flex lexer - How does a lex file (myscanner.l) works, is it token by token, char by char -


i see iteration of text scan on lex file, or lex.yy.c file in case.

the lexical scanner reads input character @ time, , when recognizes token. if user-defined action includes return, yylex returns @ point, otherwise continues scanning find next token (which happen if yylex called again after user action returns.)

it possible lexical scanner have read far ahead while trying identify token, because token might prefix of longer potential token turns out not matched remaining input. in case, scanner reset scan end of identified token.

if build lexical scanner -d (debug) option , link -lfl, should able see of significant scanner actions in debugging traces. if that's not sufficient needs (or curiosity), i'd suggest using debugger.


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