[Javaowl-devel] OWL Abstract Syntax

[Gerardo H. <ma...@pr...>]

I believe it might be a good idea to support the OWL Abstract Syntax
( http://www.w3c.org/TR/owl-absyn/syntax.html ), as it is easier to type
and read than N3.

Unfortunately, Jena does not have an abstract syntax parser :(

So we probably should write our own parser. My own preference is to use
JavaCC because I already know how to use it, but the Antlr is already a
part of Jena (and it is in our CVS!) so it might be better to just use
Antlr.

Here is the Antlr home page: http://www.antlr.org/

It seems to be pretty good. And the documentation is much better than JavaCC's...

What are your thoughts on this?

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Gerardo Horvilleur
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