Grntbg: Created page with "'''SimpleTest''' is a collection of PHP libraries. Its lexer, '''SimpleLexer''' is used as the foundation for esoTalk's actual lexer, and the experessions used therein. The library is still used by esoBB to this day, with SimpleLexer remaining the oldest and most robust PHP library still in use by the software. SimpleLexer is known to have problems discerning between equivalent but unequal strings, as well as sometimes incorrectly interpreting complex expr..."

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Created page with "'''SimpleTest''' is a collection of PHP libraries. Its lexer, '''SimpleLexer''' is used as the foundation for esoTalk's actual lexer, and the experessions used therein. The library is still used by esoBB to this day, with SimpleLexer remaining the oldest and most robust PHP library still in use by the software. SimpleLexer is known to have problems discerning between equivalent but unequal strings, as well as sometimes incorrectly interpreting complex expr..."

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'''SimpleTest''' is a collection of PHP libraries. Its lexer, '''SimpleLexer''' is used as the foundation for [[esoTalk]]'s actual [[lexer]], and the experessions used therein. The library is still used by [[esoBB]] to this day, with SimpleLexer remaining the oldest and most robust PHP library still in use by the software.

SimpleLexer is known to have problems discerning between equivalent but unequal strings, as well as sometimes incorrectly interpreting complex expressions; this can be mitigated by using PHP functions to adequately normalize strings and avoiding syntax that is prone to errors (such as single-line formatting, i.e. bullet points, or quotes within quotes) or, in some rare cases, by avoiding the issue altogether. As such, use of the lexer is minimal with the software; it is only preferred when saving and rendering posts, or other things which react to formatting, such as [[signatures]].

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