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The gist of what I do understand is this (and somebody please tell me if
I'm wrong): parsers generally take a string of text and return a numeric
code signifying what pattern (if any) the text matches.  A program can
then use that code to decide how to process the text.  I assume that
sophisticated parsers take into account the preceding context of the
text when evaluating its pattern.

I am completely lost when it comes to the input languages of parser
generators.  Anyone know of a good tutorial?

Thanks,
Krum


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