Package com.yahoo.search.query.parser

Interface Parser

All Known Subinterfaces:

CustomParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractParser, AdvancedParser, AllParser, AnyParser, PhraseParser, ProgrammaticParser, SelectParser, WebParser, YqlParser

public interface Parser

Defines the interface of a query parser. To construct an instance of this class, use the ParserFactory.

Author:

Simon Thoresen Hult

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
QueryTree	parse(Parsable query)	Parser the given Parsable, and returns a corresponding QueryTree.

Method Detail

parse

QueryTree parse(Parsable query)

Parser the given Parsable, and returns a corresponding QueryTree. If parsing fails without an exception, the contained root will be an instance of NullItem.

Parameters:

query - the Parsable to parse

Returns:

the parsed QueryTree, never null