Patterns to implement this grammar into C# code

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Hey guys, I'm creating this little BNF grammar and I wanted to

<template>::= <types><editors>
<types>::= <type>+
<type>::= <property>+
<property>::= <name><type>
<editors>::= <editor>+
<editor>::= <name><type>(<textfield>|<form>|<list>|<pulldown>)+
<textfield>::= <label><property>[<editable>]
<form>::= <label><property><editor>
<list>::= <label><property><item-editor>
<pulldown>::= <label><property><option>+
<option>::= <value>

One possible solution we have in mind is to create POCO's that have annotations of the XMLSerialization namespace, like this, for example:

[XMLRoot("template")]
public class Template{ 
    [XMLElement("types")]        
    public Types types{

    }
}

However I want to explore more solutions, what do you guys think?

Couple Questions: What are the whitespace rules for this language? What are the terminals? Is this only going to be XML? — Robert Davis
– Robert Davis, Commented Apr 21, 2010 at 15:14

Gabriel Ščerbák · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-22 22:08:33Z

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If you want to implement this by yourself, look at Interpreter Design Pattern.

answered Apr 22, 2010 at 22:08

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Morten Mertner · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-21 20:31:35Z

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If you want to parse a specific input of some complexity, use ANTLR. See C# instructions to get started.

answered Apr 21, 2010 at 20:31

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