
  The id of the type of the block. (an integral value greater than 0)
• $nesting
  Specifies, if blocks may be nested or not.
  Possible values are: true, false.
• $skip
  Specifies, if blocks should be skipped.
  Possible values are: true, false.
• $nl
  Specifies how to treat EOL characters at the end of the block.
  Possible values are: defaultBlockComment, defaultLineComment, default.
• $indent
  Specifies how indentation of block strings should be handled.
  Possible values are: bsmode, false.

Example

The example below defines block comments of the form /*...*/.

DEF BlockComment:BLOCKRULE
{
    $id="123";
    $begin="/*";
    $end="*/";
    $esc="\\";
    $escmode="default";
    $nesting="false";
    $skip="true";
    $nl="defaultBlockComment";
    $indent="false";
}

Implementations

• bbs (version v01)