Emitter (JFlex 1.8.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- jflex.generator.Emitter

```
public final class Emitter
extends Object
```
This class manages the actual code generation, putting the scanner together, filling in skeleton sections etc.
Table compression, String packing etc. is also done here.

Version:

JFlex 1.8.1

Author:

Gerwin Klein

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`emit()`	Main Emitter method.
`static File`	`normalize(String name, File input)`	Constructs a file in Options.getDir() or in the same directory as another file.
`static String`	`sourceFileString(File file)`

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

- Method Detail
  - normalize
```
public static File normalize(String name,
                             File input)
```
    Constructs a file in Options.getDir() or in the same directory as another file. Makes a backup if the file already exists.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name (without path) of the file
    
    input - fall back location if path = null (expected to be a file in the directory to write to)
    
    Returns:
    
    The constructed File
  - sourceFileString
```
public static String sourceFileString(File file)
```
  - emit
```
public void emit()
```
    Main Emitter method.