jlex - lexical analyser generator for Java(tm)
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Bugs
See /usr/share/doc/jlex/bugs.html for information about known bugs in JLex.
Please report bugs in the Debian version of JLex to the Debian bug tracking system in the first instance.
Otherwise, please contact A. Appel <appel@princeton.edu>.
Description
JLex takes the language specification in specfile and generates Java(tm) source code for a lexical
analyser corresponding to the specification.
The lexical analyzer source code is placed in a file whose name is the name of the JLex specification
file, with the string ".java" added to the end. For example, if the JLex specification file is called
foo.lex, the lexical analyzer source code file that JLex produces will be called foo.lex.java.)
The resulting lexical analyzer source code should be compiled with a Java compiler. This produces a
lexical analyzer class file, which can then be used in your application. If the default settings have
not been changed, the lexical analyzer class will be called Yylex and the class files will named
Yylex.class and Yytoken.class.
For more information, see the JLex manual in /usr/share/doc/jlex/manual.html.
Diagnostics
jlex produces diagnostic output to inform you of its progress.
Name
jlex - lexical analyser generator for Java(tm)
See Also
/usr/share/doc/jlex/manual.html, /usr/share/doc/jlex/bugs.html, /usr/share/doc/jlex/README.
Synopsis
jlexspecfile
Trademark Acknowledgements
"Java" is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
6 Aug 2001 JLEX(1)
