libSBML C++ API  5.18.0
FormulaTokenizer.h File Reference

Tokenizes an SBML formula string. More...

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Classes

struct  FormulaTokenizer_t
  used to track the state of tokenizing a string. More...
 
struct  Token_t
  Structure used to store a token returned by FormulaTokenizer_nextToken(). More...
 

Enumerations

enum  TokenType_t {
  TT_PLUS = '+',
  TT_MINUS = '-',
  TT_TIMES = '*',
  TT_DIVIDE = '/',
  TT_POWER = '^',
  TT_LPAREN = '(',
  TT_RPAREN = ')',
  TT_COMMA = ',',
  TT_END = '\0',
  TT_NAME = 256,
  TT_INTEGER,
  TT_REAL,
  TT_REAL_E,
  TT_UNKNOWN
}
 Enumeration of possible token types. More...
 

Functions

FormulaTokenizer_tFormulaTokenizer_createFromFormula (const char *formula)
 Creates a new FormulaTokenizer_t object for the given formula string and returns a pointer to the object. More...
 
void FormulaTokenizer_free (FormulaTokenizer_t *ft)
 Frees the given FormulaTokenizer_t object ft. More...
 
Token_tFormulaTokenizer_nextToken (FormulaTokenizer_t *ft)
 Returns the next token in the formula string. More...
 

Detailed Description

Tokenizes an SBML formula string.

Author
Ben Bornstein

Enumeration Type Documentation

Enumeration of possible token types.

"TT" is short for "TokenType".

See also
Token_t
Enumerator
TT_PLUS 

The '+' token

TT_MINUS 

The '-' token

TT_TIMES 

The '*' token

TT_DIVIDE 

The '/' token

TT_POWER 

The '^' token

TT_LPAREN 

The '(' token

TT_RPAREN 

The ')' token

TT_COMMA 

The ',' token

TT_END 

The end-of-input token

TT_NAME 

The token for a name

TT_INTEGER 

The token for an integer

TT_REAL 

The token for a real number (number with a decimal point)

TT_REAL_E 

The token for a real number using e-notation

TT_UNKNOWN 

An unknown token

Function Documentation

FormulaTokenizer_t* FormulaTokenizer_createFromFormula ( const char *  formula)

Creates a new FormulaTokenizer_t object for the given formula string and returns a pointer to the object.

SBML Level 1 uses a simple text-string representation of mathematical formulas, rather than the MathML-based representation used in SBML Levels 2 and 3. LibSBML implements a parser and converter to translate formulas between this text-string representation and MathML. The first entry point is the function FormulaTokenizer_createFromFormula(), which returns a FormulaTokenizer_t structure. The structure tracks the current position in the string to be tokenized, and can be handed to other functions such as FormulaTokenizer_nextToken(). Tokens are returned as Token_t structures.

Parameters
formulathe text string that contains the mathematical formula to be tokenized.
Returns
a FormulaTokenizer_t object that tracks the state of tokenizing the string.
See also
FormulaTokenizer_nextToken()
FormulaTokenizer_free()
void FormulaTokenizer_free ( FormulaTokenizer_t ft)

Frees the given FormulaTokenizer_t object ft.

Token_t* FormulaTokenizer_nextToken ( FormulaTokenizer_t ft)

Returns the next token in the formula string.

SBML Level 1 uses a simple text-string representation of mathematical formulas, rather than the MathML-based representation used in SBML Levels 2 and 3. LibSBML implements a parser and converter to translate formulas between this text-string representation and MathML. The first entry point is the function FormulaTokenizer_createFromFormula(), which returns a FormulaTokenizer_t structure. The structure tracks the current position in the string to be tokenized, and can be handed to other functions such as FormulaTokenizer_nextToken(). Tokens are returned as Token_t structures.

An instance of a FormulaTokenizer_t maintains its own internal copy of the formula being tokenized and the current position within the formula string. Callers do not need to manipulate the fields of a FormulaTokenizer_t structure themselves; instances of FormulaTokenizer_t are only meant to be passed around between the functions of the formula tokenizer system, such as FormulaTokenizer_createFromFormula() and FormulaTokenizer_getName().

Parameters
ftthe object tracking the current tokenization state.
Returns
a pointer to a token. If no more tokens are available, the token type will be TT_END. Please consult the documentation for the structure Token_t for more information about the possible data values it can hold.
See also
FormulaTokenizer_free()
FormulaTokenizer_createFromFormula()