[PATCH] specified match precedence in lexer... hope I'm right
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collects/parser-tools/parser-tools.scrbl | 6 ++++--
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/collects/parser-tools/parser-tools.scrbl b/collects/parser-tools/parser-tools.scrbl
index cb3a84f..9bc5ef5 100644
--- a/collects/parser-tools/parser-tools.scrbl
+++ b/collects/parser-tools/parser-tools.scrbl
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ style lexer and parser generators.
(id datum ...)])]{
Produces a function that takes an input-port, matches the
- @racket[re]'s against the buffer, and returns the result of
- executing the corresponding @racket[action-expr].
+ @racket[re] patterns against the buffer, and returns the result of
+ executing the corresponding @racket[action-expr]. When multiple
+ patterns match, a lexer will choose the longest match, breaking
+ ties in favor of the rule appearing first.
@margin-note{The implementation of @racketmodname[syntax-color/racket-lexer]
contains a lexer for the @racketmodname[racket] language.
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