internal Object readSymbolOrNumber(LocTextReader t, Int32 ch, Boolean firstInForm)
 {
     StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
     b.Append((Char)ch);
     Boolean complete = false;
     while (!complete)
     {
         ch = t.Peek();
         if (ch == -1)
             complete = true;
         else if (Char.IsWhiteSpace((Char)ch))
             complete = true;
         else
         {
             ReaderMacro rm = (ReaderMacro)macroTable[(Char)ch];
             if (rm != null && rm.isTerminating)
                 complete = true;
             else
             {
                 t.Read();
                 b.Append((Char)ch);
             }
         }
     }
     return parseSymbolOrNumber(b.ToString(), firstInForm);
 }
 internal void eatMultiComment(LocTextReader t)
 {
     Int32 ch = t.Peek();
     while (ch != -1 && ch != '#')
     {
         t.Read();
         ch = t.Peek();
     }
     if (ch == '#')
         t.Read();
 }
        internal Cons readDelimitedList(LocTextReader t, Int32 delim)
        {
            Cons ret = null;
            Cons tail = null;

            Int32 ch = t.Peek();
            while (Char.IsWhiteSpace((Char)ch))
            {
                t.Read();
                ch = t.Peek();
            }
            while (ch != delim)
            {
                Object o = doRead(t, delim == ')' && ret == null);
                if (eof(o))
                {
                    throw new Exception("Read error - eof found before matching: "
                                              + (Char)delim + "\n File: " + t.file + ", line: " + t.line);
                }
                EndDelimiter ed = o as EndDelimiter;
                if (ed != null)
                {
                    if (ed.delim == delim)
                    {
                        return ret;
                    }
                    else
                        throw new Exception("Read error - read unmatched: " + ed.delim
                                                  + "\n File: " + t.file + ", line: " + t.line);
                }
                Cons link = new Cons(o, null);
                if (delim == ')' && ret == null && o is CompositeSymbol)
                {
                    ret = ((CompositeSymbol)o).symbolAsList;
                    tail = ret.rest;
                }
                else if (ret == null)
                {
                    ret = tail = link;
                }
                else
                {
                    tail.rest = link;
                    tail = link;
                }
                ch = t.Peek();
                while (Char.IsWhiteSpace((Char)ch))
                {
                    t.Read();
                    ch = t.Peek();
                }
            }

            //eat delim
            t.Read();
            return ret;
        }
 internal void eatComment(LocTextReader t)
 {
     Int32 ch = t.Peek();
     while (ch != -1 && ch != '\n' && ch != '\r')
     {
         t.Read();
         ch = t.Peek();
     }
     if (ch != -1 && ch != '\n' && ch != '\r')
         t.Read();
 }