Practice Viable Prefixes And Valid Items - Guiding The Parser's Decisions (5.5)
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Viable Prefixes and Valid Items - Guiding the Parser's Decisions

Practice - Viable Prefixes and Valid Items - Guiding the Parser's Decisions

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a viable prefix?

💡 Hint: Think about what sequences can exist within a valid structure.

Question 2 Easy

Define an LR(0) item.

💡 Hint: Consider what the dot signifies in the item.

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Question 1

What defines a viable prefix?

A suffix of a sentential form
Any prefix of a rightmost sentential form
A production rule

💡 Hint: It relates to how sentences are built in the parser.

Question 2

True or False: A LR(0) item shows complete recognition of a production.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember the role of the dot in the item.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Create a set of viable prefixes for the grammar S -> A B, A -> a, B -> b, and reflect on how they look as you parse.

💡 Hint: Consider what each possible prefix could yield in terms of valid parse structure.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a set of LR(0) items derived from a grammar, demonstrate how you would apply the CLOSURE operation and identify additional items added.

💡 Hint: Think about which non-terminals can lead to new productions being recognized.

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