Title :
Analysis-oriented semantics definition of visual languages
Author :
Jin, Yan ; Esser, Robert ; Janneck, Jörn W.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Adelaide Univ., SA, Australia
Abstract :
This paper presents a semantics definition method for a class of visual languages. The method is geared towards the analysis of heterogeneous component-based systems where components are described using different visual languages. This is made possible by the design of language-specific interpreters which interpret instances of these languages within a general semantic framework based on the notion of interconnected discrete-event components.
Keywords :
discrete event systems; formal specification; object-oriented programming; program interpreters; programming language semantics; visual languages; analysis-oriented semantics definition; heterogeneous component-based system; interconnected discrete-event component; language-specific interpreter; visual languages; Computer science; Context; Modems; Petri nets; Production; System analysis and design;
Conference_Titel :
Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8225-0
DOI :
10.1109/HCC.2003.1260226
