org.apache.hivemind.impl
Class SymbolExpander

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.hivemind.impl.SymbolExpander

public class SymbolExpander
extends java.lang.Object

A simple parser used to identify symbols in a string and expand them via a SymbolSource.

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Constructor Summary

SymbolExpander(ErrorHandler handler, SymbolSource source)

Method Summary

java.lang.String

expandSymbols(java.lang.String text, Location location) Identifies symbols in the text and expands them, using the SymbolSource.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SymbolExpander

public SymbolExpander(ErrorHandler handler,
                      SymbolSource source)

Method Detail

expandSymbols

public java.lang.String expandSymbols(java.lang.String text,
                                      Location location)

Identifies symbols in the text and expands them, using the SymbolSource. Returns the modified text. May return text if text does not contain any symbols.

Parameters:

text - the text to scan

location - the location to report errors (undefined symbols)