MultiCharacter (ScriptBasic for Java 2.0.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.scriptbasic.lexer.elements.AbstractElementAnalyzer
- - com.scriptbasic.lexer.elements.MultiCharacter

All Implemented Interfaces:: LexicalElementAnalyzer, ScriptBasicKeyWords

public class MultiCharacter
extends AbstractElementAnalyzer
implements ScriptBasicKeyWords

- Field Summary
  - Fields inherited from interface com.scriptbasic.interfaces.ScriptBasicKeyWords
    BASIC_KEYWORDS, BASIC_OPERATOR_LEXEME_MAX_LENGTH, BASIC_OPERATORS
- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  MultiCharacter(SourceReader reader)
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  LexicalElement read()
  Reads a lexeme and returns the created lexical element.
  - Methods inherited from class com.scriptbasic.lexer.elements.AbstractElementAnalyzer
    getReader
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MultiCharacter
```
public MultiCharacter(SourceReader reader)
```
- Method Detail
  - read
```
public LexicalElement read()
```
    Description copied from interface: LexicalElementAnalyzer
    
    Reads a lexeme and returns the created lexical element.
    If the characters read from the reader show that the lexeme is not the type that the class implementing this interface can handle then the characters are pushed back to he reader and null is returned.
    If the characters read from the reader show that the lexeme is the type that the class implementing this interface can handle, but is erroneous, then the method throws the exception.
    
    Specified by:
    
    read in interface LexicalElementAnalyzer
    
    Specified by:
    
    read in class AbstractElementAnalyzer
    
    Returns:
    
    the created lexeme or null