scala.util.parsing.combinator.lexical
trait Scanners

[source: `scala/util/parsing/combinator/lexical/Scanners.scala`]

`` `trait` Scanners
  `extends` Parsers

  This component provides core functionality for lexical parsers.

  See its subclasses {@see Lexical} and -- most interestingly {@see StdLexical}, for more functionality.

  @requires token a parser that produces a token (from a stream of characters) @requires whitespace a unit-parser for white-space @provides Scanner essentially a parser that parses a stream of characters to produce `Token's, which are typically passed to a syntactical parser (which operates on `Token's, not on individual characters).

Author
  Martin Odersky, Adriaan Moors

Direct Known Subclasses:
  Lexical

Type Summary
`type` | Elem the type of input elements
`abstract type` | Token

Method Summary
`abstract def` | errorToken (msg : String) : Token This token is produced by a scanner {@see Scanner} when scanning failed.
`abstract def` | token : Parser[Token] a parser that produces a token (from a stream of characters)
`abstract def` | whitespace : Parser[Any] a parser for white-space -- its result will be discarded

Methods inherited from Parsers
commit, commit, not, elem, elem, accept, accept, accept, failure, fail, success, success, discard, log, log, rep, rep, repsep, rep1, rep1, repN, rep1, repN, rep1sep, rep1sep, chainl1, chainl1, chainr1, opt, opt, positioned, positioned

Methods inherited from AnyRef
getClass, hashCode, equals, clone, toString, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait, finalize, ==, !=, eq, ne, synchronized

Methods inherited from Any
==, !=, isInstanceOf, asInstanceOf

Class Summary
`class` | Scanner (in : Reader[Char])`extends` Reader[Token] `Scanner` is essentially(*) a parser that produces `Token's from a stream of characters. The tokens it produces are typically passed to parsers in `TokenParsers`. Note: (*) `Scanner` is really a `Reader' of `Token's