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What is the name of such diagrams?

I would like to generate diagrams similar to this, but I don't have a clue what to look for.

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nowox Avatar asked Apr 26 '17 11:04

nowox


2 Answers

That's a Syntax Diagram.

Syntax diagrams (or railroad diagrams) are a way to represent a context-free grammar.

Links:

  • How to read syntax diagrams
  • Many examples
  • Creating syntax diagrams
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Alicia Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 20:09

Alicia


These are called syntax diagrams or railroad diagrams for showing context free grammar

There is a tool which can convert BNF notation to railroad diagrams

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Ken Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 20:09

Ken