Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition
Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition
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ISBN: 9780124104099
Author: Michael L. Scott
Publisher: Elsevier Science
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Chapter 2.3, Problem 32CYU

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FIRST set:

  • In production rule, the FIRST set is applied to the right-hand side (RHS), and tells all the terminal symbols which can start sentences derived from that RHS.
  • The definition of FIRST set is FIRST (x) = {x}, here “x” is terminal symbol.
  • For any non-terminal “X” with production rules Xx1|x2|...|xn,FIRST(X)=FIRST(x1)FIRST(x2)

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Uses of FIRST and FOLLOW sets:

  • Both FIRST and FOLLOW sets are required so that the parser can properly apply the required ...

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