jrexx-Lab - laboratory for regular expression analysis

D O C U M E N T A T I O N


REQUIREMENTS

jrexx-Lab is implemented in 100% pure Java and requires the Java 2 Plattform Standard Edition (J2SE) version 1.4.x preinstalled on the target computer.
Since it is a graphical editor, the minimum screen resolution is 800x600 pixels. jrexx-Lab requires at least 64 MB RAM and 3 MB free disk space.

QUICKSTART

For a quick start with the application simply start it and create a predefined automaton by choosing it from the Create-from-Favorite dialog box. Later you can extends the list with your own automatons, if you like.

The created automaton graph will be visible in it's own tab. If you want you can do some set operations like unify or intersect with two automatons with the menu items located in the 'edit' menu. Just choose an other automaton from the Perform-A-Set-Operation dialog box and see the result replacing your original automaton.

Finally you can test the regular expression by typing some input text into the tester panel beneath the graph view followed by subsequent Enter keystrokes. You will see that the automaton highlights some states, when the leading character could be processed successully. Navigate the processing history forward and backward by pressing 'Next' and 'Back'. Hit 'Reset' to begin the test again.

That's it, essentially :-)

TUTORIALS

Here you can find some animated GIF slideshows that demonstrate some basic features of jrexx-Lab. Make sure that your browser and your web filter allow animated GIFs.