RuleCharacter.java

/*
 * Copyright 2013 Michael Mackenzie High
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package com.mackenziehigh.snowflake;

/**
 * An instance of this class is a character-rule.
 * 
 * @author Michael Mackenzie High
 */
final class RuleCharacter extends Rule
{
    /**
     * This is the character-class that this rule will attempt to match.
     */
    public ICharacterClass character_class;
    
    /**
     * Sole Constructor.
     *
     * @param name is the name of the rule.
     */
    public RuleCharacter(final String name) { super(name, true); }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public TreeNode match(final State state)
    {
        final int start_position = state.begin(this);
        
        if(state.remaining() == 0) { state.fail(this, start_position); return null; }

        final char next = state.next();

        final boolean matched = character_class.match(next);     
        
        if(!matched) { state.fail(this, start_position); return null; }

        final TreeNode retval = new TreeNode();

        retval.initialize(this, state.input, start_position, 1);
        
        state.succeed(this);

        return retval;
    }

}