Parser (SnakeYAML 2.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ParserImpl
```
public interface Parser
```
This interface represents an input stream of Events.
The parser and the scanner form together the 'Parse' step in the loading process (see chapter 3.1 of the YAML Specification).

See Also:

Event

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`checkEvent(Event.ID choice)`	Check if the next event is one of the given type.
`Event`	`getEvent()`	Returns the next event.
`Event`	`peekEvent()`	Return the next event, but do not delete it from the stream.

- Method Detail
  - checkEvent
```
boolean checkEvent(Event.ID choice)
```
    Check if the next event is one of the given type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    choice - Event ID.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the next event can be assigned to a variable of the given type. Returns false if no more events are available.
    
    Throws:
    
    ParserException - Thrown in case of malformed input.
  - peekEvent
```
Event peekEvent()
```
    Return the next event, but do not delete it from the stream.
    
    Returns:
    
    The event that will be returned on the next call to getEvent()
    
    Throws:
    
    ParserException - Thrown in case of malformed input.
  - getEvent
```
Event getEvent()
```
    Returns the next event.
    The event will be removed from the stream.
    
    Returns:
    
    the next parsed event
    
    Throws:
    
    ParserException - Thrown in case of malformed input.