Class Parser

A template engine. A Parser instance can set template variable values, then parse a formatted string containing template variable placeholders to replace their values.

Syntax

Examples

Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");

String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");

printLine(output);

Constructors

Parser()

Initializes a new instance of the Parser class.

Declaration

Parser

Examples

Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");

String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");

printLine(output);

Methods

addVariable(String,String)

Adds a variable and its value to the parser.

Declaration

Void addVariable(String field, String value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	field	The field to add
String	value	The value of the field.

Returns

Type	Description
Void

Examples

Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");

String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");

printLine(output);

evaluateString(String)

Parses a text and return the evaluated result from a RETURN statement inside the text.

Declaration

String evaluateString(String stringToParse)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	stringToParse	The string to parse.

Returns

Type	Description
String	Any string set by a RETURN statement inside stringToParse.

Examples

Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");

String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");

printLine(output);

getVariable(String,Integer)

Returns the value at the given index with the given name from the Parser instance.

Declaration

String getVariable(String name, Integer row)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	name	The name of the variable to return.
Integer	row	The zero-based index of the value to return.

Returns

Type	Description
String	The value at the given index with the given name.

Examples

Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");

String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");

printLine(output);

getVariableCount(String)

Returns the number of values for the given variable in the Parser instance.

Declaration

Integer getVariableCount(String name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	name	The name of the variable.

Returns

Type	Description
Integer	The number of values of the given variable.

Examples

Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");

String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");

printLine(output);

parseString(String)

Parses a text and return the result.

Declaration

String parseString(String stringToParse)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	stringToParse	The string containing the text to parse.

Returns

Type	Description
String	The parsed result.

Examples

Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");

String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");

printLine(output);

setVariable(String,String)

Sets the variable with the given name to the given value in the Parser instance.

Declaration

Void setVariable(String name, String value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	name	The name of the variable to set.
String	value	The value to set.

Returns

Type	Description
Void

Remarks

Existing values will be overwritten with this new value.

Examples

Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");

String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");

printLine(output);

toParser(Parser)

Copies all values in the input parser to the original parser.

Declaration

toParser(Parser parser)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Parser	parser	The parser to copy the values from.

Returns

Type	Description
Void

Examples

Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");

String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");

printLine(output);