Traditional methods
The traditional grammatical exercise of parsing, sometimes known as clause analysis, involves breaking down a text into its component parts of speech with an explanation of the … See more

Parser
A parser is a software component that takes input data (typically text) and builds a data structure – often some kind of parse tree See more

Some of the well known parser development tools include the following:
• ANTLR
• Bison See more

• Backtracking
• Chart parser
• Compiler-compiler
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The task of the parser is essentially to determine if and how the input can be derived from the start symbol of the grammar. This can be done in essentially two ways: See more

Lookahead establishes the maximum incoming tokens that a parser can use to decide which rule it should use. Lookahead is especially relevant to LL, LR, and See more

• Chapman, Nigel P., LR Parsing: Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press, 1987. ISBN 0-521-30413-X
• Grune, Dick; Jacobs, Ceriel J.H., Parsing Techniques - A Practical Guide, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. … See more