Browsable Dart Grammar

Grammar connected by Vadim Zaytsev, see the Grammar Zoo entry for details: dart/latex/v13.0/connected
Source used for this grammar: The Dart Team, Dart Programming Language Specification, Draft Version 0.71, dartLangSpec.tex, 2013-10-23T21:54:53Z [Explore]

Summary

Total 182 production rules with 426 top alternatives and 1795 symbols.
Vocabulary: 366 = 182 nonterminals + 184 terminals + 0 labels + 0 markers.
Total 182 nonterminal symbols: 181 defined (variableDeclaration, declaredIdentifier, finalConstVarOrType, varOrType, initializedVariableDeclaration, initializedIdentifier, initializedIdentifierList, functionSignature, returnType, functionBody, block, formalParameterList, normalFormalParameters, optionalFormalParameters, optionalPositionalFormalParameters, namedFormalParameters, normalFormalParameter, simpleFormalParameter, fieldFormalParameter, defaultFormalParameter, defaultNamedParameter, classDefinition, mixins, classMemberDefinition, methodSignature, declaration, staticFinalDeclarationList, staticFinalDeclaration, operatorSignature, operator, binaryOperator, getterSignature, setterSignature, constructorSignature, redirection, initializers, superCallOrFieldInitializer, fieldInitializer, factoryConstructorSignature, redirectingFactoryConstructorSignature, constantConstructorSignature, superclass, interfaces, mixinApplicationClass, mixinApplication, typeParameter, typeParameters, metadata, expression, expressionWithoutCascade, expressionList, primary, literal, nullLiteral, numericLiteral, NUMBER, EXPONENT, HEX_NUMBER, HEX_DIGIT, booleanLiteral, stringLiteral, singleLineString, multilineString, ESCAPE_SEQUENCE, HEX_DIGIT_SEQUENCE, stringContentDQ, stringContentSQ, stringContentTDQ, stringContentTSQ, NEWLINE, stringInterpolation, symbolLiteral, listLiteral, mapLiteral, mapLiteralEntry, throwExpression, throwExpressionWithoutCascade, functionExpression, functionExpressionBody, thisExpression, newExpression, constObjectExpression, arguments, argumentList, namedArgument, cascadeSection, cascadeSelector, assignmentOperator, compoundAssignmentOperator, conditionalExpression, logicalOrExpression, logicalAndExpression, equalityExpression, equalityOperator, relationalExpression, relationalOperator, bitwiseOrExpression, bitwiseXorExpression, bitwiseAndExpression, bitwiseOperator, shiftExpression, shiftOperator, additiveExpression, additiveOperator, multiplicativeExpression, multiplicativeOperator, unaryExpression, prefixOperator, unaryOperator, postfixExpression, postfixOperator, selector, incrementOperator, assignableExpression, assignableSelector, identifier, IDENTIFIER_NO_DOLLAR, IDENTIFIER, BUILT_IN_IDENTIFIER, IDENTIFIER_START, IDENTIFIER_START_NO_DOLLAR, IDENTIFIER_PART_NO_DOLLAR, IDENTIFIER_PART, qualified, typeTest, isOperator, typeCast, asOperator, statements, statement, nonLabelledStatement, expressionStatement, localVariableDeclaration, localFunctionDeclaration, ifStatement, forStatement, forLoopParts, forInitializerStatement, whileStatement, doStatement, switchStatement, switchCase, defaultCase, rethrowStatement, tryStatement, onPart, catchPart, finallyPart, returnStatement, label, breakStatement, continueStatement, assertStatement, topLevelDefinition, getOrSet, libraryDefinition, scriptTag, libraryName, importOrExport, libraryImport, combinator, identifierList, libraryExport, partDirective, partHeader, partDeclaration, uri, type, typeName, typeArguments, typeList, typeAlias, typeAliasBody, functionTypeAlias, functionPrefix, LETTER, DIGIT, WHITESPACE, SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT, MULTI_LINE_COMMENT, compilationUnit), 1 root (compilationUnit), 4 top (ESCAPE_SEQUENCE, BUILT_IN_IDENTIFIER, WHITESPACE, SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT), 1 bottom (EOF).
Total 184 terminal symbols: 51 keywords ("final"⁴, "const"⁹, "var"², "void", "this"⁴, "abstract"³, "class"², "with", "static"⁹, "external"¹⁰, "operator"², "get"³, "set"³, "super"¹³, "factory"³, "extends"², "implements"², "null", "true", "false", "throw"², "new", "as"³, "dynamic", "export"², "import"², "library"², "part"³, "typedef"², "is", "if", "else", "for", "in"², "while"², "do", "switch", "case", "default", "rethrow", "try", "on", "catch", "finally", "return", "break", "continue", "assert", "show", "hide", "of"), 52 letters ("e"³, "E"³, "a"², "b"², "c"², "d"², "f"², "A"², "B"², "C"², "D"², "F"², "r"³, "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z", "G", "H", "I", "J", "K", "L", "M", "N", "O", "P", "Q", "R", "S", "T", "U", "V", "W", "X", "Y", "Z"), 10 numerics ("0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9"), 60 signs (","¹⁹, "="⁹, "=>"², ";"²⁴, "{"⁶, "}"⁷, "("¹², ")"¹², "["⁶, "]"⁶, "."¹⁸, ":"⁸, "~"², "=="², "<"³, ">"³, "@", "+"², "-"³, """⁹, """""⁹, "\"⁶, "$"⁷, "#", "..", "*=", "/=", "~/=", "%=", "+=", "-=", "<<=", ">>=", "&=", "^=", "|=", "?", "||", "&&", "!=", ">=", "<=", "|"³, "^"³, "&"³, "<<", ">>", "*", "/", "%", "~/", "!"², "++", "--", "_", "#!", " ", "//", "/*", "*/"²).

Syntax

variableDeclaration ::=
	declaredIdentifier ("," identifier)*

declaredIdentifier ::=
	metadata finalConstVarOrType identifier

finalConstVarOrType ::=
	"final" type?
	"const" type?
	varOrType

varOrType ::=
	"var"
	type

initializedVariableDeclaration ::=
	declaredIdentifier ("=" expression)? ("," initializedIdentifier)*

initializedIdentifier ::=
	identifier ("=" expression)?

initializedIdentifierList ::=
	initializedIdentifier ("," initializedIdentifier)*

functionSignature ::=
	metadata returnType? identifier formalParameterList

returnType ::=
	"void"
	type

functionBody ::=
	"=>" expression ";"
	block

block ::=
	"{" statements "}"

formalParameterList ::=
	"(" ")"
	"(" normalFormalParameters ("," optionalFormalParameters)? ")"
	"(" optionalFormalParameters ")"

normalFormalParameters ::=
	normalFormalParameter ("," normalFormalParameter)*

optionalFormalParameters ::=
	optionalPositionalFormalParameters
	namedFormalParameters

optionalPositionalFormalParameters ::=
	"[" defaultFormalParameter ("," defaultFormalParameter)* "]"

namedFormalParameters ::=
	"{" defaultNamedParameter ("," defaultNamedParameter)* "}"

normalFormalParameter ::=
	functionSignature
	fieldFormalParameter
	simpleFormalParameter

simpleFormalParameter ::=
	declaredIdentifier
	metadata identifier

fieldFormalParameter ::=
	metadata finalConstVarOrType? "this" "." identifier formalParameterList?

defaultFormalParameter ::=
	normalFormalParameter ("=" expression)?

defaultNamedParameter ::=
	normalFormalParameter (":" expression)?

classDefinition ::=
	metadata "abstract"? "class" identifier typeParameters? (superclass mixins?)? interfaces? "{" (metadata classMemberDefinition)* "}"
	metadata "abstract"? "class" mixinApplicationClass

mixins ::=
	"with" typeList

classMemberDefinition ::=
	declaration ";"
	methodSignature functionBody

methodSignature ::=
	constructorSignature initializers?
	factoryConstructorSignature
	"static"? functionSignature
	"static"? getterSignature
	"static"? setterSignature
	operatorSignature

methodSignature ::=
	redirectingFactoryConstructorSignature

declaration ::=
	constantConstructorSignature (redirection | initializers)?
	constructorSignature (redirection | initializers)?
	"external" constantConstructorSignature
	"external" constructorSignature
	("external" "static"?)? getterSignature
	("external" "static"?)? setterSignature
	"external"? operatorSignature
	("external" "static"?)? functionSignature
	"static" ("final" | "const") type? staticFinalDeclarationList
	"const" type? staticFinalDeclarationList
	"final" type? initializedIdentifierList
	"static"? ("var" | type) initializedIdentifierList

staticFinalDeclarationList ::=
	staticFinalDeclaration ("," staticFinalDeclaration)*

staticFinalDeclaration ::=
	identifier "=" expression

operatorSignature ::=
	returnType? "operator" operator formalParameterList

operator ::=
	"~"
	binaryOperator
	"[" "]"
	"[" "]" "="

binaryOperator ::=
	multiplicativeOperator
	additiveOperator
	shiftOperator
	relationalOperator
	"=="
	bitwiseOperator

getterSignature ::=
	type? "get" identifier

setterSignature ::=
	returnType? "set" identifier formalParameterList

constructorSignature ::=
	identifier ("." identifier)? formalParameterList

redirection ::=
	":" "this" ("." identifier)? arguments

initializers ::=
	":" superCallOrFieldInitializer ("," superCallOrFieldInitializer)*

superCallOrFieldInitializer ::=
	"super" arguments
	"super" "." identifier arguments
	fieldInitializer

fieldInitializer ::=
	("this" ".")? identifier "=" conditionalExpression cascadeSection*

factoryConstructorSignature ::=
	"factory" identifier ("." identifier)? formalParameterList

redirectingFactoryConstructorSignature ::=
	"const"? "factory" identifier ("." identifier)? formalParameterList "=" type ("." identifier)?

constantConstructorSignature ::=
	"const" qualified formalParameterList

superclass ::=
	"extends" type

interfaces ::=
	"implements" typeList

mixinApplicationClass ::=
	identifier typeParameters? "=" mixinApplication ";"

mixinApplication ::=
	type mixins interfaces?

typeParameter ::=
	metadata identifier ("extends" type)?

typeParameters ::=
	"<" typeParameter ("," typeParameter)* ">"

metadata ::=
	("@" qualified ("." identifier)? arguments?)*

expression ::=
	assignableExpression assignmentOperator expression
	conditionalExpression cascadeSection*
	throwExpression

expressionWithoutCascade ::=
	assignableExpression assignmentOperator expressionWithoutCascade
	conditionalExpression
	throwExpressionWithoutCascade

expressionList ::=
	expression ("," expression)*

primary ::=
	thisExpression
	"super" assignableSelector
	functionExpression
	literal
	identifier
	newExpression
	constObjectExpression
	"(" expression ")"

literal ::=
	nullLiteral
	booleanLiteral
	numericLiteral
	stringLiteral
	symbolLiteral
	mapLiteral
	listLiteral

nullLiteral ::=
	"null"

numericLiteral ::=
	NUMBER
	HEX_NUMBER

NUMBER ::=
	DIGIT+ ("." DIGIT+)? EXPONENT?
	"." DIGIT+ EXPONENT?

EXPONENT ::=
	("e" | "E") ("+" | "-")? DIGIT+

HEX_NUMBER ::=
	"0x" HEX_DIGIT+
	"0X" HEX_DIGIT+

HEX_DIGIT ::=
	"a"
	"b"
	"c"
	"d"
	"e"
	"f"
	"A"
	"B"
	"C"
	"D"
	"E"
	"F"
	DIGIT

booleanLiteral ::=
	"true"
	"false"

stringLiteral ::=
	(multilineString | singleLineString)+

singleLineString ::=
	""" stringContentDQ* """
	""" stringContentSQ* """
	"r" """ ¬(""" | NEWLINE)* """

multilineString ::=
	""""" stringContentTDQ* """""
	""""" stringContentTSQ* """""
	"r" """"" ¬"""""* """""

ESCAPE_SEQUENCE ::=
	"\n"
	"\r"
	"\f"
	"\b"
	"\t"
	"\v"
	"\x" HEX_DIGIT HEX_DIGIT
	"\u" HEX_DIGIT HEX_DIGIT HEX_DIGIT HEX_DIGIT
	"\u{" HEX_DIGIT_SEQUENCE "}"

HEX_DIGIT_SEQUENCE ::=
	HEX_DIGIT HEX_DIGIT? HEX_DIGIT? HEX_DIGIT? HEX_DIGIT? HEX_DIGIT?

stringContentDQ ::=
	¬("\" | """ | "$" | NEWLINE)
	"\" ¬NEWLINE
	stringInterpolation

stringContentSQ ::=
	¬("\" | """ | "$" | NEWLINE)
	"\" ¬NEWLINE
	stringInterpolation

stringContentTDQ ::=
	¬("\" | """"" | "$")
	stringInterpolation

stringContentTSQ ::=
	¬("\" | """"" | "$")
	stringInterpolation

NEWLINE ::=
	"\n"
	"\r"

stringInterpolation ::=
	"$" IDENTIFIER_NO_DOLLAR
	"$" "{" expression "}"

symbolLiteral ::=
	"#" (operator | identifier ("." identifier)*)

listLiteral ::=
	"const"? typeArguments? "[" (expressionList ","?)? "]"

mapLiteral ::=
	"const"? typeArguments? "{" (mapLiteralEntry ("," mapLiteralEntry)* ","?)? "}"

mapLiteralEntry ::=
	expression ":" expression

throwExpression ::=
	"throw" expression

throwExpressionWithoutCascade ::=
	"throw" expressionWithoutCascade

functionExpression ::=
	formalParameterList functionExpressionBody

functionExpressionBody ::=
	"=>" expression
	block

thisExpression ::=
	"this"

newExpression ::=
	"new" type ("." identifier)? arguments

constObjectExpression ::=
	"const" type ("." identifier)? arguments

arguments ::=
	"(" argumentList? ")"

argumentList ::=
	namedArgument ("," namedArgument)*
	expressionList ("," namedArgument)*

namedArgument ::=
	label expression

cascadeSection ::=
	".." cascadeSelector arguments* (assignableSelector arguments*)* (assignmentOperator expressionWithoutCascade)?

cascadeSelector ::=
	"[" expression "]"
	identifier

assignmentOperator ::=
	"="
	compoundAssignmentOperator

compoundAssignmentOperator ::=
	"*="
	"/="
	"~/="
	"%="
	"+="
	"-="
	"<<="
	">>="
	"&="
	"^="
	"|="

conditionalExpression ::=
	logicalOrExpression ("?" expressionWithoutCascade ":" expressionWithoutCascade)?

logicalOrExpression ::=
	logicalAndExpression ("||" logicalAndExpression)*

logicalAndExpression ::=
	equalityExpression ("&&" equalityExpression)*

equalityExpression ::=
	relationalExpression (equalityOperator relationalExpression)?
	"super" equalityOperator relationalExpression

equalityOperator ::=
	"=="
	"!="

relationalExpression ::=
	bitwiseOrExpression (typeTest | typeCast | relationalOperator bitwiseOrExpression)?
	"super" relationalOperator bitwiseOrExpression

relationalOperator ::=
	">="
	">"
	"<="
	"<"

bitwiseOrExpression ::=
	bitwiseXorExpression ("|" bitwiseXorExpression)*
	"super" ("|" bitwiseXorExpression)+

bitwiseXorExpression ::=
	bitwiseAndExpression ("^" bitwiseAndExpression)*
	"super" ("^" bitwiseAndExpression)+

bitwiseAndExpression ::=
	shiftExpression ("&" shiftExpression)*
	"super" ("&" shiftExpression)+

bitwiseOperator ::=
	"&"
	"^"
	"|"

shiftExpression ::=
	additiveExpression (shiftOperator additiveExpression)*
	"super" (shiftOperator additiveExpression)+

shiftOperator ::=
	"<<"
	">>"

additiveExpression ::=
	multiplicativeExpression (additiveOperator multiplicativeExpression)*
	"super" (additiveOperator multiplicativeExpression)+

additiveOperator ::=
	"+"
	"-"

multiplicativeExpression ::=
	unaryExpression (multiplicativeOperator unaryExpression)*
	"super" (multiplicativeOperator unaryExpression)+

multiplicativeOperator ::=
	"*"
	"/"
	"%"
	"~/"

unaryExpression ::=
	prefixOperator unaryExpression
	postfixExpression
	prefixOperator "super"
	incrementOperator assignableExpression

prefixOperator ::=
	"-"
	unaryOperator

unaryOperator ::=
	"!"
	"~"

postfixExpression ::=
	assignableExpression postfixOperator
	primary selector*

postfixOperator ::=
	incrementOperator

selector ::=
	assignableSelector
	arguments

incrementOperator ::=
	"++"
	"--"

assignableExpression ::=
	primary (namedArgument* assignableSelector)+
	"super" assignableSelector
	identifier

assignableSelector ::=
	"[" expression "]"
	"." identifier

identifier ::=
	IDENTIFIER

IDENTIFIER_NO_DOLLAR ::=
	IDENTIFIER_START_NO_DOLLAR IDENTIFIER_PART_NO_DOLLAR*

IDENTIFIER ::=
	IDENTIFIER_START IDENTIFIER_PART*

BUILT_IN_IDENTIFIER ::=
	"abstract"
	"as"
	"dynamic"
	"export"
	"external"
	"factory"
	"get"
	"implements"
	"import"
	"library"
	"operator"
	"part"
	"set"
	"static"
	"typedef"

IDENTIFIER_START ::=
	IDENTIFIER_START_NO_DOLLAR
	"$"

IDENTIFIER_START_NO_DOLLAR ::=
	LETTER
	"_"

IDENTIFIER_PART_NO_DOLLAR ::=
	IDENTIFIER_START_NO_DOLLAR
	DIGIT

IDENTIFIER_PART ::=
	IDENTIFIER_START
	DIGIT

qualified ::=
	identifier ("." identifier)?

typeTest ::=
	isOperator type

isOperator ::=
	"is" "!"?

typeCast ::=
	asOperator type

asOperator ::=
	"as"

statements ::=
	statement*

statement ::=
	label* nonLabelledStatement

nonLabelledStatement ::=
	block
	localVariableDeclaration
	forStatement
	whileStatement
	doStatement
	switchStatement
	ifStatement
	rethrowStatement
	tryStatement
	breakStatement
	continueStatement
	returnStatement
	expressionStatement
	assertStatement
	localFunctionDeclaration

expressionStatement ::=
	expression? ";"

localVariableDeclaration ::=
	initializedVariableDeclaration ";"

localFunctionDeclaration ::=
	functionSignature functionBody

ifStatement ::=
	"if" "(" expression ")" statement ("else" statement)?

forStatement ::=
	"for" "(" forLoopParts ")" statement

forLoopParts ::=
	forInitializerStatement expression? ";" expressionList?
	declaredIdentifier "in" expression
	identifier "in" expression

forInitializerStatement ::=
	localVariableDeclaration ";"
	expression? ";"

whileStatement ::=
	"while" "(" expression ")" statement

doStatement ::=
	"do" statement "while" "(" expression ")" ";"

switchStatement ::=
	"switch" "(" expression ")" "{" switchCase* defaultCase? "}"

switchCase ::=
	label* "case" expression ":" statements

defaultCase ::=
	label* "default" ":" statements

rethrowStatement ::=
	"rethrow"

tryStatement ::=
	"try" block (onPart+ finallyPart? | finallyPart)

onPart ::=
	catchPart block
	"on" type catchPart? block

catchPart ::=
	"catch" "(" identifier ("," identifier)? ")"

finallyPart ::=
	"finally" block

returnStatement ::=
	"return" expression? ";"

label ::=
	identifier ":"

breakStatement ::=
	"break" identifier? ";"

continueStatement ::=
	"continue" identifier? ";"

assertStatement ::=
	"assert" "(" conditionalExpression ")" ";"

topLevelDefinition ::=
	classDefinition
	typeAlias
	"external"? functionSignature ";"
	"external"? getterSignature ";"
	"external"? setterSignature ";"
	functionSignature functionBody
	returnType? getOrSet identifier formalParameterList functionBody
	("final" | "const") type? staticFinalDeclarationList ";"
	variableDeclaration ";"

getOrSet ::=
	"get"
	"set"

libraryDefinition ::=
	scriptTag? libraryName? importOrExport* partDirective* topLevelDefinition*

scriptTag ::=
	"#!" ¬NEWLINE* NEWLINE

libraryName ::=
	metadata "library" identifier ("." identifier)* ";"

importOrExport ::=
	libraryImport
	libraryExport

libraryImport ::=
	metadata "import" uri ("as" identifier)? combinator* ";"

combinator ::=
	"show" identifierList
	"hide" identifierList

identifierList ::=
	identifier ("," identifier)*

libraryExport ::=
	metadata "export" uri combinator* ";"

partDirective ::=
	metadata "part" uri ";"

partHeader ::=
	metadata "part" "of" identifier ("." identifier)* ";"

partDeclaration ::=
	partHeader topLevelDefinition* EOF

uri ::=
	stringLiteral

type ::=
	typeName typeArguments?

typeName ::=
	qualified

typeArguments ::=
	"<" typeList ">"

typeList ::=
	type ("," type)*

typeAlias ::=
	metadata "typedef" typeAliasBody

typeAliasBody ::=
	functionTypeAlias

functionTypeAlias ::=
	functionPrefix typeParameters? formalParameterList ";"

functionPrefix ::=
	returnType? identifier

LETTER ::=
	"a"
	"b"
	"c"
	"d"
	"e"
	"f"
	"g"
	"h"
	"i"
	"j"
	"k"
	"l"
	"m"
	"n"
	"o"
	"p"
	"q"
	"r"
	"s"
	"t"
	"u"
	"v"
	"w"
	"x"
	"y"
	"z"
	"A"
	"B"
	"C"
	"D"
	"E"
	"F"
	"G"
	"H"
	"I"
	"J"
	"K"
	"L"
	"M"
	"N"
	"O"
	"P"
	"Q"
	"R"
	"S"
	"T"
	"U"
	"V"
	"W"
	"X"
	"Y"
	"Z"

DIGIT ::=
	"0"
	"1"
	"2"
	"3"
	"4"
	"5"
	"6"
	"7"
	"8"
	"9"

WHITESPACE ::=
	("\t" | " " | NEWLINE)+

SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT ::=
	"//" NEWLINE?

MULTI_LINE_COMMENT ::=
	"/*" (MULTI_LINE_COMMENT | ¬"*/")* "*/"

compilationUnit ::=
	libraryDefinition
	partDeclaration

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