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Re^3: Are state machines just for parsing?

by diotalevi (Canon)
on Dec 07, 2004 at 22:50 UTC ( [id://413035]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Are state machines just for parsing?
in thread Are state machines just for parsing?

I didn't see anything in the referenced code to indicate that it parsed anything. All it does to decide the next state is run a bunch of your test functions to see which one returns true. What your test functions do is up to them.

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Re^4: Are state machines just for parsing?
by samtregar (Abbot) on Dec 07, 2004 at 23:35 UTC
    You know, I think you're right. I didn't think hard enough about what $_ was in the examples I was looking at.

    Now I guess the only problem is that the code in DFA::Simple is decidedly scary. Maybe by tomorrow I'll have shaken the memory and I can start using the module with a clear conscience.

    Thanks!
    -sam

      One thing I'll note is that use strict isn't used in DFA::Simple. You may want to give it a treatment of that before actually using it. You'd want to rescind it when it calls your functions so that you can pass in function names instead of hard references.

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