bold-parser ( -- parser )

Vocabulary

parser-combinators.simple

Inputs

None

Outputs

parser

a parser object

Word description

Return a parser that consumes a string enclosed in the '*' character from the input string. This is commonly used in markup languages to indicate bold faced text.

USING: parser-combinators parser-combinators.simple prettyprint ; "*foo*" bold-parser parse-1 .
"foo"

USING: kernel parser-combinators parser-combinators.simple prettyprint sequences ; "*foo*" bold-parser [ "<strong>" "</strong>" surround ] <@ parse-1 .
"<strong>foo</strong>"

See also

$see-also, digit-parser, integer-parser, string-parser, italic-parser, comma-list

Definition

USING: kernel parser-combinators strings ;

IN: parser-combinators.simple

: bold-parser ( -- parser )
    "*" token [ 42 = not ] satisfy <*> [ >string ] <@ &>
    "*" token <& ;