Browsable Dart Grammar

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Grammar extracted by Vadim Zaytsev, see the Grammar Zoo entry for details: dart/latex/v42.0/extracted
Source used for this grammar: The Dart Team, Dart Programming Language Specification, Version 1.6, dartLangSpec.tex, 2014-08-19T21:53:33Z [Explore]

Summary

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
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
	"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 ::=
	returnType? "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?
enumType ::=
	metadata "enum" id "{" id ("," id)* ","? "}"
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
	(minusOperator | tildeOperator) "super"
	incrementOperator assignableExpression
prefixOperator ::=
	minusOperator
	negationOperator
	tildeOperator
minusOperator ::=
	"-"
	ε
negationOperator ::=
	"!"
	ε
tildeOperator ::=
	"~"
postfixExpression ::=
	assignableExpression postfixOperator
	primary selector*
postfixOperator ::=
	incrementOperator
selector ::=
	assignableSelector
	arguments
incrementOperator ::=
	"++"
	"--"
assignableExpression ::=
	primary (argument* 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"
	"deferred"
	"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
	enumType
	typeAlias
	"external"? functionSignature ";"
	"external"? getterSignature ";"
	"external"? setterSignature ";"
	functionSignature functionBody
	returnType? "get" identifier functionBody
	returnType? "set" 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 importSpecification
importSpecification ::=
	"import" uri ("as" identifier)? combinator* ";"
	"import" uri "deferred" "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 | ¬"*/")* "*/"

GrammarLabMaintained by Dr. Vadim Zaytsev a.k.a. @grammarware. Last updated in September 2015. []