Parser (PMD Core 7.6.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AntlrBaseParser, JjtreeParserAdapter
```
public interface Parser
```
Produces an AST from a source file. Instances of this interface must be stateless (which makes them trivially threadsafe).

- Nested Class Summary
  
  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type Interface Description
  
  static class Parser.ParserTask
  Parameters passed to a parsing task.
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  RootNode parse(Parser.ParserTask task)
  Parses an entire tree for this language.

- Method Detail
  - parse
```
RootNode parse(Parser.ParserTask task)
        throws FileAnalysisException
```
    Parses an entire tree for this language. This may perform some semantic analysis, like name resolution.
    
    Parameters:
    
    task - Description of the parsing task
    
    Returns:
    
    The root of the tree corresponding to the source code.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If the language version of the parsing task is for an incorrect language
    
    FileAnalysisException - If any error occurs