\string

yex.keyword.String(parser)

Source code in yex/keyword/other.py

@yex.decorator.control(even_if_not_expanding=True)
def String(parser):

    result = []

    location = parser.location

    def add(ch, with_escapechar=False):
        if with_escapechar:
            escapechar = parser.doc[r'\escapechar']
            if escapechar>=0 and escapechar<=255:
                add(chr(escapechar))

        for c in ch:
            result.append(
                    yex.parse.Token.get(
                        ch = c,
                        category = None, # i.e. Other or Space
                        location = location,
                        )
                    )

    t = parser.next(level='deep')

    logger.debug(
            r'\string: token was %s of class %s',
            t, t.__class__.__name__)

    if isinstance(t, yex.parse.ControlName):
        add(t.name, with_escapechar=True)
        return result

    try:
        identifier = t.identifier
        add(t.identifier[1:], with_escapechar=True)
        return result
    except AttributeError:
        pass

    try:
        add(t.ch)
        return result
    except AttributeError:
        pass

    add(str(t))
    return result