The Object-Z Specification Language

by Graeme Smith

Overview

Object-Z is an object-oriented extension of the formal specification language Z. It adds to Z notions of classes and objects, and inheritance and polymorphism. By extending Z's semantic basis, it enables the specification of systems as collections of independent objects in which self and mutual referencing are possible.
The Object-Z Specification Language presents a comprehensive description of Object-Z including discussions of semantic issues, definitions of all language constructs, type rules and other rules of usage, specification guidelines, and a full concrete syntax. It will enable you to confidently construct Object-Z specifications and is intended as a reference manual to keep by your side as you use and learn to use Object-Z.
The Object-Z Specification Language is suitable as a textbook or as a secondary text for a graduate-level course, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792386841
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	12/31/1999
Series:	Advances in Formal Methods , #1
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Motivation.- 1.2 Classes.- 1.3 Objects.- 1.4 Inheritance.- 1.5 Polymorphism.- 1.6 Case Study: Tetris.- 2 Semantic Basis.- 2.1 Object Identity.- 2.2 Objects.- 2.3 Modularity and Compositionality.- 3 Syntactic Constructs.- 3.1 Class Definitions.- 3.2 Visibility Lists.- 3.3 Inherited Classes.- 3.4 Local Definitions.- 3.5 State Schemas.- 3.6 Initial State Schemas.- 3.7 Operations.- 3.8 Predicates.- 3.9 Expressions.- 4 Language Definition.- 4.1 Meta-Functions.- 4.2 Global Paragraphs.- 4.3 Class Paragraphs.- 4.4 Operation Expressions.- 4.5 Predicates.- 4.6 Expressions.- 5 Concurrent Systems.- 5.1 Aggregation.- 5.2 Synchronization.- 5.3 Communication.- 5.4 Nondeterminism.- 5.5 Case Study: Hearts.- 6 Concrete Syntax.- 6.1 Specifications.- 6.2 Global Paragraphs.- 6.3 Class Paragraphs.- 6.4 Operation Expressions.- 6.5 Schema Expressions.- 6.6 Declarations.- 6.7 Predicates.- 6.8 Expressions.