This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Calin Baenen
Want to make a math evaluater? A programming language mockup? A document format? A file reader?
If you want to make any of those, my small one-function library is for you! :D
This is the function signature:
function parse_string(
str:string,
toks:Array<string>
):Array<string|symbol>;
How does it work?
It takes a string to scan and a list of tokens. If a token is found; a symbol (Symbol.for( tok )) is inserted, otherwise the character in the string being scanned is inserted -- and the final result is returned.
Here is an example of the function in action!
The documentation looks like this:
Parses a string and returns a list consisting of one of
length-1-`string` (`char`) or `symbol`, representing the
tokens the scanner finds.
Every time a token is successfully found, a symbol
representing the token is inserted, otherwise
the current character is used instead.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Calin Baenen
Calin Baenen | Sciencx (2021-12-11T09:45:45+00:00) ParseJS. An easy function I made to tokenize things.. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2021/12/11/parsejs-an-easy-function-i-made-to-tokenize-things/
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