Object Pascal DFM Grammar.bnf

/**

  This files contains the grammar to describe Object Pascal DFM Files.

  @Version 1.0
  @Author  David Hoyle
  @Date    06 Aug 2016

  @usesemicolon

**/
<Goal>           ::= <Object>;

<Object>         ::= ( 'OBJECT' | 'INLINE' ) <Identifier> ':' <Type> [ <Index> ]
                     ( <Property> | <Object> )*
                     'END';

<Property>       ::= <QualifiedIdent> '=' <PropertyValue>;

<PropertyValue>  ::= <Identifier>    |
                     <StringLiteral> |
                     <Number>        |
                     <Set>           |
                     <ItemList>      |
                     <BinaryData>    |
                     <PositionData>;

<ItemList>       ::= '<' <Item>* '>';

<Item>           ::= 'ITEM'
                     ( <Property> )*
                     'END';

<Type>           ::= <Identifier>;

<Set>            ::= '[' [ <IdentList> ] ']';

<PositionData>   ::= '(' <Number>* ')';

<IdentList>      ::= <Identifier> [ ( ',' <Identifier> )* ];

<QualifiedIdent> ::= <Identifier> [ ( '.' <Identifier> )* ];

<Index>          ::= '[' <Number> ']';

<Identifier>     ::= ? Valid object pascal identifier. ?;

<StringLiteral>  ::= ? Text startingh and ending with single doubles. ?;

<Number>         ::= [ '-' ] ? Pascal decimal or hexidecimal number. ?;

<BinaryData>     ::= ? Pascal brace comment { ... } ?;