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package org.apache.poi.ss.formula;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

import org.apache.poi.ss.SpreadsheetVersion;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.constant.ErrorConstant;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.function.FunctionMetadata;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.function.FunctionMetadataRegistry;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.AbstractFunctionPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.AddPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.Area3DPxg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.AreaPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.ArrayPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.AttrPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.BoolPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.ConcatPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.DividePtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.EqualPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.ErrPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.FuncPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.FuncVarPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.GreaterEqualPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.GreaterThanPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.IntPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.IntersectionPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.LessEqualPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.LessThanPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.MemAreaPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.MemFuncPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.MissingArgPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.MultiplyPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.NamePtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.NameXPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.NameXPxg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.NotEqualPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.NumberPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.OperandPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.OperationPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.ParenthesisPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.PercentPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.PowerPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.Ptg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.RangePtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.RefPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.StringPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.SubtractPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.UnaryMinusPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.UnaryPlusPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.UnionPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.ptg.ValueOperatorPtg;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.FormulaError;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Name;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Table;
import org.apache.poi.ss.util.AreaReference;
import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellReference;
import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellReference.NameType;
import org.apache.poi.util.Internal;
import org.apache.poi.util.POILogFactory;
import org.apache.poi.util.POILogger;

/**
 * This class parses a formula string into a List of tokens in RPN order.
 * Inspired by
 *           Lets Build a Compiler, by Jack Crenshaw
 * BNF for the formula expression is :
 * <expression> ::= <term> [<addop> <term>]*
 * <term> ::= <factor>  [ <mulop> <factor> ]*
 * <factor> ::= <number> | (<expression>) | <cellRef> | <function>
 * <function> ::= <functionName> ([expression [, expression]*])
 * <p>
 * For POI internal use only
 * <p>
 */
@Internal
public final class FormulaParser {
    private final static POILogger log = POILogFactory.getLogger(FormulaParser.class);
    private final String _formulaString;
    private final int _formulaLength;
    /** points at the next character to be read (after the {@link #look} codepoint) */
    private int _pointer;

    private ParseNode _rootNode;

    private final static char TAB = '\t'; // HSSF + XSSF
    private final static char CR = '\r'; // Normally just XSSF
    private final static char LF = '\n'; // Normally just XSSF

    /**
     * Lookahead unicode codepoint
     * gets value '\0' when the input string is exhausted
     */
    private int look;

    /**
     * Tracks whether the run of whitespace preceding "look" could be an
     * intersection operator.  See GetChar.
     */
    private boolean _inIntersection;

    private final FormulaParsingWorkbook _book;
    private final SpreadsheetVersion _ssVersion;

    private final int _sheetIndex;
    private final int _rowIndex; // 0-based

    /**
     * Create the formula parser, with the string that is to be
     *  parsed against the supplied workbook.
     * A later call the parse() method to return ptg list in
     *  rpn order, then call the getRPNPtg() to retrieve the
     *  parse results.
     * This class is recommended only for single threaded use.
     *
     * If you have a {@link org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFWorkbook}, and not a
     *  {@link org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook}, then use the convenience method on
     *  {@link org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFFormulaEvaluator}
     */
    private FormulaParser(String formula, FormulaParsingWorkbook book, int sheetIndex, int rowIndex) {
        _formulaString = formula;
        _pointer = 0;
        _book = book;
        _ssVersion = book == null ? SpreadsheetVersion.EXCEL97 : book.getSpreadsheetVersion();
        _formulaLength = _formulaString.length();
        _sheetIndex = sheetIndex;
        _rowIndex = rowIndex;
    }

    /**
     * Parse a formula into an array of tokens
     * Side effect: creates name ({@link org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook#createName})
     *     if formula contains unrecognized names (names are likely UDFs)
     *
     * @param formula     the formula to parse
     * @param workbook    the parent workbook
     * @param formulaType the type of the formula
     * @param sheetIndex  the 0-based index of the sheet this formula belongs to.
     *     The sheet index is required to resolve sheet-level names. <code>-1</code> means that
     *     the scope of the name will be ignored and  the parser will match names only by name
     * @param rowIndex  - the related cell's row index in 0-based form (-1 if the formula is not cell related)
     *                     used to handle structured references that have the "#This Row" quantifier.
     *                    Use rowIndex=-1 or {@link #parseStructuredReference(String, FormulaParsingWorkbook, int)} if formula
     *                    does not contain structured references.
     *
     * @return array of parsed tokens
     * @throws FormulaParseException if the formula has incorrect syntax or is otherwise invalid
     */
    public static Ptg[] parse(String formula, FormulaParsingWorkbook workbook, FormulaType formulaType,
            int sheetIndex, int rowIndex) {
        FormulaParser fp = new FormulaParser(formula, workbook, sheetIndex, rowIndex);
        fp.parse();
        return fp.getRPNPtg(formulaType);
    }

    /**
     * Parse a formula into an array of tokens
     * Side effect: creates name ({@link org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook#createName})
     *     if formula contains unrecognized names (names are likely UDFs)
     *
     * @param formula     the formula to parse
     * @param workbook    the parent workbook
     * @param formulaType the type of the formula
     * @param sheetIndex  the 0-based index of the sheet this formula belongs to.
     *     The sheet index is required to resolve sheet-level names. <code>-1</code> means that
     *     the scope of the name will be ignored and  the parser will match names only by name
     *
     * @return array of parsed tokens
     * @throws FormulaParseException if the formula has incorrect syntax or is otherwise invalid
     */
    public static Ptg[] parse(String formula, FormulaParsingWorkbook workbook, FormulaType formulaType,
            int sheetIndex) {
        return parse(formula, workbook, formulaType, sheetIndex, -1);
    }

    /**
     * Parse a structured reference. Converts the structured
     *  reference to the area that represent it.
     *
     * @param tableText - The structured reference text
     * @param workbook - the parent workbook
     * @param rowIndex - the 0-based cell's row index ( used to handle "#This Row" quantifiers )
     * @return the area that being represented by the structured reference.
     */
    public static Area3DPxg parseStructuredReference(String tableText, FormulaParsingWorkbook workbook,
            int rowIndex) {
        final int sheetIndex = -1; //don't care?
        Ptg[] arr = FormulaParser.parse(tableText, workbook, FormulaType.CELL, sheetIndex, rowIndex);
        if (arr.length != 1 || !(arr[0] instanceof Area3DPxg)) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Illegal structured reference, had length: " + arr.length);
        }
        return (Area3DPxg) arr[0];
    }

    /** Read New Character From Input Stream */
    private void GetChar() {
        // The intersection operator is a space.  We track whether the run of 
        // whitespace preceding "look" counts as an intersection operator.
        if (IsWhite(look)) {
            if (look == ' ') {
                _inIntersection = true;
            }
        } else {
            _inIntersection = false;
        }

        // Check to see if we've walked off the end of the string.
        if (_pointer > _formulaLength) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Parsed past the end of the formula, pos: " + _pointer + ", length: "
                    + _formulaLength + ", formula: " + _formulaString);
        }
        if (_pointer < _formulaLength) {
            look = _formulaString.codePointAt(_pointer);
        } else {
            // Just return if so and reset 'look' to something to keep
            // SkipWhitespace from spinning
            look = (char) 0;
            _inIntersection = false;
        }
        _pointer += Character.charCount(look);
    }

    private void resetPointer(int ptr) {
        _pointer = ptr;
        if (_pointer <= _formulaLength) {
            look = _formulaString.codePointAt(_pointer - Character.charCount(look));
        } else {
            // Just return if so and reset 'look' to something to keep
            // SkipWhitespace from spinning
            look = (char) 0;
        }
    }

    /** Report What Was Expected */
    private RuntimeException expected(String s) {
        String msg;

        if (look == '=' && _formulaString.substring(0, _pointer - 1).trim().length() < 1) {
            msg = "The specified formula '" + _formulaString + "' starts with an equals sign which is not allowed.";
        } else {
            msg = new StringBuilder("Parse error near char ").append(_pointer - 1) //this is the codepoint index, not char index, which may be larger if there are multi-byte chars
                    .append(" '").appendCodePoint(look).append("'").append(" in specified formula '")
                    .append(_formulaString).append("'. Expected ").append(s).toString();
        }
        return new FormulaParseException(msg);
    }

    /** Recognize an Alpha Character */
    private static boolean IsAlpha(int c) {
        return Character.isLetter(c) || c == '$' || c == '_';
    }

    /** Recognize a Decimal Digit */
    private static boolean IsDigit(int c) {
        return Character.isDigit(c);
    }

    /** Recognize White Space */
    private static boolean IsWhite(int c) {
        return c == ' ' || c == TAB || c == CR || c == LF;
    }

    /** Skip Over Leading White Space */
    private void SkipWhite() {
        while (IsWhite(look)) {
            GetChar();
        }
    }

    /**
     *  Consumes the next input character if it is equal to the one specified otherwise throws an
     *  unchecked exception. This method does <b>not</b> consume whitespace (before or after the
     *  matched character).
     */
    private void Match(int x) {
        if (look != x) {
            throw expected(new StringBuilder().append("'").appendCodePoint(x).append("'").toString());
        }
        GetChar();
    }

    /** Get a Number */
    private String GetNum() {
        StringBuilder value = new StringBuilder();

        while (IsDigit(this.look)) {
            value.appendCodePoint(this.look);
            GetChar();
        }
        return value.length() == 0 ? null : value.toString();
    }

    private ParseNode parseRangeExpression() {
        ParseNode result = parseRangeable();
        boolean hasRange = false;
        while (look == ':') {
            int pos = _pointer;
            GetChar();
            ParseNode nextPart = parseRangeable();
            // Note - no range simplification here. An expr like "A1:B2:C3:D4:E5" should be
            // grouped into area ref pairs like: "(A1:B2):(C3:D4):E5"
            // Furthermore, Excel doesn't seem to simplify
            // expressions like "Sheet1!A1:Sheet1:B2" into "Sheet1!A1:B2"

            checkValidRangeOperand("LHS", pos, result);
            checkValidRangeOperand("RHS", pos, nextPart);

            ParseNode[] children = { result, nextPart, };
            result = new ParseNode(RangePtg.instance, children);
            hasRange = true;
        }
        if (hasRange) {
            return augmentWithMemPtg(result);
        }
        return result;
    }

    private static ParseNode augmentWithMemPtg(ParseNode root) {
        Ptg memPtg;
        if (needsMemFunc(root)) {
            memPtg = new MemFuncPtg(root.getEncodedSize());
        } else {
            memPtg = new MemAreaPtg(root.getEncodedSize());
        }
        return new ParseNode(memPtg, root);
    }

    /**
     * From OOO doc: "Whenever one operand of the reference subexpression is a function,
     *  a defined name, a 3D reference, or an external reference (and no error occurs),
     *  a tMemFunc token is used"
     *
     */
    private static boolean needsMemFunc(ParseNode root) {
        Ptg token = root.getToken();
        if (token instanceof AbstractFunctionPtg) {
            return true;
        }
        if (token instanceof ExternSheetReferenceToken) { // 3D refs
            return true;
        }
        if (token instanceof NamePtg || token instanceof NameXPtg) { // 3D refs
            return true;
        }

        if (token instanceof OperationPtg || token instanceof ParenthesisPtg) {
            // expect RangePtg, but perhaps also UnionPtg, IntersectionPtg etc
            for (ParseNode child : root.getChildren()) {
                if (needsMemFunc(child)) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }
        if (token instanceof OperandPtg) {
            return false;
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * @param currentParsePosition used to format a potential error message
     */
    private static void checkValidRangeOperand(String sideName, int currentParsePosition, ParseNode pn) {
        if (!isValidRangeOperand(pn)) {
            throw new FormulaParseException("The " + sideName + " of the range operator ':' at position "
                    + currentParsePosition + " is not a proper reference.");
        }
    }

    /**
     * @return <code>false</code> if sub-expression represented the specified ParseNode definitely
     * cannot appear on either side of the range (':') operator
     */
    private static boolean isValidRangeOperand(ParseNode a) {
        Ptg tkn = a.getToken();
        // Note - order is important for these instance-of checks
        if (tkn instanceof OperandPtg) {
            // notably cell refs and area refs
            return true;
        }

        // next 2 are special cases of OperationPtg
        if (tkn instanceof AbstractFunctionPtg) {
            AbstractFunctionPtg afp = (AbstractFunctionPtg) tkn;
            byte returnClass = afp.getDefaultOperandClass();
            return Ptg.CLASS_REF == returnClass;
        }
        if (tkn instanceof ValueOperatorPtg) {
            return false;
        }
        if (tkn instanceof OperationPtg) {
            return true;
        }

        // one special case of ControlPtg
        if (tkn instanceof ParenthesisPtg) {
            // parenthesis Ptg should have only one child
            return isValidRangeOperand(a.getChildren()[0]);
        }

        // one special case of ScalarConstantPtg
        if (tkn == ErrPtg.REF_INVALID) {
            return true;
        }

        // All other ControlPtgs and ScalarConstantPtgs cannot be used with ':'
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Parses area refs (things which could be the operand of ':') and simple factors
     * Examples
     * <pre>
     *   A$1
     *   $A$1 :  $B1
     *   A1 .......    C2
     *   Sheet1 !$A1
     *   a..b!A1
     *   'my sheet'!A1
     *   .my.sheet!A1
     *   'my sheet':'my alt sheet'!A1
     *   .my.sheet1:.my.sheet2!$B$2
     *   my.named..range.
     *   'my sheet'!my.named.range
     *   .my.sheet!my.named.range
     *   foo.bar(123.456, "abc")
     *   123.456
     *   "abc"
     *   true
     *   [Foo.xls]!$A$1
     *   [Foo.xls]'my sheet'!$A$1
     *   [Foo.xls]!my.named.range
     * </pre>
     *
     */
    private ParseNode parseRangeable() {
        SkipWhite();
        int savePointer = _pointer;
        SheetIdentifier sheetIden = parseSheetName();

        if (sheetIden == null) {
            resetPointer(savePointer);
        } else {
            SkipWhite();
            savePointer = _pointer;
        }

        SimpleRangePart part1 = parseSimpleRangePart();
        if (part1 == null) {
            if (sheetIden != null) {
                if (look == '#') { // error ref like MySheet!#REF!
                    return new ParseNode(ErrPtg.valueOf(parseErrorLiteral()));
                } else {
                    // Is it a named range?
                    String name = parseAsName();
                    if (name.length() == 0) {
                        throw new FormulaParseException("Cell reference or Named Range "
                                + "expected after sheet name at index " + _pointer + ".");
                    }
                    Ptg nameXPtg = _book.getNameXPtg(name, sheetIden);
                    if (nameXPtg == null) {
                        throw new FormulaParseException("Specified name '" + name + "' for sheet "
                                + sheetIden.asFormulaString() + " not found");
                    }
                    return new ParseNode(nameXPtg);
                }
            }
            return parseNonRange(savePointer);
        }
        boolean whiteAfterPart1 = IsWhite(look);
        if (whiteAfterPart1) {
            SkipWhite();
        }

        if (look == ':') {
            int colonPos = _pointer;
            GetChar();
            SkipWhite();
            SimpleRangePart part2 = parseSimpleRangePart();
            if (part2 != null && !part1.isCompatibleForArea(part2)) {
                // second part is not compatible with an area ref e.g. S!A1:S!B2
                // where S might be a sheet name (that looks like a column name)

                part2 = null;
            }
            if (part2 == null) {
                // second part is not compatible with an area ref e.g. A1:OFFSET(B2, 1, 2)
                // reset and let caller use explicit range operator
                resetPointer(colonPos);
                if (!part1.isCell()) {
                    String prefix = "";
                    if (sheetIden != null) {
                        prefix = "'" + sheetIden.getSheetIdentifier().getName() + '!';
                    }
                    throw new FormulaParseException(prefix + part1.getRep() + "' is not a proper reference.");
                }
            }
            return createAreaRefParseNode(sheetIden, part1, part2);
        }

        if (look == '.') {
            GetChar();
            int dotCount = 1;
            while (look == '.') {
                dotCount++;
                GetChar();
            }
            boolean whiteBeforePart2 = IsWhite(look);

            SkipWhite();
            SimpleRangePart part2 = parseSimpleRangePart();
            String part1And2 = _formulaString.substring(savePointer - 1, _pointer - 1);
            if (part2 == null) {
                if (sheetIden != null) {
                    throw new FormulaParseException(
                            "Complete area reference expected after sheet name at index " + _pointer + ".");
                }
                return parseNonRange(savePointer);
            }

            if (whiteAfterPart1 || whiteBeforePart2) {
                if (part1.isRowOrColumn() || part2.isRowOrColumn()) {
                    // "A .. B" not valid syntax for "A:B"
                    // and there's no other valid expression that fits this grammar
                    throw new FormulaParseException("Dotted range (full row or column) expression '" + part1And2
                            + "' must not contain whitespace.");
                }
                return createAreaRefParseNode(sheetIden, part1, part2);
            }

            if (dotCount == 1 && part1.isRow() && part2.isRow()) {
                // actually, this is looking more like a number
                return parseNonRange(savePointer);
            }

            if (part1.isRowOrColumn() || part2.isRowOrColumn()) {
                if (dotCount != 2) {
                    throw new FormulaParseException("Dotted range (full row or column) expression '" + part1And2
                            + "' must have exactly 2 dots.");
                }
            }
            return createAreaRefParseNode(sheetIden, part1, part2);
        }
        if (part1.isCell() && isValidCellReference(part1.getRep())) {
            return createAreaRefParseNode(sheetIden, part1, null);
        }
        if (sheetIden != null) {
            throw new FormulaParseException(
                    "Second part of cell reference expected after sheet name at index " + _pointer + ".");
        }

        return parseNonRange(savePointer);
    }

    private final static String specHeaders = "Headers";
    private final static String specAll = "All";
    private final static String specData = "Data";
    private final static String specTotals = "Totals";
    private final static String specThisRow = "This Row";

    /**
     * Parses a structured reference, returns it as area reference.
     * Examples:
     * <pre>
     * Table1[col]
     * Table1[[#Totals],[col]]
     * Table1[#Totals]
     * Table1[#All]
     * Table1[#Data]
     * Table1[#Headers]
     * Table1[#Totals]
     * Table1[#This Row]
     * Table1[[#All],[col]]
     * Table1[[#Headers],[col]]
     * Table1[[#Totals],[col]]
     * Table1[[#All],[col1]:[col2]]
     * Table1[[#Data],[col1]:[col2]]
     * Table1[[#Headers],[col1]:[col2]]
     * Table1[[#Totals],[col1]:[col2]]
     * Table1[[#Headers],[#Data],[col2]]
     * Table1[[#This Row], [col1]]
     * Table1[ [col1]:[col2] ]
     * </pre>
     * @param tableName
     * @return Area Reference for the given table
     */
    private ParseNode parseStructuredReference(String tableName) {

        if (!(_ssVersion.equals(SpreadsheetVersion.EXCEL2007))) {
            throw new FormulaParseException("Structured references work only on XSSF (Excel 2007+)!");
        }
        Table tbl = _book.getTable(tableName);
        if (tbl == null) {
            throw new FormulaParseException("Illegal table name: '" + tableName + "'");
        }
        String sheetName = tbl.getSheetName();

        int startCol = tbl.getStartColIndex();
        int endCol = tbl.getEndColIndex();
        int startRow = tbl.getStartRowIndex();
        int endRow = tbl.getEndRowIndex();

        // Do NOT return before done reading all the structured reference tokens from the input stream.
        // Throwing exceptions is okay.
        int savePtr0 = _pointer;
        GetChar();

        boolean isTotalsSpec = false;
        boolean isThisRowSpec = false;
        boolean isDataSpec = false;
        boolean isHeadersSpec = false;
        boolean isAllSpec = false;
        int nSpecQuantifiers = 0; // The number of special quantifiers
        while (true) {
            int savePtr1 = _pointer;
            String specName = parseAsSpecialQuantifier();
            if (specName == null) {
                resetPointer(savePtr1);
                break;
            }
            switch (specName) {
            case specAll:
                isAllSpec = true;
                break;
            case specData:
                isDataSpec = true;
                break;
            case specHeaders:
                isHeadersSpec = true;
                break;
            case specThisRow:
                isThisRowSpec = true;
                break;
            case specTotals:
                isTotalsSpec = true;
                break;
            default:
                throw new FormulaParseException("Unknown special quantifier " + specName);
            }
            nSpecQuantifiers++;
            if (look == ',') {
                GetChar();
            } else {
                break;
            }
        }
        boolean isThisRow = false;
        SkipWhite();
        if (look == '@') {
            isThisRow = true;
            GetChar();
        }
        // parse column quantifier
        String startColumnName;
        String endColumnName = null;
        int nColQuantifiers = 0;
        int savePtr1 = _pointer;
        startColumnName = parseAsColumnQuantifier();
        if (startColumnName == null) {
            resetPointer(savePtr1);
        } else {
            nColQuantifiers++;
            if (look == ',') {
                throw new FormulaParseException("The formula " + _formulaString
                        + " is illegal: you should not use ',' with column quantifiers");
            } else if (look == ':') {
                GetChar();
                endColumnName = parseAsColumnQuantifier();
                nColQuantifiers++;
                if (endColumnName == null) {
                    throw new FormulaParseException("The formula " + _formulaString
                            + " is illegal: the string after ':' must be column quantifier");
                }
            }
        }

        if (nColQuantifiers == 0 && nSpecQuantifiers == 0) {
            resetPointer(savePtr0);
            savePtr0 = _pointer;
            startColumnName = parseAsColumnQuantifier();
            if (startColumnName != null) {
                nColQuantifiers++;
            } else {
                resetPointer(savePtr0);
                String name = parseAsSpecialQuantifier();
                if (name != null) {
                    switch (name) {
                    case specAll:
                        isAllSpec = true;
                        break;
                    case specData:
                        isDataSpec = true;
                        break;
                    case specHeaders:
                        isHeadersSpec = true;
                        break;
                    case specThisRow:
                        isThisRowSpec = true;
                        break;
                    case specTotals:
                        isTotalsSpec = true;
                        break;
                    default:
                        throw new FormulaParseException("Unknown special quantifier " + name);
                    }
                    nSpecQuantifiers++;
                } else {
                    throw new FormulaParseException("The formula " + _formulaString + " is illegal");
                }
            }
        } else {
            Match(']');
        }
        // Done reading from input stream
        // Ok to return now

        if (isTotalsSpec && tbl.getTotalsRowCount() == 0) {
            return new ParseNode(ErrPtg.REF_INVALID);
        }
        if ((isThisRow || isThisRowSpec) && (_rowIndex < startRow || endRow < _rowIndex)) {
            // structured reference is trying to reference a row above or below the table with [#This Row] or [@]
            if (_rowIndex >= 0) {
                return new ParseNode(ErrPtg.VALUE_INVALID);
            } else {
                throw new FormulaParseException(
                        "Formula contained [#This Row] or [@] structured reference but this row < 0. "
                                + "Row index must be specified for row-referencing structured references.");
            }
        }

        int actualStartRow = startRow;
        int actualEndRow = endRow;
        int actualStartCol = startCol;
        int actualEndCol = endCol;
        if (nSpecQuantifiers > 0) {
            //Selecting rows
            if (nSpecQuantifiers == 1 && isAllSpec) {
                //do nothing
            } else if (isDataSpec && isHeadersSpec) {
                if (tbl.getTotalsRowCount() > 0) {
                    actualEndRow = endRow - 1;
                }
            } else if (isDataSpec && isTotalsSpec) {
                actualStartRow = startRow + 1;
            } else if (nSpecQuantifiers == 1 && isDataSpec) {
                actualStartRow = startRow + 1;
                if (tbl.getTotalsRowCount() > 0) {
                    actualEndRow = endRow - 1;
                }
            } else if (nSpecQuantifiers == 1 && isHeadersSpec) {
                actualEndRow = actualStartRow;
            } else if (nSpecQuantifiers == 1 && isTotalsSpec) {
                actualStartRow = actualEndRow;
            } else if ((nSpecQuantifiers == 1 && isThisRowSpec) || isThisRow) {
                actualStartRow = _rowIndex; //The rowNum is 0 based
                actualEndRow = _rowIndex;
            } else {
                throw new FormulaParseException("The formula " + _formulaString + " is illegal");
            }
        } else {
            if (isThisRow) { // there is a @
                actualStartRow = _rowIndex; //The rowNum is 0 based
                actualEndRow = _rowIndex;
            } else { // Really no special quantifiers
                actualStartRow++;
                if (tbl.getTotalsRowCount() > 0)
                    actualEndRow--;
            }
        }

        //Selecting cols

        if (nColQuantifiers == 2) {
            if (startColumnName == null || endColumnName == null) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("Fatal error");
            }
            int startIdx = tbl.findColumnIndex(startColumnName);
            int endIdx = tbl.findColumnIndex(endColumnName);
            if (startIdx == -1 || endIdx == -1) {
                throw new FormulaParseException("One of the columns " + startColumnName + ", " + endColumnName
                        + " doesn't exist in table " + tbl.getName());
            }
            actualStartCol = startCol + startIdx;
            actualEndCol = startCol + endIdx;

        } else if (nColQuantifiers == 1 && !isThisRow) {
            if (startColumnName == null) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("Fatal error");
            }
            int idx = tbl.findColumnIndex(startColumnName);
            if (idx == -1) {
                throw new FormulaParseException(
                        "The column " + startColumnName + " doesn't exist in table " + tbl.getName());
            }
            actualStartCol = startCol + idx;
            actualEndCol = actualStartCol;
        }
        CellReference topLeft = new CellReference(actualStartRow, actualStartCol);
        CellReference bottomRight = new CellReference(actualEndRow, actualEndCol);
        SheetIdentifier sheetIden = new SheetIdentifier(null, new NameIdentifier(sheetName, true));
        Ptg ptg = _book.get3DReferencePtg(new AreaReference(topLeft, bottomRight, _ssVersion), sheetIden);
        return new ParseNode(ptg);
    }

    /**
     * Tries to parse the next as column - can contain whitespace
     * Caller should save pointer.
    */
    private String parseAsColumnQuantifier() {
        if (look != '[') {
            return null;
        }
        GetChar();
        if (look == '#') {
            return null;
        }
        if (look == '@') {
            GetChar();
        }
        StringBuilder name = new StringBuilder();
        while (look != ']') {
            name.appendCodePoint(look);
            GetChar();
        }
        Match(']');
        return name.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Tries to parse the next as special quantifier
     * Caller should save pointer.
     */
    private String parseAsSpecialQuantifier() {
        if (look != '[') {
            return null;
        }
        GetChar();
        if (look != '#') {
            return null;
        }
        GetChar();
        String name = parseAsName();
        if (name.equals("This")) {
            name = name + ' ' + parseAsName();
        }
        Match(']');
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * Parses simple factors that are not primitive ranges or range components
     * i.e. '!', ':'(and equiv '...') do not appear
     * Examples
     * <pre>
     *   my.named...range.
     *   foo.bar(123.456, "abc")
     *   123.456
     *   "abc"
     *   true
     * </pre>
     */
    private ParseNode parseNonRange(int savePointer) {
        resetPointer(savePointer);

        if (Character.isDigit(look)) {
            return new ParseNode(parseNumber());
        }
        if (look == '"') {
            return new ParseNode(new StringPtg(parseStringLiteral()));
        }

        // from now on we can only be dealing with non-quoted identifiers
        // which will either be named ranges or functions
        String name = parseAsName();

        if (look == '(') {
            return function(name);
        }
        if (look == '[') {
            return parseStructuredReference(name);
        }
        if (name.equalsIgnoreCase("TRUE") || name.equalsIgnoreCase("FALSE")) {
            return new ParseNode(BoolPtg.valueOf(name.equalsIgnoreCase("TRUE")));
        }
        if (_book == null) {
            // Only test cases omit the book (expecting it not to be needed)
            throw new IllegalStateException("Need book to evaluate name '" + name + "'");
        }
        EvaluationName evalName = _book.getName(name, _sheetIndex);
        if (evalName == null) {
            throw new FormulaParseException(
                    "Specified named range '" + name + "' does not exist in the current workbook.");
        }
        if (evalName.isRange()) {
            return new ParseNode(evalName.createPtg());
        }
        // TODO - what about NameX ?
        throw new FormulaParseException("Specified name '" + name + "' is not a range as expected.");
    }

    private String parseAsName() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

        // defined names may begin with a letter or underscore or backslash
        if (!Character.isLetter(look) && look != '_' && look != '\\') {
            throw expected("number, string, defined name, or data table");
        }
        while (isValidDefinedNameChar(look)) {
            sb.appendCodePoint(look);
            GetChar();
        }
        SkipWhite();

        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * @param ch unicode codepoint
     * @return <code>true</code> if the specified character may be used in a defined name
     */
    private static boolean isValidDefinedNameChar(int ch) {
        if (Character.isLetterOrDigit(ch)) {
            return true;
        }
        // the sheet naming rules are vague on whether unicode characters are allowed
        // assume they're allowed.
        if (ch > 128) {
            return true;
        }
        switch (ch) {
        case '.':
        case '_':
        case '?':
        case '\\': // of all things
            return true;
        }
        // includes special non-name control characters like ! $ : , ( ) [ ] and space
        return false;
    }

    /**
     *
     * @param sheetIden may be <code>null</code>
     * @param part1
     * @param part2 may be <code>null</code>
     */
    private ParseNode createAreaRefParseNode(SheetIdentifier sheetIden, SimpleRangePart part1,
            SimpleRangePart part2) throws FormulaParseException {
        Ptg ptg;
        if (part2 == null) {
            CellReference cr = part1.getCellReference();
            if (sheetIden == null) {
                ptg = new RefPtg(cr);
            } else {
                ptg = _book.get3DReferencePtg(cr, sheetIden);
            }
        } else {
            AreaReference areaRef = createAreaRef(part1, part2);

            if (sheetIden == null) {
                ptg = new AreaPtg(areaRef);
            } else {
                ptg = _book.get3DReferencePtg(areaRef, sheetIden);
            }
        }
        return new ParseNode(ptg);
    }

    private AreaReference createAreaRef(SimpleRangePart part1, SimpleRangePart part2) {
        if (!part1.isCompatibleForArea(part2)) {
            throw new FormulaParseException(
                    "has incompatible parts: '" + part1.getRep() + "' and '" + part2.getRep() + "'.");
        }
        if (part1.isRow()) {
            return AreaReference.getWholeRow(_ssVersion, part1.getRep(), part2.getRep());
        }
        if (part1.isColumn()) {
            return AreaReference.getWholeColumn(_ssVersion, part1.getRep(), part2.getRep());
        }
        return new AreaReference(part1.getCellReference(), part2.getCellReference(), _ssVersion);
    }

    /**
     * Matches a zero or one letter-runs followed by zero or one digit-runs.
     * Either or both runs man optionally be prefixed with a single '$'.
     * (copied+modified from {@link org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellReference#CELL_REF_PATTERN})
     */
    private static final Pattern CELL_REF_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(\\$?[A-Za-z]+)?(\\$?[0-9]+)?");

    /**
     * Parses out a potential LHS or RHS of a ':' intended to produce a plain AreaRef.  Normally these are
     * proper cell references but they could also be row or column refs like "$AC" or "10"
     * @return <code>null</code> (and leaves {@link #_pointer} unchanged if a proper range part does not parse out
     */
    private SimpleRangePart parseSimpleRangePart() {
        int ptr = _pointer - 1; // TODO avoid StringIndexOutOfBounds
        boolean hasDigits = false;
        boolean hasLetters = false;
        while (ptr < _formulaLength) {
            char ch = _formulaString.charAt(ptr);
            if (Character.isDigit(ch)) {
                hasDigits = true;
            } else if (Character.isLetter(ch)) {
                hasLetters = true;
            } else if (ch == '$' || ch == '_') {
                //
            } else {
                break;
            }
            ptr++;
        }
        if (ptr <= _pointer - 1) {
            return null;
        }
        String rep = _formulaString.substring(_pointer - 1, ptr);
        if (!CELL_REF_PATTERN.matcher(rep).matches()) {
            return null;
        }
        // Check range bounds against grid max
        if (hasLetters && hasDigits) {
            if (!isValidCellReference(rep)) {
                return null;
            }
        } else if (hasLetters) {
            if (!CellReference.isColumnWithinRange(rep.replace("$", ""), _ssVersion)) {
                return null;
            }
        } else if (hasDigits) {
            int i;
            try {
                i = Integer.parseInt(rep.replace("$", ""));
            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                return null;
            }
            if (i < 1 || i > _ssVersion.getMaxRows()) {
                return null;
            }
        } else {
            // just dollars ? can this happen?
            return null;
        }

        resetPointer(ptr + 1); // stepping forward
        return new SimpleRangePart(rep, hasLetters, hasDigits);
    }

    /**
     * A1, $A1, A$1, $A$1, A, 1
     */
    private static final class SimpleRangePart {
        private enum Type {
            CELL, ROW, COLUMN;

            public static Type get(boolean hasLetters, boolean hasDigits) {
                if (hasLetters) {
                    return hasDigits ? CELL : COLUMN;
                }
                if (!hasDigits) {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("must have either letters or numbers");
                }
                return ROW;
            }
        }

        private final Type _type;
        private final String _rep;

        public SimpleRangePart(String rep, boolean hasLetters, boolean hasNumbers) {
            _rep = rep;
            _type = Type.get(hasLetters, hasNumbers);
        }

        public boolean isCell() {
            return _type == Type.CELL;
        }

        public boolean isRowOrColumn() {
            return _type != Type.CELL;
        }

        public CellReference getCellReference() {
            if (_type != Type.CELL) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("Not applicable to this type");
            }
            return new CellReference(_rep);
        }

        public boolean isColumn() {
            return _type == Type.COLUMN;
        }

        public boolean isRow() {
            return _type == Type.ROW;
        }

        public String getRep() {
            return _rep;
        }

        /**
         * @return <code>true</code> if the two range parts can be combined in an
         * {@link AreaPtg} ( Note - the explicit range operator (:) may still be valid
         * when this method returns <code>false</code> )
         */
        public boolean isCompatibleForArea(SimpleRangePart part2) {
            return _type == part2._type;
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return getClass().getName() + " [" + _rep + "]";
        }
    }

    private String getBookName() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        GetChar();
        while (look != ']') {
            sb.appendCodePoint(look);
            GetChar();
        }
        GetChar();
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Note - caller should reset {@link #_pointer} upon <code>null</code> result
     * @return The sheet name as an identifier <code>null</code> if '!' is not found in the right place
     */
    private SheetIdentifier parseSheetName() {
        String bookName;
        if (look == '[') {
            bookName = getBookName();
        } else {
            bookName = null;
        }

        if (look == '\'') {
            Match('\'');

            if (look == '[')
                bookName = getBookName();

            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            boolean done = look == '\'';
            while (!done) {
                sb.appendCodePoint(look);
                GetChar();
                if (look == '\'') {
                    Match('\'');
                    done = look != '\'';
                }
            }

            NameIdentifier iden = new NameIdentifier(sb.toString(), true);
            // quoted identifier - can't concatenate anything more
            SkipWhite();
            if (look == '!') {
                GetChar();
                return new SheetIdentifier(bookName, iden);
            }
            // See if it's a multi-sheet range, eg Sheet1:Sheet3!A1
            if (look == ':') {
                return parseSheetRange(bookName, iden);
            }
            return null;
        }

        // unquoted sheet names must start with underscore or a letter
        if (look == '_' || Character.isLetter(look)) {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            // can concatenate idens with dots
            while (isUnquotedSheetNameChar(look)) {
                sb.appendCodePoint(look);
                GetChar();
            }
            NameIdentifier iden = new NameIdentifier(sb.toString(), false);
            SkipWhite();
            if (look == '!') {
                GetChar();
                return new SheetIdentifier(bookName, iden);
            }
            // See if it's a multi-sheet range, eg Sheet1:Sheet3!A1
            if (look == ':') {
                return parseSheetRange(bookName, iden);
            }
            return null;
        }
        if (look == '!' && bookName != null) {
            // Raw book reference, without a sheet
            GetChar();
            return new SheetIdentifier(bookName, null);
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * If we have something that looks like [book]Sheet1: or 
     *  Sheet1, see if it's actually a range eg Sheet1:Sheet2!
     */
    private SheetIdentifier parseSheetRange(String bookname, NameIdentifier sheet1Name) {
        GetChar();
        SheetIdentifier sheet2 = parseSheetName();
        if (sheet2 != null) {
            return new SheetRangeIdentifier(bookname, sheet1Name, sheet2.getSheetIdentifier());
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * very similar to {@link SheetNameFormatter#isSpecialChar(char)}
     * @param ch unicode codepoint
     */
    private static boolean isUnquotedSheetNameChar(int ch) {
        if (Character.isLetterOrDigit(ch)) {
            return true;
        }
        // the sheet naming rules are vague on whether unicode characters are allowed
        // assume they're allowed.
        if (ch > 128) {
            return true;
        }
        switch (ch) {
        case '.': // dot is OK
        case '_': // underscore is OK
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * @return <code>true</code> if the specified name is a valid cell reference
     */
    private boolean isValidCellReference(String str) {
        //check range bounds against grid max
        boolean result = CellReference.classifyCellReference(str, _ssVersion) == NameType.CELL;

        if (result) {
            /*
             * Check if the argument is a function. Certain names can be either a cell reference or a function name
             * depending on the contenxt. Compare the following examples in Excel 2007:
             * (a) LOG10(100) + 1
             * (b) LOG10 + 1
             * In (a) LOG10 is a name of a built-in function. In (b) LOG10 is a cell reference
             */
            boolean isFunc = FunctionMetadataRegistry.getFunctionByName(str.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT)) != null;
            if (isFunc) {
                int savePointer = _pointer;
                resetPointer(_pointer + str.length());
                SkipWhite();
                // open bracket indicates that the argument is a function,
                // the returning value should be false, i.e. "not a valid cell reference"
                result = look != '(';
                resetPointer(savePointer);
            }
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Note - Excel function names are 'case aware but not case sensitive'.  This method may end
     * up creating a defined name record in the workbook if the specified name is not an internal
     * Excel function, and has not been encountered before.
     * 
     * Side effect: creates workbook name if name is not recognized (name is probably a UDF)
     *
     * @param name case preserved function name (as it was entered/appeared in the formula).
     */
    private ParseNode function(String name) {
        Ptg nameToken = null;
        if (!AbstractFunctionPtg.isBuiltInFunctionName(name)) {
            // user defined function
            // in the token tree, the name is more or less the first argument

            if (_book == null) {
                // Only test cases omit the book (expecting it not to be needed)
                throw new IllegalStateException("Need book to evaluate name '" + name + "'");
            }
            // Check to see if name is a named range in the workbook
            EvaluationName hName = _book.getName(name, _sheetIndex);
            if (hName != null) {
                if (!hName.isFunctionName()) {
                    throw new FormulaParseException("Attempt to use name '" + name
                            + "' as a function, but defined name in workbook does not refer to a function");
                }

                // calls to user-defined functions within the workbook
                // get a Name token which points to a defined name record
                nameToken = hName.createPtg();
            } else {
                // Check if name is an external names table
                nameToken = _book.getNameXPtg(name, null);
                if (nameToken == null) {
                    // name is not an internal or external name
                    if (log.check(POILogger.WARN)) {
                        log.log(POILogger.WARN, "FormulaParser.function: Name '" + name
                                + "' is completely unknown in the current workbook.");
                    }
                    // name is probably the name of an unregistered User-Defined Function
                    switch (_book.getSpreadsheetVersion()) {
                    case EXCEL97:
                        // HSSFWorkbooks require a name to be added to Workbook defined names table
                        addName(name);
                        hName = _book.getName(name, _sheetIndex);
                        nameToken = hName.createPtg();
                        break;
                    case EXCEL2007:
                        // XSSFWorkbooks store formula names as strings.
                        nameToken = new NameXPxg(name);
                        break;
                    default:
                        throw new IllegalStateException(
                                "Unexpected spreadsheet version: " + _book.getSpreadsheetVersion().name());
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        Match('(');
        ParseNode[] args = Arguments();
        Match(')');

        return getFunction(name, nameToken, args);
    }

    /**
     * Adds a name (named range or user defined function) to underlying workbook's names table
     */
    private void addName(String functionName) {
        final Name name = _book.createName();
        name.setFunction(true);
        name.setNameName(functionName);
        name.setSheetIndex(_sheetIndex);
    }

    /**
     * Generates the variable function ptg for the formula.
     * <p>
     * For IF Formulas, additional PTGs are added to the tokens
     * @param name a {@link NamePtg} or {@link NameXPtg} or <code>null</code>
     * @return Ptg a null is returned if we're in an IF formula, it needs extreme manipulation and is handled in this function
     */
    private ParseNode getFunction(String name, Ptg namePtg, ParseNode[] args) {

        FunctionMetadata fm = FunctionMetadataRegistry.getFunctionByName(name.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT));
        int numArgs = args.length;
        if (fm == null) {
            if (namePtg == null) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("NamePtg must be supplied for external functions");
            }
            // must be external function
            ParseNode[] allArgs = new ParseNode[numArgs + 1];
            allArgs[0] = new ParseNode(namePtg);
            System.arraycopy(args, 0, allArgs, 1, numArgs);
            return new ParseNode(FuncVarPtg.create(name, numArgs + 1), allArgs);
        }

        if (namePtg != null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("NamePtg no applicable to internal functions");
        }
        boolean isVarArgs = !fm.hasFixedArgsLength();
        int funcIx = fm.getIndex();
        if (funcIx == FunctionMetadataRegistry.FUNCTION_INDEX_SUM && args.length == 1) {
            // Excel encodes the sum of a single argument as tAttrSum
            // POI does the same for consistency, but this is not critical
            return new ParseNode(AttrPtg.getSumSingle(), args);
            // The code below would encode tFuncVar(SUM) which seems to do no harm
        }
        validateNumArgs(args.length, fm);

        AbstractFunctionPtg retval;
        if (isVarArgs) {
            retval = FuncVarPtg.create(name, numArgs);
        } else {
            retval = FuncPtg.create(funcIx);
        }
        return new ParseNode(retval, args);
    }

    private void validateNumArgs(int numArgs, FunctionMetadata fm) {
        if (numArgs < fm.getMinParams()) {
            String msg = "Too few arguments to function '" + fm.getName() + "'. ";
            if (fm.hasFixedArgsLength()) {
                msg += "Expected " + fm.getMinParams();
            } else {
                msg += "At least " + fm.getMinParams() + " were expected";
            }
            msg += " but got " + numArgs + ".";
            throw new FormulaParseException(msg);
        }
        //the maximum number of arguments depends on the Excel version
        int maxArgs;
        if (fm.hasUnlimitedVarags()) {
            if (_book != null) {
                maxArgs = _book.getSpreadsheetVersion().getMaxFunctionArgs();
            } else {
                //_book can be omitted by test cases
                maxArgs = fm.getMaxParams(); // just use BIFF8
            }
        } else {
            maxArgs = fm.getMaxParams();
        }

        if (numArgs > maxArgs) {
            String msg = "Too many arguments to function '" + fm.getName() + "'. ";
            if (fm.hasFixedArgsLength()) {
                msg += "Expected " + maxArgs;
            } else {
                msg += "At most " + maxArgs + " were expected";
            }
            msg += " but got " + numArgs + ".";
            throw new FormulaParseException(msg);
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param ch  unicode codepoint
     *
     */
    private static boolean isArgumentDelimiter(int ch) {
        return ch == ',' || ch == ')';
    }

    /** get arguments to a function */
    private ParseNode[] Arguments() {
        //average 2 args per function
        List<ParseNode> temp = new ArrayList<>(2);
        SkipWhite();
        if (look == ')') {
            return ParseNode.EMPTY_ARRAY;
        }

        boolean missedPrevArg = true;
        while (true) {
            SkipWhite();
            if (isArgumentDelimiter(look)) {
                if (missedPrevArg) {
                    temp.add(new ParseNode(MissingArgPtg.instance));
                }
                if (look == ')') {
                    break;
                }
                Match(',');
                missedPrevArg = true;
                continue;
            }
            temp.add(intersectionExpression());
            missedPrevArg = false;
            SkipWhite();
            if (!isArgumentDelimiter(look)) {
                throw expected("',' or ')'");
            }
        }
        ParseNode[] result = new ParseNode[temp.size()];
        temp.toArray(result);
        return result;
    }

    /** Parse and Translate a Math Factor  */
    private ParseNode powerFactor() {
        ParseNode result = percentFactor();
        while (true) {
            SkipWhite();
            if (look != '^') {
                return result;
            }
            Match('^');
            ParseNode other = percentFactor();
            result = new ParseNode(PowerPtg.instance, result, other);
        }
    }

    private ParseNode percentFactor() {
        ParseNode result = parseSimpleFactor();
        while (true) {
            SkipWhite();
            if (look != '%') {
                return result;
            }
            Match('%');
            result = new ParseNode(PercentPtg.instance, result);
        }
    }

    /**
     * factors (without ^ or % )
     */
    private ParseNode parseSimpleFactor() {
        SkipWhite();
        switch (look) {
        case '#':
            return new ParseNode(ErrPtg.valueOf(parseErrorLiteral()));
        case '-':
            Match('-');
            return parseUnary(false);
        case '+':
            Match('+');
            return parseUnary(true);
        case '(':
            Match('(');
            ParseNode inside = unionExpression();
            Match(')');
            return new ParseNode(ParenthesisPtg.instance, inside);
        case '"':
            return new ParseNode(new StringPtg(parseStringLiteral()));
        case '{':
            Match('{');
            ParseNode arrayNode = parseArray();
            Match('}');
            return arrayNode;
        }
        // named ranges and tables can start with underscore or backslash
        // see https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Define-and-use-names-in-formulas-4d0f13ac-53b7-422e-afd2-abd7ff379c64?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US#bmsyntax_rules_for_names
        if (IsAlpha(look) || Character.isDigit(look) || look == '\'' || look == '[' || look == '_'
                || look == '\\') {
            return parseRangeExpression();
        }
        if (look == '.') {
            return new ParseNode(parseNumber());
        }
        throw expected("cell ref or constant literal");
    }

    private ParseNode parseUnary(boolean isPlus) {

        boolean numberFollows = IsDigit(look) || look == '.';
        ParseNode factor = powerFactor();

        if (numberFollows) {
            // + or - directly next to a number is parsed with the number

            Ptg token = factor.getToken();
            if (token instanceof NumberPtg) {
                if (isPlus) {
                    return factor;
                }
                token = new NumberPtg(-((NumberPtg) token).getValue());
                return new ParseNode(token);
            }
            if (token instanceof IntPtg) {
                if (isPlus) {
                    return factor;
                }
                int intVal = ((IntPtg) token).getValue();
                // note - cannot use IntPtg for negatives
                token = new NumberPtg(-intVal);
                return new ParseNode(token);
            }
        }
        return new ParseNode(isPlus ? UnaryPlusPtg.instance : UnaryMinusPtg.instance, factor);
    }

    private ParseNode parseArray() {
        List<Object[]> rowsData = new ArrayList<>();
        while (true) {
            Object[] singleRowData = parseArrayRow();
            rowsData.add(singleRowData);
            if (look == '}') {
                break;
            }
            if (look != ';') {
                throw expected("'}' or ';'");
            }
            Match(';');
        }
        int nRows = rowsData.size();
        Object[][] values2d = new Object[nRows][];
        rowsData.toArray(values2d);
        int nColumns = values2d[0].length;
        checkRowLengths(values2d, nColumns);

        return new ParseNode(new ArrayPtg(values2d));
    }

    private void checkRowLengths(Object[][] values2d, int nColumns) {
        for (int i = 0; i < values2d.length; i++) {
            int rowLen = values2d[i].length;
            if (rowLen != nColumns) {
                throw new FormulaParseException(
                        "Array row " + i + " has length " + rowLen + " but row 0 has length " + nColumns);
            }
        }
    }

    private Object[] parseArrayRow() {
        List<Object> temp = new ArrayList<>();
        while (true) {
            temp.add(parseArrayItem());
            SkipWhite();
            switch (look) {
            case '}':
            case ';':
                break;
            case ',':
                Match(',');
                continue;
            default:
                throw expected("'}' or ','");

            }
            break;
        }

        Object[] result = new Object[temp.size()];
        temp.toArray(result);
        return result;
    }

    private Object parseArrayItem() {
        SkipWhite();
        switch (look) {
        case '"':
            return parseStringLiteral();
        case '#':
            return ErrorConstant.valueOf(parseErrorLiteral());
        case 'F':
        case 'f':
        case 'T':
        case 't':
            return parseBooleanLiteral();
        case '-':
            Match('-');
            SkipWhite();
            return convertArrayNumber(parseNumber(), false);
        }
        // else assume number
        return convertArrayNumber(parseNumber(), true);
    }

    private Boolean parseBooleanLiteral() {
        String iden = parseUnquotedIdentifier();
        if ("TRUE".equalsIgnoreCase(iden)) {
            return Boolean.TRUE;
        }
        if ("FALSE".equalsIgnoreCase(iden)) {
            return Boolean.FALSE;
        }
        throw expected("'TRUE' or 'FALSE'");
    }

    private static Double convertArrayNumber(Ptg ptg, boolean isPositive) {
        double value;
        if (ptg instanceof IntPtg) {
            value = ((IntPtg) ptg).getValue();
        } else if (ptg instanceof NumberPtg) {
            value = ((NumberPtg) ptg).getValue();
        } else {
            throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected ptg (" + ptg.getClass().getName() + ")");
        }
        if (!isPositive) {
            value = -value;
        }
        return Double.valueOf(value);
    }

    private Ptg parseNumber() {
        String number2 = null;
        String exponent = null;
        String number1 = GetNum();

        if (look == '.') {
            GetChar();
            number2 = GetNum();
        }

        if (look == 'E') {
            GetChar();

            String sign = "";
            if (look == '+') {
                GetChar();
            } else if (look == '-') {
                GetChar();
                sign = "-";
            }

            String number = GetNum();
            if (number == null) {
                throw expected("Integer");
            }
            exponent = sign + number;
        }

        if (number1 == null && number2 == null) {
            throw expected("Integer");
        }

        return getNumberPtgFromString(number1, number2, exponent);
    }

    private int parseErrorLiteral() {
        Match('#');
        String part1 = parseUnquotedIdentifier();
        if (part1 == null) {
            throw expected("remainder of error constant literal");
        }
        part1 = part1.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT);

        switch (part1.charAt(0)) {
        case 'V': {
            FormulaError fe = FormulaError.VALUE;
            if (part1.equals(fe.name())) {
                Match('!');
                return fe.getCode();
            }
            throw expected(fe.getString());
        }
        case 'R': {
            FormulaError fe = FormulaError.REF;
            if (part1.equals(fe.name())) {
                Match('!');
                return fe.getCode();
            }
            throw expected(fe.getString());
        }
        case 'D': {
            FormulaError fe = FormulaError.DIV0;
            if (part1.equals("DIV")) {
                Match('/');
                Match('0');
                Match('!');
                return fe.getCode();
            }
            throw expected(fe.getString());
        }
        case 'N': {
            FormulaError fe = FormulaError.NAME;
            if (part1.equals(fe.name())) {
                // only one that ends in '?'
                Match('?');
                return fe.getCode();
            }
            fe = FormulaError.NUM;
            if (part1.equals(fe.name())) {
                Match('!');
                return fe.getCode();
            }
            fe = FormulaError.NULL;
            if (part1.equals(fe.name())) {
                Match('!');
                return fe.getCode();
            }
            fe = FormulaError.NA;
            if (part1.equals("N")) {
                Match('/');
                if (look != 'A' && look != 'a') {
                    throw expected(fe.getString());
                }
                Match(look);
                // Note - no '!' or '?' suffix
                return fe.getCode();
            }
            throw expected("#NAME?, #NUM!, #NULL! or #N/A");
        }
        }
        throw expected("#VALUE!, #REF!, #DIV/0!, #NAME?, #NUM!, #NULL! or #N/A");
    }

    private String parseUnquotedIdentifier() {
        if (look == '\'') {
            throw expected("unquoted identifier");
        }
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        while (Character.isLetterOrDigit(look) || look == '.') {
            sb.appendCodePoint(look);
            GetChar();
        }
        if (sb.length() < 1) {
            return null;
        }

        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Get a PTG for an integer from its string representation.
     * return Int or Number Ptg based on size of input
     */
    private static Ptg getNumberPtgFromString(String number1, String number2, String exponent) {
        StringBuilder number = new StringBuilder();

        if (number2 == null) {
            number.append(number1);

            if (exponent != null) {
                number.append('E');
                number.append(exponent);
            }

            String numberStr = number.toString();
            int intVal;
            try {
                intVal = Integer.parseInt(numberStr);
            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                return new NumberPtg(numberStr);
            }
            if (IntPtg.isInRange(intVal)) {
                return new IntPtg(intVal);
            }
            return new NumberPtg(numberStr);
        }

        if (number1 != null) {
            number.append(number1);
        }

        number.append('.');
        number.append(number2);

        if (exponent != null) {
            number.append('E');
            number.append(exponent);
        }

        return new NumberPtg(number.toString());
    }

    private String parseStringLiteral() {
        Match('"');

        StringBuilder token = new StringBuilder();
        while (true) {
            if (look == '"') {
                GetChar();
                if (look != '"') {
                    break;
                }
            }
            token.appendCodePoint(look);
            GetChar();
        }
        return token.toString();
    }

    /** Parse and Translate a Math Term */
    private ParseNode Term() {
        ParseNode result = powerFactor();
        while (true) {
            SkipWhite();
            Ptg operator;
            switch (look) {
            case '*':
                Match('*');
                operator = MultiplyPtg.instance;
                break;
            case '/':
                Match('/');
                operator = DividePtg.instance;
                break;
            default:
                return result; // finished with Term
            }
            ParseNode other = powerFactor();
            result = new ParseNode(operator, result, other);
        }
    }

    private ParseNode unionExpression() {
        ParseNode result = intersectionExpression();
        boolean hasUnions = false;
        while (true) {
            SkipWhite();
            if (look == ',') {
                GetChar();
                hasUnions = true;
                ParseNode other = intersectionExpression();
                result = new ParseNode(UnionPtg.instance, result, other);
                continue;
            }
            if (hasUnions) {
                return augmentWithMemPtg(result);
            }
            return result;
        }
    }

    private ParseNode intersectionExpression() {
        ParseNode result = comparisonExpression();
        boolean hasIntersections = false;
        while (true) {
            SkipWhite();
            if (_inIntersection) {
                int savePointer = _pointer;

                // Don't getChar() as the space has already been eaten and recorded by SkipWhite().
                try {
                    ParseNode other = comparisonExpression();
                    result = new ParseNode(IntersectionPtg.instance, result, other);
                    hasIntersections = true;
                    continue;
                } catch (FormulaParseException e) {
                    // if parsing for intersection fails we assume that we actually had an arbitrary
                    // whitespace and thus should simply skip this whitespace
                    resetPointer(savePointer);
                }
            }
            if (hasIntersections) {
                return augmentWithMemPtg(result);
            }
            return result;
        }
    }

    private ParseNode comparisonExpression() {
        ParseNode result = concatExpression();
        while (true) {
            SkipWhite();
            switch (look) {
            case '=':
            case '>':
            case '<':
                Ptg comparisonToken = getComparisonToken();
                ParseNode other = concatExpression();
                result = new ParseNode(comparisonToken, result, other);
                continue;
            }
            return result; // finished with predicate expression
        }
    }

    private Ptg getComparisonToken() {
        if (look == '=') {
            Match(look);
            return EqualPtg.instance;
        }
        boolean isGreater = look == '>';
        Match(look);
        if (isGreater) {
            if (look == '=') {
                Match('=');
                return GreaterEqualPtg.instance;
            }
            return GreaterThanPtg.instance;
        }
        switch (look) {
        case '=':
            Match('=');
            return LessEqualPtg.instance;
        case '>':
            Match('>');
            return NotEqualPtg.instance;
        }
        return LessThanPtg.instance;
    }

    private ParseNode concatExpression() {
        ParseNode result = additiveExpression();
        while (true) {
            SkipWhite();
            if (look != '&') {
                break; // finished with concat expression
            }
            Match('&');
            ParseNode other = additiveExpression();
            result = new ParseNode(ConcatPtg.instance, result, other);
        }
        return result;
    }

    /** Parse and Translate an Expression */
    private ParseNode additiveExpression() {
        ParseNode result = Term();
        while (true) {
            SkipWhite();
            Ptg operator;
            switch (look) {
            case '+':
                Match('+');
                operator = AddPtg.instance;
                break;
            case '-':
                Match('-');
                operator = SubtractPtg.instance;
                break;
            default:
                return result; // finished with additive expression
            }
            ParseNode other = Term();
            result = new ParseNode(operator, result, other);
        }
    }

    //{--------------------------------------------------------------}
    //{ Parse and Translate an Assignment Statement }
    /*
    procedure Assignment;
    var Name: string[8];
    begin
    Name := GetName;
    Match('=');
    Expression;
        
    end;
     **/

    /**
     *  API call to execute the parsing of the formula
     *
     */
    private void parse() {
        _pointer = 0;
        GetChar();
        _rootNode = unionExpression();

        if (_pointer <= _formulaLength) {
            String msg = "Unused input [" + _formulaString.substring(_pointer - 1)
                    + "] after attempting to parse the formula [" + _formulaString + "]";
            throw new FormulaParseException(msg);
        }
    }

    private Ptg[] getRPNPtg(FormulaType formulaType) {
        OperandClassTransformer oct = new OperandClassTransformer(formulaType);
        // RVA is for 'operand class': 'reference', 'value', 'array'
        oct.transformFormula(_rootNode);
        return ParseNode.toTokenArray(_rootNode);
    }
}