Each record describing a rule in the Rule Table is preceded by a byte field containing the value 82 - the ASCII code for 'R'. The file will contain one of these records for each rule in the grammar. The Table Count record, which precedes any rule records, will contain the total number of rules.
| Item | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Index | Integer | This parameter holds the index of the rule in the Rule Table. The resulting rule should be stored at this Index. |
| Nonterminal | Integer | Each rule derives a single nonterminal symbol. This field contains the index of the symbol in the Symbol Table. |
| (Reserved) | Empty | This field is reserved for future use. |
| Symbol 0 ... n | Integer | The remaining entries in the record will contain a series of indexes to symbols in the Symbol Table. These constitute the symbols, both terminals and nonterminals, that define the rule. There can be 0 or more total symbols. |