All Known Implementing Classes:

MatcherContext
```
public interface Context<V>
```
A Context object is available to parser actions methods during their runtime and provides various support functionalities.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`fastStringMatching()`	Returns true if fast string matching is enabled for this parsing run.
`char`	`getCurrentChar()`	Returns the character at the current index..
`int`	`getCurrentIndex()`	Returns the current index in the input buffer.
`char`	`getFirstMatchChar()`	Returns the first character of the input text matched by the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated.
`InputBuffer`	`getInputBuffer()`	Returns the InputBuffer the parser is currently running against
`int`	`getLevel()`	Returns the current matcher level, with 0 being the root level, 1 being one level below the root and so on.
`String`	`getMatch()`	Returns the input text matched by the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated.
`int`	`getMatchEndIndex()`	Returns the end index of the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated.
`Matcher`	`getMatcher()`	Returns the Matcher of this context or null, if this context is not valid anymore.
`int`	`getMatchLength()`	Returns the number of characters matched by the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated.
`IndexRange`	`getMatchRange()`	Creates a new `IndexRange` instance covering the input text matched by the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated.
`int`	`getMatchStartIndex()`	Returns the start index of the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated.
`Context<V>`	`getParent()`	Returns the parent context, i.e.
`List<ParseError>`	`getParseErrors()`	Returns the list of parse errors for the entire parsing run.
`MatcherPath`	`getPath()`	Returns the `MatcherPath` to the currently running matcher.
`Position`	`getPosition()`	Returns the current position in the underlying `InputBuffer` as a `Position` instance.
`int`	`getStartIndex()`	Returns the index into the underlying input buffer where the matcher of this context started its match.
`List<Node<V>>`	`getSubNodes()`	Returns the parse tree subnodes already created in the current context scope.
`ValueStack<V>`	`getValueStack()`	Returns the value stack instance used during this parsing run.
`boolean`	`hasError()`	Determines if this context or any sub node recorded a parse error.
`boolean`	`inErrorRecovery()`	Determines if the action calling this method is run during the resynchronization phase of an error recovery.
`boolean`	`inPredicate()`	Determines if the current rule is running somewhere underneath a Test/TestNot rule.
`boolean`	`isNodeSuppressed()`	Determines if the current context is for or below a rule marked @SuppressNode or below one marked @SuppressSubnodes.

- Method Detail
  - getParent
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Context<V> getParent()
```
    Returns the parent context, i.e. the context for the currently running parent matcher.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent context
  - getInputBuffer
```
InputBuffer getInputBuffer()
```
    Returns the InputBuffer the parser is currently running against
    
    Returns:
    
    the InputBuffer
  - getMatcher
```
Matcher getMatcher()
```
    Returns the Matcher of this context or null, if this context is not valid anymore.
    
    Returns:
    
    the matcher
  - getStartIndex
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int getStartIndex()
```
    Returns the index into the underlying input buffer where the matcher of this context started its match.
    
    Returns:
    
    the start index
  - getCurrentIndex
```
int getCurrentIndex()
```
    Returns the current index in the input buffer.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current index
  - getCurrentChar
```
char getCurrentChar()
```
    Returns the character at the current index..
    
    Returns:
    
    the current character
  - getParseErrors
```
List<ParseError> getParseErrors()
```
    Returns the list of parse errors for the entire parsing run.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of parse errors
  - getPath
```
MatcherPath getPath()
```
    Returns the MatcherPath to the currently running matcher.
    
    Returns:
    
    the path
  - getLevel
```
int getLevel()
```
    Returns the current matcher level, with 0 being the root level, 1 being one level below the root and so on.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current matcher level
  - fastStringMatching
```
boolean fastStringMatching()
```
    Returns true if fast string matching is enabled for this parsing run.
    
    Fast string matching "short-circuits" the default practice of treating string rules as simple Sequence of character rules. When fast string matching is enabled strings are matched at once, without relying on inner CharacterMatchers. Even though this can lead to significant increases of parsing performance it does not play well with error reporting and recovery, which relies on character level matches. Therefore the ReportingParseRunner and RecoveringParseRunner implementations only enable fast string matching during their basic first parsing run and disable it once the input has proven to contain errors.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if fast string matching is enabled during the current parsing run
  - getSubNodes
```
List<Node<V>> getSubNodes()
```
    Returns the parse tree subnodes already created in the current context scope. Note that the returned list is immutable.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parse tree subnodes already created in the current context scope
  - inPredicate
```
boolean inPredicate()
```
    Determines if the current rule is running somewhere underneath a Test/TestNot rule.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the current context has a parent which corresponds to a Test/TestNot rule
  - inErrorRecovery
```
boolean inErrorRecovery()
```
    Determines if the action calling this method is run during the resynchronization phase of an error recovery.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the action calling this method is run during the resynchronization phase of an error recovery
  - isNodeSuppressed
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boolean isNodeSuppressed()
```
    Determines if the current context is for or below a rule marked @SuppressNode or below one marked @SuppressSubnodes.
    
    Returns:
    
    true or false
  - hasError
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boolean hasError()
```
    Determines if this context or any sub node recorded a parse error.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this context or any sub node recorded a parse error
  - getMatch
```
String getMatch()
```
    Returns the input text matched by the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated. This call can only be used in actions that are part of a Sequence rule and are not at first position in this Sequence.
    
    Returns:
    
    the input text matched by the immediately preceding subcontext
  - getFirstMatchChar
```
char getFirstMatchChar()
```
    Returns the first character of the input text matched by the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated. This call can only be used in actions that are part of a Sequence rule and are not at first position in this Sequence.
    
    If the immediately preceding rule did not match anything this method throws a GrammarException. If you need to able to handle that case use the getMatch() method.
    
    Returns:
    
    the input text matched by the immediately preceding subcontext
  - getMatchStartIndex
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int getMatchStartIndex()
```
    Returns the start index of the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated. This call can only be used in actions that are part of a Sequence rule and are not at first position in this Sequence.
    
    Returns:
    
    the start index of the context immediately preceding current action
  - getMatchEndIndex
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int getMatchEndIndex()
```
    Returns the end index of the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated. This call can only be used in actions that are part of a Sequence rule and are not at first position in this Sequence.
    
    Returns:
    
    the end index of the context immediately preceding current action, i.e. the index of the character immediately following the last matched character
  - getMatchLength
```
int getMatchLength()
```
    Returns the number of characters matched by the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated. This call can only be used in actions that are part of a Sequence rule and are not at first position in this Sequence.
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of characters matched
  - getPosition
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Position getPosition()
```
    Returns the current position in the underlying InputBuffer as a Position instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current position in the underlying inputbuffer
  - getMatchRange
```
IndexRange getMatchRange()
```
    Creates a new IndexRange instance covering the input text matched by the rule immediately preceding the action expression that is currently being evaluated. This call can only be used in actions that are part of a Sequence rule and are not at first position in this Sequence.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new IndexRange instance
  - getValueStack
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ValueStack<V> getValueStack()
```
    Returns the value stack instance used during this parsing run.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value stack

Interface Context<V>

Method Summary

Method Detail

getParent

getInputBuffer

getMatcher

getStartIndex

getCurrentIndex

getCurrentChar

getParseErrors

getPath

getLevel

fastStringMatching

getSubNodes

inPredicate

inErrorRecovery

isNodeSuppressed

hasError

getMatch

getFirstMatchChar

getMatchStartIndex

getMatchEndIndex

getMatchLength

getPosition

getMatchRange

getValueStack