Merkintäjäsennys

Merkintäjäsennys refers to the process of parsing or analyzing marked-up text. This type of text contains special tags or symbols that denote structure, meaning, or presentation. Examples include HTML, XML, or even simpler markup languages used in plain text documents. The goal of merkintäjäsennys is to understand the hierarchical or relational structure of the content and extract meaningful information from it.

When parsing marked-up text, an algorithm, often called a parser, reads the input stream and identifies the tags and the content between them. It then builds an internal representation of the document, commonly in the form of a tree structure known as a Document Object Model (DOM) or a similar hierarchical data structure. This representation allows software to easily navigate, modify, or query the document's content and structure.

Different types of merkintäjäsennys exist depending on the complexity of the markup language. Simple markup languages might be processed with regular expressions or state machines, while more complex languages like XML require dedicated parsers that adhere to specific grammars and standards. The output of merkintäjäsennys is crucial for web browsers rendering web pages, data processing applications interpreting configuration files, and content management systems organizing information. It forms the foundation for many digital applications that rely on structured data.