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GetBNF Method

Overloads

GetBNF(BNFType)

Gets the current Backus-Naur Form (BNF) grammar of the Qlik engine scripting language. The BNF rules define the syntax for the script statements and the script or chart functions.

In the Qlik engine BNF grammar, a token is a string of one or more characters that is significant as a group. For example, a token could be a function name, a number, a letter, a parenthesis, and so on.

GetBNF(BNFType)

Gets the current Backus-Naur Form (BNF) grammar of the Qlik engine scripting language. The BNF rules define the syntax for the script statements and the script or chart functions.

In the Qlik engine BNF grammar, a token is a string of one or more characters that is significant as a group. For example, a token could be a function name, a number, a letter, a parenthesis, and so on.

Declaration

      [Obsolete("Use the _GetBaseBNF_ method instead")]
public IEnumerable<BNFDef> GetBNF([QixName("qBnfType")] BNFType bnfType)
    

Parameters

Type Name Description
BNFType bnfType

Returns a set of rules defining the syntax for:

  • The script statements and the script functions if qBnfType is set to S.
  • The chart functions if qBnfType is set to E.

Returns

Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<BNFDef>

Implements

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