dth="86%" class="table_cells">The number of characters consumed by the 
      parser. This is valid only if we have a successful match (either partial 
      or full). </td>
  </tr>
</table>
<h2><a name="phrase_scanner_t" id="phrase_scanner_t"></a><img src="theme/lens.gif" width="15" height="16"> 
  The phrase_scanner_t and wide_phrase_scanner_t</h2>
<p>For convenience, Spirit declares these typedefs:</p>
<pre>
    <span class="keyword">typedef</span> scanner<span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="key