Class: Token

Token

Represents a scanned lexeme of Lox source code.

Constructor

new Token(type, lexeme, literal, line)

Creates a new token.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
type TokenType

This tokens type. Used by the Parser.
lexeme string

Section of source code this token was parsed from.
literal string | number | undefined

If a token represents a literal, this will be the extracted value; otherwise undefined.
line number

Identifies which line of the source code this token was parsed from.
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Members

lexeme :string

Type:
  • string
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line :number

Type:
  • number
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literal :string|number|undefined

Type:
  • string | number | undefined
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type :TokenType

Type:
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Methods

toString() → {string}

Returns a string representing the token.

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Returns:

A string representing the object.

Type
string