Class Parser
A template engine. A Parser instance can set template variable values, then parse a formatted string containing template variable placeholders to replace their values.
Examples
Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");
String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");
printLine(output);Constructors
Parser()
Initializes a new instance of the Parser class.
Declaration
ParserExamples
Parser p;
p.setVariable("firstName", "Jack");
p.setVariable("lastName", "Black");
String output = p.parseString("Hello [[firstName]] [[lastName]]!");
printLine(output);Methods
addVariable(String,String)
Adds a variable and its value to the parser.
Declaration
Void addVariable(String field, String value)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
| String | field | The field to add |
| String | value | The value of the field. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
| Void |
evaluateString(String)
Parses a text and return the evaluated result from a RETURN statement inside the text.
Declaration
String evaluateString(String stringToParse)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
| String | stringToParse | The string to parse. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
| String | Any string set by a RETURN statement inside stringToParse. |
getVariable(String,Integer)
Returns the value at the given index with the given name from the Parser instance.
Declaration
String getVariable(String name, Integer row)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
| String | name | The name of the variable to return. |
| Integer | row | The zero-based index of the value to return. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
| String | The value at the given index with the given name. |
getVariableCount(String)
Returns the number of values for the given variable in the Parser instance.
Declaration
Integer getVariableCount(String name)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
| String | name | The name of the variable. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
| Integer | The number of values of the given variable. |
parseString(String)
Parses a text and return the result.
Declaration
String parseString(String stringToParse)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
| String | stringToParse | The string containing the text to parse. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
| String | The parsed result. |
setVariable(String,String)
Sets the variable with the given name to the given value in the Parser instance.
Declaration
Void setVariable(String name, String value)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
| String | name | The name of the variable to set. |
| String | value | The value to set. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
| Void |