 objects that lexically analyze a stream of text for consumption by a <i>parser</i>, such as an IXAttributeParser.&nbsp; IXAttributeReader subclasses that conform to this protocol are called custom readers, as they implement this protocol to customize certain aspects of lexical analysis.</font></td></tr>

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