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1 package org.codehaus.groovy.syntax.lexer;
2
3 /*
4  $Id: CharStream.java,v 1.5 2004/02/26 17:46:20 jstrachan Exp $
5
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47  */

48
49 import org.codehaus.groovy.syntax.ReadException;
50
51 /** Conduit of characters to a lexer.
52  *
53  * @see Lexer
54  * @see AbstractCharStream
55  *
56  * @author <a HREF="mailto:bob@werken.com">bob mcwhirter</a>
57  *
58  * @version $Id: CharStream.java,v 1.5 2004/02/26 17:46:20 jstrachan Exp $
59  */

60 public interface CharStream {
61     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
62
// Constants
63
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
64

65     /** End-of-stream value. */
66     final char EOS = (char) - 1;
67
68     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
69
// Interface
70
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
71

72     String JavaDoc getDescription();
73
74     /** Consume the next character.
75      *
76      * @return The consumed character or -1 if no more characters
77      * available.
78      *
79      * @throws ReadException If an error occurs attempting to consume
80      * a character.
81      */

82     char consume() throws ReadException;
83
84     void close() throws ReadException;
85 }
86
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