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A series of elements which are separated from each other using some delimiter
again normally uses left-recursion. For example, a bf(C++) variable definition
list consists of one or more identifiers, separated by comma's. If there is
only one identifier no comma is used. Here is the rule defining a list using
separators:
verb(
variables:
IDENTIFIER
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variables ',' IDENTIFIER
)
The above rule can be used as a prototype for recognizing a series of
delimited elements. The generic form of this rule could be formulated as
follows:
verb(
series:
unit
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series delimiter unit
)
Note that the single element is em(first) recognized, whereafter the
left-recursive alternative may be recognized repeatedly. In fact, this rule is
not really different from the standard rule for a series, which does not hold
true for the rule to recognize an em(optional) series of delimited elements,
covered in the next section.
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