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Syntax-directed translation
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<p>Syntax-directed translation refers to a method of <a href="/facts/Compiler/WNfCDFJe">compiler</a> implementation where the source language translation is completely driven by the <a href="/facts/Parser/nRKB01S3">parser</a>. </p><p>A common method of syntax-directed translation is translating a string into a sequence of actions by attaching one such action to each rule of a <a href="/facts/Grammar/vprQsHIR">grammar</a>. Thus, parsing a string of the grammar produces a sequence of rule applications. SDT provides a simple way to attach <a href="/facts/Semantics/1L4WwLAP">semantics</a> to any such <a href="/facts/Syntax/6PxSV98p">syntax</a>. </p>