new

# File lib/rdoc/ruby_lex.rb, line 82
  def initialize(content, options)
    lex_init

    if /\t/ =~ content then
      tab_width = options.tab_width
      content = content.split(/\n/).map do |line|
        1 while line.gsub!(/\t+/) {
          ' ' * (tab_width*$&.length - $`.length % tab_width)
        }  && $~
        line
      end.join("\n")
    end

    content << "\n" unless content[-1, 1] == "\n"

    set_input StringIO.new content

    @base_char_no = 0
    @char_no = 0
    @exp_line_no = @line_no = 1
    @here_readed = []
    @readed = []
    @current_readed = @readed
    @rests = []
    @seek = 0

    @indent = 0
    @indent_stack = []
    @lex_state = :EXPR_BEG
    @space_seen = false

    @continue = false
    @line = ""

    @skip_space = false
    @readed_auto_clean_up = false
    @exception_on_syntax_error = true

    @prompt = nil
    @prev_seek = nil
    @ltype = nil
  end