Norman Dunbar <Norman_at_JUNKTHISBIT.Bountiful.Demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<pu59c01cv9hl9eqeflhpu2gq9c4akv3uno_at_4ax.com>...
> On 7 Jun 2004 08:44:41 -0700, b_at_buko.sk (Ivan Bukovcan) wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have this situation:
> >I am doing simple parser to parse PL/SQL packages and create some
> >metadata from it.
> >I select the package source from SYS.ALL_SOURCE view.
>
> Sounds like fun .....
>
> >
> >My question is:
> >Is it possible to omit all comments (both /**/ and -- ) in the source
> >code, so my parser would not have to parse them? There may be large
> >blocks of commented source which I dont want to be parsed, I want to
> >skip it.
> >
> >Is there some way to do this or do I have to create "comments parser"
> >to get rid of all the comments in the source?
>
> Nope. You have to write a comments parser. Not too difficult as there
> are only a couple oc comment markets.
>
> if current char = '/' and next char = '/' then ignore the remainder of
> this line, it is all comment.
>
> If current char = '/' and next char = '*' the ignore everything until
> '*/' detected.
>
>
> Have fun.
>
> >
> >Many thanks for suggestions,
> >
> >Ivan
>
>
> Cheers,
> Norm.
>
>
> Remove the obvious bit to reply to my email address.
I think >>
if current char = '/' and next char = '/' then ignore the remainder of
this line, it is all comment.
<<
Should have refered to '-' as in '--' as I believe '//' is the C++ comment.
Received on Mon Jun 07 2004 - 18:38:32 CDT
