[Main]
Name=push_parse_text
Type=Function
Subtype=ROM Call
Header Files=estack.h
Definition=short push_parse_text (const char *str);
MinAMS=1.01

[ROM Call]
Index=$3CA

[Description]
Parses an expression given in a string and pushes tokenized expression to the expression stack.

[Explanation]
push_parse_text is an extremely powerful function: it parses the expression given in the
string <I>str</I>, and pushes the expressions (in RPN form) to the expression stack.
This function also can parse TI-Basic statements (after parsing, the tokenized form of these
statements is pushed on the expression stack too). push_parse_text returns <A HREF="$$LINK(alloc.h/Bool)">FALSE</A>
if the expression is a multi expression (i.e. if it contains "<B>:</B>" [separator], "-&gt;" [store] or
TI-Basic statements), otherwise it returns <A HREF="$$LINK(alloc.h/Bool)">TRUE</A>. This routine may cause expansion
of the expression stack or heap compression.
TIGCCLIB internally uses this function (together with <A HREF="$$LINK(estack.h/estack_number_to_Float)">estack_number_to_Float</A>)
in the implementation of <A HREF="$$LINK(timath.h/atof)">atof</A> function.
For more examples of usage of this function, see <A HREF="$$LINK(estack.h/NG_approxESI)">NG_approxESI</A>,
<A HREF="$$LINK(estack.h/NG_rationalESI)">NG_rationalESI</A>, <A HREF="$$LINK(estack.h/NG_execute)">NG_execute</A> etc.
The "inverse" function of push_parse_text is <A HREF="$$LINK(estack.h/display_statements)">display_statements</A>.
<BR><BR>
If you want to perform highly advanced symbolic operations with expressions, you should know that expressions
created by push_parse_text are not always organized on a way which allows the most efficient symbolic
processing (so-called internal canonic form). For example, TIOS always converts <CODE>'x*3'</CODE>
into <CODE>'3*x'</CODE> and converts
<CODE>'x-y'</CODE> into <CODE>'x+y*(-1)'</CODE>, although it will be printed as
<CODE>'x-y'</CODE>. However, expressions
created by push_parse_text are always as-is, i.e.
<CODE>'3*x'</CODE> will be just <CODE>'3*x'</CODE>, not <CODE>'x*3'</CODE>. Some routines
(like <A HREF="$$LINK(estack.h/numeric_factor_index)">numeric_factor_index</A> for example) may be fooled if
the expression is not "sorted" correctly. Also, some routines
(like <A HREF="$$LINK(estack.h/lead_term_index)">lead_term_index</A>, <A HREF="$$LINK(estack.h/lead_factor_index)">lead_factor_index</A>
etc.) may also be fooled with expressions like <CODE>'x-y'</CODE> and
<CODE>'x/y'</CODE>, because operators <CODE>'-'</CODE> and <CODE>'/'</CODE> are usually never seen in
expressions during symbolic processing (the processing is more unique if addition and
subtraction are treated as the same operation; the same is true for <CODE>'*'</CODE> and
<CODE>'/'</CODE>). So, if you
planed to perform some advanced symbolic processing which is based on accessing various
part of the expression, always call <A HREF="$$LINK(estack.h/push_internal_simplify)">push_internal_simplify</A>
after calling push_parse_text. This function pushes on the expression stack the same expression
but converted in internal canonic form.
<BR><BR>
<B>Note:</B> push_parse_text will throw an error if the string contains expression with wrong
syntax, so you need to use <A HREF="$$LINK(error.h/TRY)">TRY</A> etc. to catch
eventual errors. And, the string must be built using TI-Basic conventions (for
example, you must use 0xAD ("small" minus) instead of <CODE>'-'</CODE> for
unary minus, etc. See <A HREF="$$LINK(estack.h/NG_tokenize)">NG_tokenize</A> for a more powerful function which
doesn't throw any errors, and which can determine the exact location and type of the error.

[References]
In=estack.h/NG_tokenize, estack.h/TokenizeSymName, basfunc.h/push_str_to_expr, events.h/handleVarLinkKey, homescr.h/HomeExecute, timath.h/atof, vat.h/FolderDel, vat.h/FolderRename, vat.h/HSymDel, vat.h/SymFindFolderName, unknown.h/_ROM_CALL_46F, unknown.h/_ROM_CALL_5F1
Out=estack.h/are_expressions_identical, estack.h/check_estack_size, estack.h/delete_between, estack.h/delete_expression, estack.h/is_valid_smap_aggregate, estack.h/map_tail, estack.h/move_between_to_top, estack.h/next_expression_index, estack.h/push_between, estack.h/push_expression, estack.h/push_Float, estack.h/push_quantum, estack.h/push_quantum_pair, estack.h/push_reversed_tail, estack.h/top_estack, error.h/ER_catch, error.h/ER_success, error.h/ER_throwVar, system.h/OSCheckBreak, system.h/CTypeTable, unknown.h/fix_loop_displacements, unknown.h/is_pathname, unknown.h/next_token, unknown.h/nonblank, unknown.h/primary_tag_list, unknown.h/push_ans_entry, unknown.h/push_var, vat.h/CheckReservedName, vat.h/DerefSym, vat.h/FindSymInFolder, vat.h/TempFolderName, unknown.h/_ROM_CALL_4D4, unknown.h/_ROM_CALL_5C5, unknown.h/_ROM_CALL_5EF, unknown.h/_ROM_CALL_5F0
