What is a common way to implement a context free grammar using MATLAB?

I am trying to imlpement a context free grammar in my project as a search space for programs. Is there a library or framework in MATLAB that can make this process simpler?

I want to be able to easily synthesize a program and easily modify parts of the program using the context free grammar. Before I try to write the code for this job by my self, I would like to know if there is already a library or a function in MATLAB that does this.

I have attached an example of a context free grammar that I would like to implement.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Walter Roberson]

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/24026-growing-a-compiler?s_tid=prof_contriblnk

Answer 1

[Aiswarya]

Hi Shuwei,

I understand that you want to know if there is any framework or library in MATLAB which helps to implement context free grammar.

There is no built-in library specifically dedicated to context-free grammar (CFGs) in MATLAB. However, MATLAB provides some regular expression functions which can be utilized in implementing context-free grammar: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/regular-expressions.html

Additionally,you can use some external libraries like PCRE (Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions) which provide advanced regular expression capabilities and can be used to handle complex CFG parsing tasks : PCRE - Perl Compatible Regular Expressions