BAROC language symbols


The following symbols are used to define the syntax of the BAROC language:

BAROC syntax symbols

Symbol name

Symbol

Description or usage

Angle brackets

<>

Angle brackets enclose an identifier that is a nonterminal symbol that is defined elsewhere in the language definition.

Square brackets

[]

A block enclosed in square brackets indicates that it is an optional block. The brackets themselves are not language tokens.

Asterisk

*

An asterisk indicates a possible repetition of the preceding block.

Plus

+

A plus sign indicates one or more instances of the preceding block.

Pound

#

A pound symbol beginning a line denotes a comment line. Comments are not part of the language; they are not read by the BAROC parser.

Warning

Note

All other symbols are tokens of the language.

 

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