Re: parsing c++ without a symbol table!

David L Moore <dlmoore@pgroup.com>
27 Jul 1998 23:18:52 -0400

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From: David L Moore <dlmoore@pgroup.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 27 Jul 1998 23:18:52 -0400
Organization: A poorly-installed InterNetNews site
References: 98-07-199
Keywords: C++, parse

> For example, a c-style type cast is usually recognized by checking if
> the identifier between parenthesis is a type or not. It is possible to
> find a type cast by the syntax alone.
>
> var = (Type1)(Type2)...(TypeN)(expression);
>
> an expression between () is a type cast if and only if it is followed by
> another typecast or an expression.


Actually, this is not correct. The following small program is a
counter-example.


int f(int i)
        {
        return i+1;
        }


int main()
        {
        return (f)(2);
        }
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