lib/antelope/ace/scanner.rb in antelope-0.2.2 vs lib/antelope/ace/scanner.rb in antelope-0.2.3

@@ -118,9 +118,19 @@
         if @scanner.scan(/(\s+)/)
           @line += @scanner[1].count("\n")
         end
       end
 
+      # Scans for a comment.  If the next token is a number sign (#),
+      # it will consume all characters until the next newline.
+      #
+      # @return [Boolean] if a comment was matched.
+      def scan_comment
+        if @scanner.scan(/\#(.*)\n/)
+          @line += 1
+        end
+      end
+
       private
 
       # Raises an error.
       #
       # @raise [SyntaxError] always.