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Diffstat (limited to 'src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala | 11 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala index 40439a5379..a89a994377 100644 --- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala +++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala @@ -156,6 +156,17 @@ self => def newScanner(): Scanner = new SourceFileScanner(source) + /** Scoping operator used to temporarily look into the future. + * Backs up scanner data before evaluating a block and restores it after. + */ + def lookingAhead[T](body: => T): T = { + val snapshot = (new ScannerData{}).copyFrom(in) + in.nextToken() + val res = body + in copyFrom snapshot + res + } + val in = newScanner() in.init() |