TokenMatcher (Jep with extensions API )

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

TokenBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

CommentTokenMatcher, HexNumberTokenMatcher, IdentifierTokenMatcher, MultiLineMatcher, MultiLineToken, NumberTokenMatcher, OperatorTokenMatcher, RegExpTokenMatcher, StringTokenMatcher, StringTokenMatcher2, SymbolTokenMatcher, TerminatorTokenMatcher, UpperCaseOperatorTokenMatcher, WhiteSpaceTokenMatcher
```
public interface TokenMatcher
extends java.io.Serializable
```
Interface defining classes which match tokens

Author:

Richard Morris

See Also:

Token

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`init(Jep jep)`	Initialize the matcher when the Jep instance is known.
`Token`	`match(java.lang.String s)`	Attempts to match the start of the string.

- Method Detail
  - match
```
Token match(java.lang.String s)
     throws ParseException
```
    Attempts to match the start of the string. Note new objects should be created each time as error reporting information is later attached to tokens.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - the string to match against
    
    Returns:
    
    if successful returns the corresponding token, return null if failed to match
    
    Throws:
    
    ParseException - on syntax error
  - init
```
void init(Jep jep)
```
    Initialize the matcher when the Jep instance is known.
    
    Parameters:
    
    jep - Jep instance