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org.antlr.v4.runtime

public Interface TokenFactory<Symbol extends org.antlr.v4.runtime.Token>

Known Direct Implementers
org.antlr.v4.runtime.CommonTokenFactory
Imports
org.antlr.v4.runtime.misc.Pair
The default mechanism for creating tokens. It's used by default in Lexer and the error handling strategy (to create missing tokens). Notifying the parser of a new factory means that it notifies its token source and error strategy.

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public Symbol
create(Pair<TokenSource, CharStream> source, int type, String text, int channel, int start, int stop, int line, int charPositionInLine)

This is the method used to create tokens in the lexer and in the error handling strategy.

public Symbol
create(int type, String text)

Generically useful

Method Detail

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public Symbol create(Pair<TokenSource, CharStream> source, int type, String text, int channel, int start, int stop, int line, int charPositionInLine)

This is the method used to create tokens in the lexer and in the error handling strategy. If text!=null, than the start and stop positions are wiped to -1 in the text override is set in the CommonToken.

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public Symbol create(int type, String text)

Generically useful