Method COMMENT

output/java/1.4.19/STLexer.java:617–636

()

    }

    Token COMMENT() {
        match('!');
        while ( !(c=='!' && input.LA(2)==delimiterStopChar) ) {
            if ( c==EOF ) {
                RecognitionException re = new MismatchedTokenException((int)'!', input);
                re.line = input.getLine();
                re.charPositionInLine = input.getCharPositionInLine();
                errMgr.lexerError(input.getSourceName(), "Nonterminated comment starting at " +
                                                         startLine +":"+startCharPositionInLine +
                                                         ": '!" +
                                                         delimiterStopChar +
                                                         "' missing", templateToken, re);
                break;
            }
            consume();
        }
        consume();
        consume(); // grab !>
        return newToken(COMMENT);
    }

    void LINEBREAK() {
        match('\\'); // only kill 2nd \ as ESCAPE() kills first one