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Lexer

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Lexer — Quick Facts

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Property: Detail

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Topic: Lexer / Lexical Analyzer /…

Category: Compiler Theory / Language…

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Also Known As: Scanner, Tokenizer, Lexical…

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📚 Lexer (ya lexical analyzer, ya tokenizer) wo software component hai jo ek raw character…
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Infobox

💡 | Property | Detail | |---|---| | Topic | Lexer / Lexical Analyzer / Tokenizer | |…
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Bunyaadi Concept — Lexer Ka Matlab

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total → Identifier token

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= → Assignment operator token

price → Identifier token

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+ → Plus operator token

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Lexer Ka Role in Compilation Pipeline

`mermaid flowchart LR SRC[Source Code\nCharacter Stream] LEX[Lexer\nLexical Analyzer]…
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Token Types

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Type: Enum/constant — KEYWORD,…

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Value/Lexeme: Actual text —…

Position: Line number + column…

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Metadata (optional): File name,…

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How a Lexer Works — Step by Step

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Finite State Machine (FSM): States…

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Regular Expressions: Har token…

Input: integer

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Possible matches: int (keyword, 3…

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Lexer Approaches

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Production compiler: Hand-written…

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Prototype/learning: Regex-based…

Complex language: ANTLR…

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Embedded system: re2c (generates…

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Lexer vs. Parser

🚀 | Aspect | Lexer | Parser | |---|---|---| | Input | Character stream | Token stream | |…
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Famous Lexer Tools

📚 | Tool | Language | Type | Year | Notable Feature | |---|---|---|---|---| | Lex | C |…
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Real-World Applications

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Syntax highlighting: IDE me lexer…

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Code completion: Lexer current…

Error squiggles: Lexer invalid…

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Benefits

🎯 1. Foundation of Language Processing: Lexer ke bina koi compiler, interpreter, ya parser…
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Challenges

1. Unicode Complexity: Modern languages Unicode support karte hain — multi-byte…
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Glossary

🔑 | Term | Definition | |---|---| | Lexer | Software component jo character stream ko token…
Comparison

Lexer vs. Parser

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Input: Character stream

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Output: Token stream

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Pattern Type: Regular expressions / FSM

Diagram
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Visual Flow

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Related Topics

See Also

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Parser

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Compiler

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Abstract Syntax Tree

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Interpreter.md)

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Regular Expression

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Finite State Machine

Quick Quiz
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Quiz — Question 1

Lexer ka 'Topic' kya hai?

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