Re: Keyword implementation.

Alex Colvin <acolvin@bbn.com>
2 Jul 2001 12:30:16 -0400

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From: Alex Colvin <acolvin@bbn.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 2 Jul 2001 12:30:16 -0400
Organization: ir.bbn.com
References: 01-06-079 01-07-005
Keywords: lex
Posted-Date: 02 Jul 2001 12:30:16 EDT

> In a compiler/translator I've been writing I implemented the
> Reserved/Key words with a sorted table and searched using bsearch. I
> was wondering what every ones preference was for implementing
> keywords? using the symbol table, a method just like mine or
> something else all togeter?


In most cases you're also going to have an identifier symbol table.
Add a token field to the symbols, and load it up with the reserved
words and their token values.

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