LexicalScopeBase Class

public abstract class LexicalScopeBase : ILexicalScope

protected LexicalScopeBase()

public bool IsAncestorEndScopeCheckEnabled { get; set; }

Property Value

bool:

true if ancestor end scope checking is enabled; otherwise, false.

Remarks

When enabled, this allows ancestor scopes to be examined to see a pattern matches their end scope. In the event a match is found, this scope exits as well as the ancestor's scope.

protected ILexicalState LexicalStateCore { get; set; }

Property Value

ILexicalState:

The ILexicalState that defines the lexical scope.

protected ILexicalStateTransition ParentTransitionCore { get; set; }

Property Value

ILexicalStateTransition:

The ILexicalStateTransition that is the parent of this scope.

public object Tag { get; set; }

Property Value

object:

An object that contains user-defined data about the object. The default is null.

Remarks

Any type derived from the object class can be assigned to this property.

public ILexicalStateTransition Transition { get; set; }

Property Value

ILexicalStateTransition:

The ILexicalStateTransition that this scope performs after ending.
If the value is null, then no state transition is performed when the scope ends.

Remarks

The state transition may be made to a child language.

public abstract MergableLexerResult IsScopeEnd(ITextBufferReader reader)

Parameter	Type	Description
reader	ITextBufferReader	An ITextBufferReader that is reading a text source.

Returns

MergableLexerResult:

A MergableLexerResult indicating the lexer result.

public abstract MergableLexerResult IsScopeStart(ITextBufferReader reader)

Parameter	Type	Description
reader	ITextBufferReader	An ITextBufferReader that is reading a text source.

Returns

MergableLexerResult:

A MergableLexerResult indicating the lexer result.