DashAB Setup Instructions

2.5 Configuring first project

1. Click Create new project
2. Select Java Project and then next to Project SDK select New -> JDK
3. The location should be
   C:\Programs Files\Java\jdk<Version>\
4. Click Next then click Next again.
5. Name your project and click Finish again
6. Open Project manager (Default hotkey Alt-1)
7. In the project menu that you just opened right-click on the src folder -> New -> File
8. name the file
   hello.g4
9. In the new file put the following content
   grammar hello; 
    
   rule: 'hello' id; 
   id  : STRING; 
    
   STRING: CHAR+; 
   CHAR: [a-z|A-Z]; 
   WS: ' '+ -> skip;
10. right click on rule -> select Test Rule rule
11. There are three new boxes that open:
    1. a small that appears to be to input a file name
    2. a larger one underneath
    3. To the right of that there is a box on top of which is "Parse tree | Profiler"

    in the second box type

    hello <your name>

    in the third box a tree should appear a parse tree

12. Congratulations you’ve made your first Antlr4 parser