Difference between revisions of "Structured Types"
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The Event-B mathematical language currently does not support a syntax for the direct definition of structured types such as records or class structures. | The Event-B mathematical language currently does not support a syntax for the direct definition of structured types such as records or class structures. | ||
− | Nevertheless it is possible to model structured types using projection functions to represent the fields/ attributes. For example, | + | Nevertheless it is possible to model structured types using projection functions to represent the fields/attributes. For example, |
− | suppose we wish to model a | + | suppose we wish to model a record structure 'C' with fields 'e' and 'f' (with type E and F respectively). |
Let us use the following syntax for this (not part of Event-B): | Let us use the following syntax for this (not part of Event-B): | ||
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− | \textbf{ | + | \textbf{RECORD}~~~~ C &::& e\in E\\ |
&& f \in F | && f \in F | ||
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Revision as of 16:03, 1 May 2009
Modelling Structured Types
The Event-B mathematical language currently does not support a syntax for the direct definition of structured types such as records or class structures. Nevertheless it is possible to model structured types using projection functions to represent the fields/attributes. For example, suppose we wish to model a record structure 'C' with fields 'e' and 'f' (with type E and F respectively). Let us use the following syntax for this (not part of Event-B):
We can model this structure in Event-B by introducing (in a context) a set and two functions and as constants as follows:
Now, given an element representing a record, we write for the 'e' component of structure