Symbol (Apache Avro Java 1.7.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.avro.io.parsing.Symbol

Direct Known Subclasses:

Symbol.Alternative, Symbol.ImplicitAction, Symbol.IntCheckAction, Symbol.Repeater, Symbol.Root, Symbol.Sequence
```
public abstract class Symbol
extends Object
```
Symbol is the base of all symbols (terminals and non-terminals) of the grammar.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`static class`	`Symbol.Alternative`
`static class`	`Symbol.DefaultStartAction`
`static class`	`Symbol.EnumAdjustAction`
`static class`	`Symbol.EnumLabelsAction` For JSON.
`static class`	`Symbol.ErrorAction`
`static class`	`Symbol.FieldAdjustAction`
`static class`	`Symbol.FieldOrderAction`
`static class`	`Symbol.ImplicitAction`
`static class`	`Symbol.IntCheckAction`
`static class`	`Symbol.Kind`
`static class`	`Symbol.Repeater`
`static class`	`Symbol.ResolvingAction`
`protected static class`	`Symbol.Root`
`protected static class`	`Symbol.Sequence`
`static class`	`Symbol.SkipAction`
`static class`	`Symbol.UnionAdjustAction`
`static class`	`Symbol.WriterUnionAction`

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static Symbol`	`ARRAY_END`
`static Symbol`	`ARRAY_START`
`static Symbol`	`BOOLEAN`
`static Symbol`	`BYTES`
`static Symbol`	`DEFAULT_END_ACTION`
`static Symbol`	`DOUBLE`
`static Symbol`	`ENUM`
`static Symbol`	`FIELD_ACTION`
`static Symbol`	`FIELD_END`
`static Symbol`	`FIXED`
`static Symbol`	`FLOAT`
`static Symbol`	`INT`
`static Symbol`	`ITEM_END`
`Symbol.Kind`	`kind`
`static Symbol`	`LONG`
`static Symbol`	`MAP_END`
`static Symbol`	`MAP_KEY_MARKER`
`static Symbol`	`MAP_START`
`static Symbol`	`NULL` The terminal symbols for the grammar.
`Symbol[]`	`production` The production for this symbol.
`static Symbol`	`RECORD_END`
`static Symbol`	`RECORD_START`
`static Symbol`	`STRING`
`static Symbol`	`UNION`
`static Symbol`	`UNION_END`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`Symbol(Symbol.Kind kind)` Constructs a new symbol of the given kind `kind`.
`protected`	`Symbol(Symbol.Kind kind, Symbol[] production)`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Symbol`	`flatten(Map<Symbol.Sequence,Symbol.Sequence> map, Map<Symbol.Sequence,List<org.apache.avro.io.parsing.Symbol.Fixup>> map2)`
`int`	`flattenedSize()`
`protected static int`	`flattenedSize(Symbol[] symbols, int start)` Returns the amount of space required to flatten the given sub-array of symbols.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - kind
```
public final Symbol.Kind kind
```
  - production
```
public final Symbol[] production
```
    The production for this symbol. If this symbol is a terminal this is null. Otherwise this holds the the sequence of the symbols that forms the production for this symbol. The sequence is in the reverse order of production. This is useful for easy copying onto parsing stack. Please note that this is a final. So the production for a symbol should be known before that symbol is constructed. This requirement cannot be met for those symbols which are recursive (e.g. a record that holds union a branch of which is the record itself). To resolve this problem, we initialize the symbol with an array of nulls. Later we fill the symbols. Not clean, but works. The other option is to not have this field a final. But keeping it final and thus keeping symbol immutable gives some confort. See various generators how we generate records.
  - NULL
```
public static final Symbol NULL
```
    The terminal symbols for the grammar.
  - BOOLEAN
```
public static final Symbol BOOLEAN
```
  - INT
```
public static final Symbol INT
```
  - LONG
```
public static final Symbol LONG
```
  - FLOAT
```
public static final Symbol FLOAT
```
  - DOUBLE
```
public static final Symbol DOUBLE
```
  - STRING
```
public static final Symbol STRING
```
  - BYTES
```
public static final Symbol BYTES
```
  - FIXED
```
public static final Symbol FIXED
```
  - ENUM
```
public static final Symbol ENUM
```
  - UNION
```
public static final Symbol UNION
```
  - ARRAY_START
```
public static final Symbol ARRAY_START
```
  - ARRAY_END
```
public static final Symbol ARRAY_END
```
  - MAP_START
```
public static final Symbol MAP_START
```
  - MAP_END
```
public static final Symbol MAP_END
```
  - ITEM_END
```
public static final Symbol ITEM_END
```
  - FIELD_ACTION
```
public static final Symbol FIELD_ACTION
```
  - RECORD_START
```
public static final Symbol RECORD_START
```
  - RECORD_END
```
public static final Symbol RECORD_END
```
  - UNION_END
```
public static final Symbol UNION_END
```
  - FIELD_END
```
public static final Symbol FIELD_END
```
  - DEFAULT_END_ACTION
```
public static final Symbol DEFAULT_END_ACTION
```
  - MAP_KEY_MARKER
```
public static final Symbol MAP_KEY_MARKER
```
- Constructor Detail
  - Symbol
```
protected Symbol(Symbol.Kind kind)
```
    Constructs a new symbol of the given kind kind.
  - Symbol
```
protected Symbol(Symbol.Kind kind,
      Symbol[] production)
```
- Method Detail
  - flatten
```
public Symbol flatten(Map<Symbol.Sequence,Symbol.Sequence> map,
             Map<Symbol.Sequence,List<org.apache.avro.io.parsing.Symbol.Fixup>> map2)
```
  - flattenedSize
```
public int flattenedSize()
```
  - flattenedSize
```
protected static int flattenedSize(Symbol[] symbols,
                int start)
```
    Returns the amount of space required to flatten the given sub-array of symbols.
    
    Parameters:
    symbols - The array of input symbols.
    start - The index where the subarray starts.
    
    Returns:
    The number of symbols that will be produced if one expands the given input.

Class Symbol

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

kind

production

NULL

BOOLEAN

INT

LONG

FLOAT

DOUBLE

STRING

BYTES

FIXED

ENUM

UNION

ARRAY_START

ARRAY_END

MAP_START

MAP_END

ITEM_END

FIELD_ACTION

RECORD_START

RECORD_END

UNION_END

FIELD_END

DEFAULT_END_ACTION

MAP_KEY_MARKER

Constructor Detail

Symbol

Symbol

Method Detail

flatten

flattenedSize

flattenedSize