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I am using the DMD front end for code completion / navigation, and have gotten it to compile and can use it to succesfully parse code, and have been looking through the semantic phases to see how I can create and use a symbol table of sorts that I can then use to display all classes / functions / aliases ( etc ... ), and use it to search for code-completion.  I don't have any compiler experience , and Im struggling with it a bit.

Should I just take each Module and enumerate through their members, in a big if block and based on each symbols type take a specific action ?  e.g.

/*.. code ..*/

--- Walters Reply ---

The way to do custom code for each symbol type is the same way semantic() is done for each symbol. Create a new virtual function for what you want to do, and override that function for each symbol. Then, loop through the members of each module, calling that function.


Soon as the parser is done Ill release it in case others want to use it for code completion and stuff.  ( its in C++ )

Thanks,
Charlie

Have you checked my posts about DLexer and DParse?  I'm in the process of converting DMD's front end compiler's parsing code over to D.  I'll post the final modules when I'm satisfied.  This will help with code-completion support very much!  In fact, that's my goal.

In article <cr9nvg$9fc$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Charles says...
>
>( Posted from email )
>
>I am using the DMD front end for code completion / navigation, and have gotten it to compile and can use it to succesfully parse code, and have been looking through the semantic phases to see how I can create and use a symbol table of sorts that I can then use to display all classes / functions / aliases ( etc ... ), and use it to search for code-completion.  I don't have any compiler experience , and Im struggling with it a bit.
>
>Should I just take each Module and enumerate through their members, in a big if block and based on each symbols type take a specific action ?  e.g.
>
>/*.. code ..*/
>
>--- Walters Reply ---
>
>The way to do custom code for each symbol type is the same way semantic() is done for each symbol. Create a new virtual function for what you want to do, and override that function for each symbol. Then, loop through the members of each module, calling that function.
>
>
>Soon as the parser is done Ill release it in case others want to use it for code completion and stuff.  ( its in C++ )
>
>Thanks,
>Charlie
>
>

Regards,
James Dunne

Yep I've kept up with those threads :).  Looks very nice,  unfortunately this project is in C++ , else I would definetly go with D.  Keep up the good work !

Charlie


"James Dunne" <jdunne4@bradley.edu> wrote in message news:crifrk$rer$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Have you checked my posts about DLexer and DParse?  I'm in the process of converting DMD's front end compiler's parsing code over to D.  I'll post
the
> final modules when I'm satisfied.  This will help with code-completion
support
> very much!  In fact, that's my goal.
>
> In article <cr9nvg$9fc$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Charles says...
> >
> >( Posted from email )
> >
> >I am using the DMD front end for code completion / navigation, and have gotten it to compile and can use it to succesfully parse code, and have
been
> >looking through the semantic phases to see how I can create and use a
symbol
> >table of sorts that I can then use to display all classes / functions / aliases ( etc ... ), and use it to search for code-completion.  I don't
have
> >any compiler experience , and Im struggling with it a bit.
> >
> >Should I just take each Module and enumerate through their members, in a
big
> >if block and based on each symbols type take a specific action ?  e.g.
> >
> >/*.. code ..*/
> >
> >--- Walters Reply ---
> >
> >The way to do custom code for each symbol type is the same way semantic()
is
> >done for each symbol. Create a new virtual function for what you want to
do,
> >and override that function for each symbol. Then, loop through the
members
> >of each module, calling that function.
> >
> >
> >Soon as the parser is done Ill release it in case others want to use it
for
> >code completion and stuff.  ( its in C++ )
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Charlie
> >
> >
>
> Regards,
> James Dunne