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   Torben =?iso-8859-1?Q?=C6gidius?= M to Joachim Durchholz   
   Re: "Circumfix" operators   
   10 Sep 07 09:50:35   
   
   From: torbenm@app-6.diku.dk   
      
   Joachim Durchholz  writes:   
      
   > I need to read up on ways to extend operator-precedence parsing to   
   > "circumfix" operators such as (...), [...], if...then...else... etc.   
      
   I have heard "outfix" being used about these.   
      
   > My knowledge of operator-precedence parsing is mostly at the Dragon   
   > Book level.  Any solid overview that covers the design options and   
   > lists their trade-offs would be helpful.   
      
   A few pointers that might be good places to start:   
      
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operator-precedence_parser   
   http://www.epaperpress.com/oper/index.html   
      
           Torben   
      
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