ExpressionParser (Java SemVer 0.9.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.github.zafarkhaja.semver.expr.ExpressionParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

Parser<Expression>
```
public class ExpressionParser
extends Object
implements Parser<Expression>
```
A parser for the SemVer Expressions.

Since:

0.7.0

Author:

Zafar Khaja

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Parser<Expression>`	`newInstance()`	Creates and returns new instance of the `ExpressionParser` class.
`Expression`	`parse(String input)`	Parses the SemVer Expressions.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - newInstance
```
public static Parser<Expression> newInstance()
```
    Creates and returns new instance of the ExpressionParser class. This method implements the Static Factory Method pattern.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new instance of the ExpressionParser class
  - parse
```
public Expression parse(String input)
```
    Parses the SemVer Expressions.
    
    Specified by:
    
    parse in interface Parser<Expression>
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - a string representing the SemVer Expression
    
    Returns:
    
    the AST for the SemVer Expressions
    
    Throws:
    
    LexerException - when encounters an illegal character
    
    UnexpectedTokenException - when consumes a token of an unexpected type