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An 00 visual language definition approach supporting multiple views

Akehurst, David H. (2000) An 00 visual language definition approach supporting multiple views. In: Proceeding 2000 IEEE International Symposium on Visual Languages. IEEE Computer Society Workshop on Visual Langauages . IEEE, pp. 57-58. ISBN 0-7695-0840-5. (doi:10.1109/VL.2000.874350) (KAR id:16043)

Abstract

The formal approach to visual language definition is to use graph grammars and/or graph transformation techniques. These techniques focus on specifying the syntax and manipulation rules of the concrete representation. This paper presents a constraint and object-oriented approach to defining visual languages that uses UML and OCL as a definition language. Visual language definitions specify a mapping between concrete and abstract models of possible visual sentences, which carl subsequently be used to determine if instances of each model "validly" express each other. This technique supports many:many mappings between concrete and abstract model instances, and supports the implementation of functionality that requires feedback from the abstract domain to the concrete.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1109/VL.2000.874350
Uncontrolled keywords: concrete; object oriented modeling; unified modeling language; feedback; joining processes; production
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Suzanne Duffy
Date Deposited: 12 Mar 2009 12:45 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:54 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/16043 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Akehurst, David H..

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