! Aware to Perl: Can I get a BNF/yacc/RE for the Perl language?

RocketAware > Perl >

Can I get a BNF/yacc/RE for the Perl language?

Tips: Browse or Search all pages for efficient awareness of Perl functions, operators, and FAQs.

Home

Search Perl pages

Subjects

By activity
Professions, Sciences, Humanities, Business, ...

User Interface
Text-based, GUI, Audio, Video, Keyboards, Mouse, Images,...

Text Strings
Conversions, tests, processing, manipulation,...

Math
Integer, Floating point, Matrix, Statistics, Boolean, ...

Processing
Algorithms, Memory, Process control, Debugging, ...

Stored Data
Data storage, Integrity, Encryption, Compression, ...

Communications
Networks, protocols, Interprocess, Remote, Client Server, ...

Hard World
Timing, Calendar and Clock, Audio, Video, Printer, Controls...

File System
Management, Filtering, File & Directory access, Viewers, ...

Can I get a BNF/yacc/RE for the Perl language?

No, in the words of Chaim Frenkel: ``Perl's grammar can not be reduced to BNF. The work of parsing perl is distributed between yacc, the lexer, smoke and mirrors.''

Source: Perl FAQ: Perl Language Issues
Copyright: Copyright (c) 1997 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington.

Next: What are all these $@%* punctuation signs, and how do I know when to use them?

Previous: How can I match strings with multibyte characters?

(Corrections, notes, and links courtesy of RocketAware.com)

[Overview Topics]

Up to: PERL

Rapid-Links: Search | About | Comments | Submit Path: RocketAware > Perl > perlfaq7/Can_I_get_a_BNF_yacc_RE_for_the_.htm