1. Use Thompson algorithm to convert the regular expression to NFA
2. Use the subset construct to convert NFA to DFA
3. Minimize DFA to MFA
4. Use MFA to match strings

src\main\test.java is the main funnciton.

Use an equal width font, otherwise the output table will not be aligned

• NFA nfa = new NFA(re);

Creat a NFA by Thompson algorithm

• nfa.add_join_symbol();

Add join symbol between regular expression
The join symbol is '.'
for example:

    re = "(a|bc)*d";
    re_add_join_symbol = "(a|b.c)*.d" ；

• nfa.postfix();
  Converts an infix expression to a postfix expression for example:

    re_add_join_symbol = "(a|b.c)*.d"；
    re_postfix = "abc.|*d."

• nfa.re2nfa();
  Using Thompson algorithm constructs NFA

• nfa.print();
  Print out NFA (depth-first traversal)

• DFA dfa = new DFA(nfa.getPair(),nfa.getLetter());
dfa.createDFA();
  Construct the DFA using the subset construct

• dfa.printDFA();
  

• MFA mfa = new MFA(dfa.getDFA(),dfa.getEndState(),dfa.getLetter());
mfa.minimize();
  Creat a MFA

• mfa.merge();
  merge

• mfa.printMFA();