Recursive Descent
lItÕs
called ÒrecursiveÓ because in general grammar productions can ÒcallÓ themselves
or each other.
lItÕs called ÒdescentÓ because parsing starts at the root of a Òderivation treeÓ and proceeds toward the leaves.
lItÕs called ÒdescentÓ because parsing starts at the root of a Òderivation treeÓ and proceeds toward the leaves.