Uses Finite Automata (DFA/NFA) and Regular Expressions . Goal: To identify valid "words" in the language. 🌿 Phase 2: Syntax Analysis (Parser) Input: Tokens. Output: Parse Tree or Syntax Tree. Logic: Uses Context-Free Grammar (CFG) . Goal: To check the grammatical structure of the code. 🧠 Phase 3: Semantic Analysis Task: Checks for logical errors (e.g., type mismatch). Output: Annotated Parse Tree.
Replacing expressions that evaluate to a constant at compile time with the actual value (e.g., replacing x = 3 + 5 with x = 8 ).
Use 4 fields (Op, Arg1, Arg2, Result). Explicitly names the temporary variables. compiler design gate smashers
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Replacing the leftmost non-terminal first. Uses Finite Automata (DFA/NFA) and Regular Expressions
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: Understanding the computational models used to define tokens in lexical analysis. Output: Parse Tree or Syntax Tree
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┌──────── Parsing ────────┐ │ │ ▼ ▼ ┌── Top-Down Parsers ──┐ ┌── Bottom-Up Parsers ──┐ │ │ │ │ Backtracking Non-Backtracking Shift-Reduce LR Parsers (Brute Force) LL(1) │ ┌───────────────────────┼──────────┐ ▼ ▼ ▼ LR(0) / SLR(1) LALR(1) CLR(1) High-Yield Parsing Matrix Parser Type Parsing Table Relations Conflict Triggers Capability / Power Match Terminal / Non-Terminal Left Recursion, Left Factoring Weakest Top-Down LR(0) Uses LR(0) State Items Shift-Reduce (S-R), Reduce-Reduce (R-R) Weakest Bottom-Up SLR(1) Uses Follow() Set for Reductions S-R, R-R based on Follow set Moderate Power LALR(1) Merges Identical Core LR(1) States Can introduce R-R conflicts Most Practical (YACC/Bison) CLR(1) Uses Explicit Lookaheads None (Handles all deterministic CFGs) Most Powerful / Largest Table 🏷️ Phase 3: Semantic Analysis (Type Checking)
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Understanding the distinction between them.