Browsable Eiffel Grammar

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Grammar connected by Vadim Zaytsev, see the Grammar Zoo entry for details: eiffel/iso-25436-2006/connected
Source used for this grammar: ISO/IEC 25436:2006(E), Information technology — Eiffel: Analysis, Design and Programming Language, 2006, Syntax sections collected from pages 30–158

Summary

Syntax

Class_name ::=
	Identifier
Class_declaration ::=
	Notes? Class_header Formal_generics? Obsolete? Inheritance? Creators? Converters? Features? Invariant? Notes? "end"
Notes ::=
	"note" Note_list
Note_list ::=
	{Note_entry ";"}*
Note_entry ::=
	Note_name Note_values
Note_name ::=
	Identifier ":"
Note_values ::=
	{Note_item ","}+
Note_item ::=
	Identifier
	Manifest_constant
Class_header ::=
	Header_mark? "class" Class_name
Header_mark ::=
	"deferred"
	"expanded"
	"frozen"
Obsolete ::=
	"obsolete" Message
Message ::=
	Manifest_string
Features ::=
	Feature_clause+
Feature_clause ::=
	"feature" Clients? Header_comment? Feature_declaration_list
Feature_declaration_list ::=
	{Feature_declaration ";"}*
Header_comment ::=
	Comment
Feature_declaration ::=
	New_feature_list Declaration_body
Declaration_body ::=
	Formal_arguments? Query_mark? Feature_value?
Query_mark ::=
	Type_mark Assigner_mark?
Type_mark ::=
	":" Type
Feature_value ::=
	Explicit_value? Obsolete? Header_comment? Attribute_or_routine?
Explicit_value ::=
	"=" Manifest_constant
New_feature_list ::=
	{New_feature ","}+
New_feature ::=
	"frozen"? Extended_feature_name
Attribute_or_routine ::=
	Precondition? Local_declarations? Feature_body Postcondition? Rescue? "end"
Feature_body ::=
	Deferred
	Effective_routine
	Attribute
Extended_feature_name ::=
	Feature_name Alias?
Feature_name ::=
	Identifier
Alias ::=
	"alias" """ Alias_name """ "convert"?
Alias_name ::=
	Operator
	Bracket
Bracket ::=
	"[]"
Operator ::=
	Unary
	Binary
Unary ::=
	"not"
	"+"
	"-"
	Free_unary
Binary ::=
	"+"
	"-"
	"*"
	"/"
	"//"
	"\\"
	"^"
	".."
	"<"
	">"
	"<="
	">="
	"and"
	"or"
	"xor"
	"and" "then"
	"or" "else"
	"implies"
	Free_binary
Assigner_mark ::=
	"assign" Feature_name
Inheritance ::=
	Inherit_clause+
Inherit_clause ::=
	"inherit" Non_conformance? Parent_list
Non_conformance ::=
	"{" "NONE" "}"
Parent_list ::=
	{Parent ";"}+
Parent ::=
	Class_type Feature_adaptation?
Feature_adaptation ::=
	Undefine? Redefine? Rename? New_exports? Select? "end"
Rename ::=
	"rename" Rename_list
Rename_list ::=
	{Rename_pair ","}+
Rename_pair ::=
	Feature_name "as" Extended_feature_name
Clients ::=
	"{" Class_list "}"
Class_list ::=
	{Class_name ","}+
New_exports ::=
	"export" New_export_list
New_export_list ::=
	{New_export_item ";"}+
New_export_item ::=
	Clients Header_comment? Feature_set
Feature_set ::=
	Feature_list
	"all"
Feature_list ::=
	{Feature_name ","}+
Formal_arguments ::=
	"(" Entity_declaration_list ")"
Entity_declaration_list ::=
	{Entity_declaration_group ";"}+
Entity_declaration_group ::=
	Identifier_list Type_mark
Identifier_list ::=
	{Identifier ","}+
Deferred ::=
	"deferred"
Effective_routine ::=
	Internal
	External
Internal ::=
	Routine_mark Compound
Routine_mark ::=
	"do"
	Once
Once ::=
	"once" ("(" Key_list ")")?
Key_list ::=
	{Manifest_string ","}+
Local_declarations ::=
	"local" Entity_declaration_list?
Compound ::=
	{Instruction ";"}*
Instruction ::=
	Creation_instruction
	Call
	Assignment
	Assigner_call
	Conditional
	Multi_branch
	Loop
	Debug
	Precursor
	Check
	Retry
Precondition ::=
	"require" "else"? Assertion
Postcondition ::=
	"ensure" "then"? Assertion Only?
Invariant ::=
	"invariant" Assertion
Assertion ::=
	{Assertion_clause ";"}*
Assertion_clause ::=
	Tag_mark? Unlabeled_assertion_clause
Unlabeled_assertion_clause ::=
	Boolean_expression
	Comment
Tag_mark ::=
	Tag ":"
Tag ::=
	Identifier
Old ::=
	"old" Expression
Only ::=
	"only" Feature_list?
Check ::=
	"check" Assertion Notes? "end"
Variant ::=
	"variant" Tag_mark? Expression
Precursor ::=
	Precursor Parent_qualification? Actuals?
Parent_qualification ::=
	"{" Class_name "}"
Redefine ::=
	"redefine" Feature_list
Undefine ::=
	"undefine" Feature_list
Type ::=
	Class_or_tuple_type
	Formal_generic_name
	Anchored
Class_or_tuple_type ::=
	Class_type
	Tuple_type
Class_type ::=
	Attachment_mark? Class_name Actual_generics?
Attachment_mark ::=
	"?"
	"!"
Anchored ::=
	Attachment_mark? "like" Anchor
Anchor ::=
	Feature_name
	"Current"
Actual_generics ::=
	"[" Type_list "]"
Type_list ::=
	{Type ","}+
Formal_generics ::=
	"[" Formal_generic_list "]"
Formal_generic_list ::=
	{Formal_generic ","}+
Formal_generic ::=
	"frozen"? Formal_generic_name Constraint?
Formal_generic_name ::=
	"?"? Identifier
Constraint ::=
	"->" Constraining_types Constraint_creators?
Constraining_types ::=
	Single_constraint
	Multiple_constraint
Single_constraint ::=
	Type Renaming?
Renaming ::=
	Rename "end"
Multiple_constraint ::=
	"{" Constraint_list "}"
Constraint_list ::=
	{Single_constraint ","}+
Constraint_creators ::=
	"create" Feature_list "end"
Tuple_type ::=
	"TUPLE" Tuple_parameter_list?
Tuple_parameter_list ::=
	"[" Tuple_parameters "]"
Tuple_parameters ::=
	Type_list
	Entity_declaration_list
Manifest_tuple ::=
	"[" Expression_list "]"
Expression_list ::=
	{Expression ","}*
Converters ::=
	"convert" Converter_list
Converter_list ::=
	{Converter ","}+
Converter ::=
	Conversion_procedure
	Conversion_query
Conversion_procedure ::=
	Feature_name "({" Type_list "})"
Conversion_query ::=
	Feature_name ":{" Type_list "}"
Select ::=
	"select" Feature_list
Conditional ::=
	"if" Then_part_list Else_part? "end"
Then_part_list ::=
	{Then_part "elseif"}+
Then_part ::=
	Boolean_expression "then" Compound
Else_part ::=
	"else" Compound
Multi_branch ::=
	"inspect" Expression When_part_list? Else_part? "end"
When_part_list ::=
	When_part+
When_part ::=
	"when" Choices "then" Compound
Choices ::=
	{Choice ","}+
Choice ::=
	Constant
	Manifest_type
	Constant_interval
	Type_interval
Constant_interval ::=
	Constant ".." Constant
Type_interval ::=
	Manifest_type ".." Manifest_type
Loop ::=
	Initialization Invariant? Exit_condition Loop_body Variant? "end"
Initialization ::=
	"from" Compound
Exit_condition ::=
	"until" Boolean_expression
Loop_body ::=
	"loop" Compound
Debug ::=
	"debug" ("(" Key_list ")")? Compound "end"
Attribute ::=
	"attribute" Compound
Entity ::=
	Variable
	Read_only
Variable ::=
	Variable_attribute
	Local
Variable_attribute ::=
	Feature_name
Local ::=
	Identifier
	"Result"
Read_only ::=
	Formal
	Constant_attribute
	"Current"
Formal ::=
	Identifier
Constant_attribute ::=
	Feature_name
Creators ::=
	Creation_clause+
Creation_clause ::=
	"create" Clients? Header_comment? Creation_procedure_list
Creation_procedure_list ::=
	{Creation_procedure ","}+
Creation_procedure ::=
	Feature_name
Creation_instruction ::=
	"create" Explicit_creation_type? Creation_call
Explicit_creation_type ::=
	"{" Type "}"
Creation_call ::=
	Variable Explicit_creation_call?
Explicit_creation_call ::=
	"." Unqualified_call
Creation_expression ::=
	"create" Explicit_creation_type Explicit_creation_call?
Equality ::=
	Expression Comparison Expression
Comparison ::=
	"="
	"/="
	"~"
	"/~"
Assignment ::=
	Variable ":=" Expression
Assigner_call ::=
	Expression ":=" Expression
Call ::=
	Object_call
	Non_object_call
Object_call ::=
	(Target ".")? Unqualified_call
Unqualified_call ::=
	Feature_name Actuals?
Target ::=
	Local
	Read_only
	Call
	Parenthesized_target
Parenthesized_target ::=
	"(|" Expression "|)"
Non_object_call ::=
	"{" Type "}." Unqualified_call
Actuals ::=
	"(" Actual_list ")"
Actual_list ::=
	{Expression ","}+
Object_test ::=
	"{" Identifier ":" Type "}" Expression
Rescue ::=
	"rescue" Compound
Retry ::=
	"retry"
Agent ::=
	Call_agent
	Inline_agent
Call_agent ::=
	"agent" Call_agent_body
Inline_agent ::=
	"agent" Formal_arguments? Type_mark? Attribute_or_routine? Agent_actuals?
Call_agent_body ::=
	Agent_qualified
	Agent_unqualified
Agent_qualified ::=
	Agent_target "." Agent_unqualified
Agent_unqualified ::=
	Feature_name Agent_actuals?
Agent_target ::=
	Entity
	Parenthesized
	Manifest_type
Agent_actuals ::=
	"(" Agent_actual_list ")"
Agent_actual_list ::=
	{Agent_actual ","}+
Agent_actual ::=
	Expression
	Placeholder
Placeholder ::=
	Manifest_type? "?"
Expression ::=
	Basic_expression
	Special_expression
Basic_expression ::=
	Read_only
	Local
	Call
	Precursor
	Equality
	Parenthesized
	Old
	Operator_expression
	Bracket_expression
	Creation_expression
Special_expression ::=
	Manifest_constant
	Manifest_tuple
	Agent
	Object_test
	Once_string
	Address
Parenthesized ::=
	"(" Expression ")"
Address ::=
	"$" Variable
Once_string ::=
	"once" Manifest_string
Boolean_expression ::=
	Basic_expression
	Boolean_constant
	Object_test
Operator_expression ::=
	Unary_expression
	Binary_expression
Unary_expression ::=
	Unary Expression
Binary_expression ::=
	Expression Binary Expression
Bracket_expression ::=
	Bracket_target "[" Actuals "]"
Bracket_target ::=
	Target
	Once_string
	Manifest_constant
	Manifest_tuple
Constant ::=
	Manifest_constant
	Constant_attribute
Manifest_constant ::=
	Manifest_type? Manifest_value
Manifest_type ::=
	"{" Type "}"
Manifest_value ::=
	Boolean_constant
	Character_constant
	Integer_constant
	Real_constant
	Manifest_string
	Manifest_type
Sign ::=
	"+"
	"-"
Integer_constant ::=
	Sign? Integer
Character_constant ::=
	"'" Character "'"
Boolean_constant ::=
	"True"
	"False"
Real_constant ::=
	Sign? Real
Manifest_string ::=
	Basic_manifest_string
	Verbatim_string
Basic_manifest_string ::=
	""" String_content """
String_content ::=
	{Simple_string Line_wrapping_part}+
Verbatim_string ::=
	Verbatim_string_opener Line_sequence Verbatim_string_closer
Verbatim_string_opener ::=
	""" Simple_string? Open_bracket
Verbatim_string_closer ::=
	Close_bracket Simple_string? """
Open_bracket ::=
	"["
	"{"
Close_bracket ::=
	"]"
	"}"
External ::=
	"external" External_language External_name?
External_language ::=
	Unregistered_language
	Registered_language
Unregistered_language ::=
	Manifest_string
External_name ::=
	"alias" Manifest_string
Registered_language ::=
	C_external
	CPP_external
	DLL_external
External_signature ::=
	"signature" External_argument_types? (":" External_type)?
External_argument_types ::=
	"(" External_type_list ")"
External_type_list ::=
	{External_type ","}*
External_type ::=
	Simple_string
External_file_use ::=
	"use" External_file_list
External_file_list ::=
	{External_file ","}+
External_file ::=
	External_user_file
	External_system_file
External_user_file ::=
	""" Simple_string """
External_system_file ::=
	"<" Simple_string ">"
C_external ::=
	""" "C" "inline"? External_signature? External_file_use? """
CPP_external ::=
	""" "C++" "inline" External_signature? External_file_use? """
DLL_external ::=
	""" "dll" "windows"? DLL_identifier DLL_index? External_signature? External_file_use? """
DLL_identifier ::=
	Simple_string
DLL_index ::=
	Integer
Comment ::=
	"--" {Simple_string Comment_break}*
Comment_break ::=
	New_line Blanks_or_tabs? "--"
Integer ::=
	Integer_base? Digit_sequence
Integer_base ::=
	"0" Integer_base_letter
Integer_base_letter ::=
	"b"
	"c"
	"x"
	"B"
	"C"
	"X"
Digit_sequence ::=
	Digit+
Digit ::=
	"0"
	"1"
	"2"
	"3"
	"4"
	"5"
	"6"
	"7"
	"8"
	"9"
	"a"
	"b"
	"c"
	"d"
	"e"
	"f"
	"A"
	"B"
	"C"
	"D"
	"E"
	"F"
	"_"
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