Method read

src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp:586–596

Reads an Entity from the list of Tokens at the specified offset in the file

// Reads an Entity from the list of Tokens at the specified offset in the file
//
IfcEntityInstanceData IfcParse::impl::in_memory_file_storage::read(unsigned int i) {
    Token datatype = tokens->Next();
    if (!TokenFunc::isKeyword(datatype)) {
        throw IfcException("Unexpected token while parsing entity");
    }
    const IfcParse::declaration* ty = file->schema()->declaration_by_name(TokenFunc::asStringRef(datatype));
    parse_context pc;
    tokens->Next();
    load(i, ty->as_entity(), pc, -1);
    return IfcEntityInstanceData(pc.construct(i, *references_to_resolve, ty, boost::none, -1));
}

void IfcParse::impl::in_memory_file_storage::try_read_semicolon() const {
    auto old_offset = tokens->stream->tell();