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Lex is a computer program that generates lexical analyzers ('scanners' or 'lexers').^[1][2]

Lex is commonly used with the yaccparser generator. Lex, originally written by Mike Lesk and Eric Schmidt^[3] and described in 1975,^[4][5] is the standard lexical analyzer generator on many Unix systems, and an equivalent tool is specified as part of the POSIX standard.^{[citation needed]}

Lex reads an input stream specifying the lexical analyzer and outputs source code implementing the lexer in the C programming language.In addition to C, some old versions of Lex could also generate a lexer in Ratfor.^[6]

• 4Using Lex with other programming tools

Open source[edit]

Though originally distributed as proprietary software, some versions of Lex are now open source. Open source versions of Lex, based on the original AT&T code are now distributed as a part of open source operating systems such as OpenSolaris and Plan 9 from Bell Labs.^{[clarification needed]} One popular open source version of Lex, called flex, or the 'fast lexical analyzer', is not derived from proprietary coding.

Structure of a Lex file[edit]

The structure of a Lex file is intentionally similar to that of a yacc file; files are divided into three sections, separated by lines that contain only two percent signs, as follows

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• The definition section defines macros and imports header files written in C. It is also possible to write any C code here, which will be copied verbatim into the generated source file.
• The rules section associates regular expression patterns with C statements. When the lexer sees text in the input matching a given pattern, it will execute the associated C code.
• The C code section contains C statements and functions that are copied verbatim to the generated source file. These statements presumably contain code called by the rules in the rules section. In large programs it is more convenient to place this code in a separate file linked in at compile time.

Example of a Lex file[edit]

The following is an example Lex file for the flex version of Lex. It recognizes strings of numbers (positive integers) in the input, and simply prints them out.

If this input is given to flex, it will be converted into a C file, lex.yy.c. This can be compiled into an executable which matches and outputs strings of integers. For example, given the input: Calculus eighth edition larson pdf book.

the program will print:

Using Lex with other programming tools[edit]

Using Lex with parser generators[edit]

Lex and parser generators, such as Yacc or Bison, are commonly used together. Parser generators use a formal grammar to parse an input stream, something which Lex cannot do using simple regular expressions (Lex is limited to simple finite state automata).^{[clarification needed]}

It is typically preferable to have a (Yacc-generated, say) parser be fed a token-stream as input, rather than having it consume the input character-stream directly. Lex is often used to produce such a token-stream.

Scannerless parsing refers to parsing the input character-stream directly, without a distinct lexer.

Lex and make[edit]

make is a utility that can be used to maintain programs involving Lex. Make assumes that a file that has an extension of .l is a Lex source file. The make internal macro LFLAGS can be used to specify Lex options to be invoked automatically by make.^[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Levine, John R.; Mason, Tony; Brown, Doug (1992). lex & yacc (2 ed.). O'Reilly. pp. 1–2. ISBN1-56592-000-7.
2. ^Levine, John (August 2009). flex & bison. O'Reilly Media. p. 304. ISBN978-0-596-15597-1.
3. ^Lesk, M.E.; Schmidt, E. 'Lex – A Lexical Analyzer Generator'. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
4. ^Lesk, M.E.; Schmidt, E. (July 21, 1975). 'Lex – A Lexical Analyzer Generator'(PDF). UNIX TIME-SHARING SYSTEM:UNIX PROGRAMMER’S MANUAL, Seventh Edition, Volume 2B. bell-labs.com. Retrieved Dec 20, 2011.
5. ^Lesk, M.E. (October 1975). 'Lex – A Lexical Analyzer Generator'. Comp. Sci. Tech. Rep. No. 39. Murray Hill, New Jersey: Bell Laboratories.
6. ^John R. Levine; John Mason; Doug Brown (1992). Lex & Yacc. O'Reilly.
7. ^'make'. The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition. The IEEE and The Open Group. 2004.

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