Is there any Java alternative to PHP Tokenizer?
http://php.net/manual/en/book.tokenizer.php
Edit: I mean Java class that parses Java like PHP Tokenizer parses PHP.
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3Meaning a Java class that parses PHP? Or a Java class that parses Java?deceze– deceze ♦2012-12-09 13:09:46 +00:00Commented Dec 9, 2012 at 13:09
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Java class that parses Java.Mateusz Charytoniuk– Mateusz Charytoniuk2012-12-09 13:10:41 +00:00Commented Dec 9, 2012 at 13:10
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Your question could be improved by including a short description of the documentation you are linking to, and perhaps a little detail on what problem you are trying to solve.Henrik Aasted Sørensen– Henrik Aasted Sørensen2012-12-09 13:10:53 +00:00Commented Dec 9, 2012 at 13:10
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I quickly scanned the documentation you linked to. It looks like functionality for parsing PHP code.
If that is indeed what you are looking for, you might find the JavaParser project useful. It contains functionality for parsing Java source code.
This page contains some usage examples.
answered Dec 9, 2012 at 13:08
Henrik Aasted Sørensen
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OmniOwl
Look at one of the examples on the page.
Henrik Aasted Sørensen
An explanation of the downvote would be very much appreciated.
pabrantes
Just to add some information to @Henrik answer: JavaParser project gives an API through a Visitor Pattern that allows to move through the AST of a Java Class. In my opinion, the only feature missing (currently), is that the AST parsing leaves comments (non-javadoc) out, either they are single line or multiline. Voting up for valuable information.
Henrik Aasted Sørensen
@pabrantes: Great addition. I also miss the ability to parse any type of Java code, not just entire classes, e.g. a method or an expression.
pabrantes
@Henrik: In my case I always have a full class to parse, so it's not a real problem, but I do agree with you that being able to parse any java expression would be a great feature!