Re: Actions for Javas class_declaration

[Andreas Leppert]

>> Furthermore, I would have expected something like this:
>>
>> modifiers CLASS_TK identifier super interfaces class_body
>>      { create_class ($1, $3, $4, $5, $6); }
>>
>> I mean the body of a class should be attached to the class declaration,
>> shouldn't it?
>
> We need to consider the rest of the grammar, but I would guess that
> it's done this way so that the class is available for use when parsing
> the body, and that semantic actions within class_body would add to
> the class.  If you have the action at the end, the class would not be 
> created until after the class body is processed.
>

Well, if it's possible to add the class_body node to the abstract syntax
tree afterwards, that would make sense. 

Thanks, 
Andreas

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