in reply to Extending a Parse::RecDescent grammar for inline comments

I would use the SKIP directive - the pattern used to skip text between tokens (whitespace by default). I don't remember the syntax for setting the directive, but setting it to 
   /\s*(?:;[^\n]*\n)?/

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should go a long way.

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Re^2: Extending a Parse::RecDescent grammar for inline comments
by bronto (Priest) on Aug 20, 2010 at 14:47 UTC

    Thanks for the suggestion! Is it possible to do it in a way that I can capture the content of the comment?

    Ciao!
    --bronto

    In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.
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      Then it's not a comment at all (i.e. it's meaningful), and you'd match it like anything else (i.e. not use <skip>).
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        That's what I tried to do, actually, e.g. adding an InlineComment rule, but I failed. Do you know the correct way to do this?

        Thanks!

        Ciao!
        --bronto

        In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.
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