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r0638c44 re945826 11 11 %% Created On : Wed Apr 6 14:53:29 2016 12 12 %% Last Modified By : Peter A. Buhr 13 %% Last Modified On : Tue May 3 08:05:33201614 %% Update Count : 2 4613 %% Last Modified On : Sat Apr 30 13:54:32 2016 14 %% Update Count : 221 15 15 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 16 16 17 17 % requires tex packages: texlive-base texlive-latex-base tex-common texlive-humanities texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended 18 18 19 % inline code ©...© (copyright symbol) emacs: C-q M-)20 % red highlighting ®...® (registered trademark sumbol) emacs: C-q M-.21 % latex escape §...§ (section symbol) emacs: C-q M-'22 % keyword escape ¶...¶ (pilcrow symbol) emacs: C-q M-^19 % red highlighting ®...® (registered trademark sumbol) 20 % blue highlighting ©...© (copyright symbol) 21 % latex escape §...§ (section symbol) 22 % keyword escape ¶...¶ (pilcrow symbol) 23 23 % math escape $...$ (dollar symbol) 24 24 … … 180 180 \CC~\cite{c++,ANSI14:C++} is an example of a similar project; 181 181 however, it largely extended the language, and did not address existing problems.\footnote{% 182 Two important existing problems addressed were changing the type of character literals from ©int© to ©char© and enumerator from ©int©to the type of its enumerators.}182 Two important existing problems addressed were changing the type of character literals from \lstinline@int@ to \lstinline@char@ and enumerator from \lstinline@int@ to the type of its enumerators.} 183 183 Fortran~\cite{Fortran08}, Ada~\cite{Ada12}, and Cobol~\cite{Cobol14} are examples of programming languages that took an evolutionary approach, where modern language features are added and problems fixed within the framework of the existing language. 184 184 Java~\cite{Java8}, Go~\cite{Go}, Rust~\cite{Rust} and D~\cite{D} are examples of the revolutionary approach for modernizing C/\CC, resulting in a new language rather than an extension of the descendent. … … 205 205 206 206 However, it is necessary to differentiate between C and \CFA code because of name overloading, as for \CC. 207 For example, the C math-library provides the following routines for computing the absolute value of the basic type: ©abs©, ©labs©, ©llabs©, ©fabs©, ©fabsf©, ©fabsl©, ©cabsf©, ©cabs©, and ©cabsl©.208 Whereas, \CFA wraps each of these routines into one with the common name ©abs©.207 For example, the C math-library provides the following routines for computing the absolute value of the basic type: \lstinline@abs@, \lstinline@labs@, \lstinline@llabs@, \lstinline@fabs@, \lstinline@fabsf@, \lstinline@fabsl@, \lstinline@cabsf@, \lstinline@cabs@, and \lstinline@cabsl@. 208 Whereas, \CFA wraps each of these routines into one with the common name \lstinline@abs@. 209 209 \begin{lstlisting} 210 210 char abs( char ); … … 221 221 long double _Complex abs( long double _Complex ); 222 222 \end{lstlisting} 223 The problem is the name clash between the library routine ©abs© and the \CFA names ©abs©.224 Hence, names appearing in an ©extern "C"©block have \newterm{C linkage}.223 The problem is the name clash between the library routine \lstinline@abs@ and the \CFA names \lstinline@abs@. 224 Hence, names appearing in an \lstinline@extern "C"@ block have \newterm{C linkage}. 225 225 Then overloading polymorphism uses a mechanism called \newterm{name mangling} to create unique names that are different from C names, which are not mangled. 226 226 Hence, there is the same need as in \CC, to know if a name is a C or \CFA name, so it can be correctly formed. 227 227 There is no way around this problem, other than C's approach of creating unique names for each pairing of operation and type. 228 228 This example strongly illustrates a core idea in \CFA: \emph{the power of a name}. 229 The name `` ©abs©'' evokes the notion of absolute value, and many mathematical types provide the notion of absolute value.230 Hence, knowing the name ©abs©should be sufficient to apply it to any type where it is applicable.229 The name ``\lstinline@abs@'' evokes the notion of absolute value, and many mathematical types provide the notion of absolute value. 230 Hence, knowing the name \lstinline@abs@ should be sufficient to apply it to any type where it is applicable. 231 231 The time savings and safety of using one name uniformly versus $N$ unique names should not be underestimated. 232 232 … … 234 234 \section[Compiling CFA Program]{Compiling \CFA Program} 235 235 236 The command ©cfa© is used to compile \CFA program(s). 237 This command works like the GNU ©gcc©\index{gcc} command, e.g.: 238 \begin{lstlisting} 239 cfa§\indexc{cfa}\index{compilation!cfa@©cfa©}§ [ gcc-options ] C/§\CFA§-files [ assembler/loader-files ] 240 \end{lstlisting} 241 By default, \CFA programs having the following ©gcc© flags turned on: 236 The command \lstinline@cfa@ is used to compile \CFA program(s). 237 This command works like the GNU \lstinline@gcc@\index{gcc} command, e.g.: 238 \begin{lstlisting} 239 cfa [ gcc-options ] C/§\CFA§-files [ assembler/loader-files ] 240 \end{lstlisting} 241 \indexc{cfa}\index{compilation!cfa@\lstinline$cfa$} 242 By default, \CFA programs having the following \lstinline@gcc@ flags turned on: 242 243 \begin{description} 243 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{-std=gnu99}\index{compilation option!-std=gnu99@{ ©-std=gnu99©}}244 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{-std=gnu99}\index{compilation option!-std=gnu99@{\lstinline$-std=gnu99$}} 244 245 The 1999 C standard plus GNU extensions. 245 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{-fgnu89-¶inline¶}\index{compilation option!-fgnu89-inline@{ ©-fgnu89-¶inline¶©}}246 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{-fgnu89-¶inline¶}\index{compilation option!-fgnu89-inline@{\lstinline$-fgnu89-¶inline¶$}} 246 247 Use the traditional GNU semantics for inline routines in C99 mode. 247 248 \end{description} 248 249 The following new \CFA option is available: 249 250 \begin{description} 250 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{-CFA}\index{compilation option!-CFA@{ ©-CFA©}}251 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{-CFA}\index{compilation option!-CFA@{\lstinline$-CFA$}} 251 252 Only the C preprocessor and the \CFA translator steps are performed and the transformed program is written to standard output, which makes it possible to examine the code generated by the \CFA translator. 252 253 \end{description} … … 254 255 The following preprocessor variables are available: 255 256 \begin{description} 256 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{__CFA__}\index{preprocessor variables!__CFA__@{ ©__CFA__©}}257 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{__CFA__}\index{preprocessor variables!__CFA__@{\lstinline$__CFA__$}} 257 258 is always available during preprocessing and its value is the current major \Index{version number} of \CFA.\footnote{ 258 259 The C preprocessor allows only integer values in a preprocessor variable so a value like ``\Version'' is not allowed. 259 260 Hence, the need to have three variables for the major, minor and patch version number.} 260 261 261 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{__CFA_MINOR__}\index{preprocessor variables!__CFA_MINOR__@{ ©__CFA_MINOR__©}}262 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{__CFA_MINOR__}\index{preprocessor variables!__CFA_MINOR__@{\lstinline$__CFA_MINOR__$}} 262 263 is always available during preprocessing and its value is the current minor \Index{version number} of \CFA. 263 264 264 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{__CFA_PATCH__}\index{preprocessor variables!__CFA_PATCH__@ ©__CFA_PATCH__©}265 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{__CFA_PATCH__}\index{preprocessor variables!__CFA_PATCH__@\lstinline$__CFA_PATCH__$} 265 266 is always available during preprocessing and its value is the current patch \Index{version number} of \CFA. 266 267 267 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{__CFORALL__}\index{preprocessor variables!__CFORALL__@ ©__CFORALL__©}268 \item\hspace*{-4pt}\Indexc{__CFORALL__}\index{preprocessor variables!__CFORALL__@\lstinline$__CFORALL__$} 268 269 is always available during preprocessing and it has no value. 269 270 \end{description} … … 278 279 #endif 279 280 \end{lstlisting} 280 which conditionally includes the correct header file, if the program is compiled using ©gcc© or ©cfa©.281 which conditionally includes the correct header file, if the program is compiled using \lstinline@gcc@ or \lstinline@cfa@. 281 282 282 283 … … 299 300 \begin{enumerate} 300 301 \item 301 A sequence of underscores is disallowed, e.g., ©12__34©is invalid.302 A sequence of underscores is disallowed, e.g., \lstinline@12__34@ is invalid. 302 303 \item 303 304 Underscores may only appear within a sequence of digits (regardless of the digit radix). 304 In other words, an underscore cannot start or end a sequence of digits, e.g., ©_1©, ©1_© and ©_1_©are invalid (actually, the 1st and 3rd examples are identifier names).305 In other words, an underscore cannot start or end a sequence of digits, e.g., \lstinline@_1@, \lstinline@1_@ and \lstinline@_1_@ are invalid (actually, the 1st and 3rd examples are identifier names). 305 306 \item 306 307 A numeric prefix may end with an underscore; 307 308 a numeric infix may begin and/or end with an underscore; 308 309 a numeric suffix may begin with an underscore. 309 For example, the octal ©0© or hexadecimal ©0x© prefix may end with an underscore ©0_377© or ©0x_ff©;310 the exponent infix ©E© may start or end with an underscore ©1.0_E10©, ©1.0E_10© or ©1.0_E_10©;311 the type suffixes ©U©, ©L©, etc. may start with an underscore ©1_U©, ©1_ll© or ©1.0E10_f©.310 For example, the octal \lstinline@0@ or hexadecimal \lstinline@0x@ prefix may end with an underscore \lstinline@0_377@ or \lstinline@0x_ff@; 311 the exponent infix \lstinline@E@ may start or end with an underscore \lstinline@1.0_E10@, \lstinline@1.0E_10@ or \lstinline@1.0_E_10@; 312 the type suffixes \lstinline@U@, \lstinline@L@, etc. may start with an underscore \lstinline@1_U@, \lstinline@1_ll@ or \lstinline@1.0E10_f@. 312 313 \end{enumerate} 313 314 It is significantly easier to read and enter long constants when they are broken up into smaller groupings (most cultures use comma or period among digits for the same purpose). … … 344 345 C and the new \CFA declarations may appear together in the same program block, but cannot be mixed within a specific declaration. 345 346 346 In \CFA declarations, the same tokens are used as in C: the character ©*© is used to indicate a pointer, square brackets ©[©\,©]© are used to represent an array, and parentheses ©()©are used to indicate a routine parameter.347 In \CFA declarations, the same tokens are used as in C: the character \lstinline@*@ is used to indicate a pointer, square brackets \lstinline@[@\,\lstinline@]@ are used to represent an array, and parentheses \lstinline@()@ are used to indicate a routine parameter. 347 348 However, unlike C, \CFA type declaration tokens are specified from left to right and the entire type specification is distributed across all variables in the declaration list. 348 For instance, variables ©x© and ©y©of type pointer to integer are defined in \CFA as follows:349 For instance, variables \lstinline@x@ and \lstinline@y@ of type pointer to integer are defined in \CFA as follows: 349 350 \begin{quote2} 350 351 \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{30pt}}l@{}} … … 398 399 \end{quote2} 399 400 400 All type qualifiers, i.e., ©const© and ©volatile©, are used in the normal way with the new declarations but appear left to right, e.g.:401 All type qualifiers, i.e., \lstinline@const@ and \lstinline@volatile@, are used in the normal way with the new declarations but appear left to right, e.g.: 401 402 \begin{quote2} 402 403 \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{30pt}}l@{\hspace{20pt}}l@{}} … … 418 419 \end{tabular} 419 420 \end{quote2} 420 All declaration qualifiers, i.e., ©extern©, ©static©, etc., are used in the normal way with the new declarations but can only appear at the start of a \CFA routine declaration,\footnote{\label{StorageClassSpecifier}421 All declaration qualifiers, i.e., \lstinline@extern@, \lstinline@static@, etc., are used in the normal way with the new declarations but can only appear at the start of a \CFA routine declaration,\footnote{\label{StorageClassSpecifier} 421 422 The placement of a storage-class specifier other than at the beginning of the declaration specifiers in a declaration is an obsolescent feature.~\cite[\S~6.11.5(1)]{C11}} e.g.: 422 423 \begin{quote2} … … 440 441 \end{quote2} 441 442 442 Unsupported are K\&R C declarations where the base type defaults to ©int©, if no type is specified\footnote{443 Unsupported are K\&R C declarations where the base type defaults to \lstinline@int@, if no type is specified\footnote{ 443 444 At least one type specifier shall be given in the declaration specifiers in each declaration, and in the specifier-qualifier list in each structure declaration and type name~\cite[\S~6.7.2(2)]{C11}}, 444 445 e.g.: … … 457 458 \section{Type Operators} 458 459 459 The new declaration syntax can be used in other contexts where types are required, e.g., casts and the pseudo-routine ©sizeof©:460 The new declaration syntax can be used in other contexts where types are required, e.g., casts and the pseudo-routine \lstinline@sizeof@: 460 461 \begin{quote2} 461 462 \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{30pt}}l@{}} … … 483 484 } 484 485 \end{lstlisting} 485 where routine ©f©has three output (return values) and three input parameters.486 where routine \lstinline@f@ has three output (return values) and three input parameters. 486 487 Existing C syntax cannot be extended with multiple return types because it is impossible to embed a single routine name within multiple return type specifications. 487 488 488 In detail, the brackets, ©[]©, enclose the result type, where each return value is named and that name is a local variable of the particular return type.\footnote{489 In detail, the brackets, \lstinline@[]@, enclose the result type, where each return value is named and that name is a local variable of the particular return type.\footnote{ 489 490 Michael Tiemann, with help from Doug Lea, provided named return values in g++, circa 1989.} 490 491 The value of each local return variable is automatically returned at routine termination. … … 510 511 int (*f(x))[ 5 ] int x; {} 511 512 \end{lstlisting} 512 The string `` ©int (*f(x))[ 5 ]©'' declares a K\&R style routine of type returning a pointer to an array of 5 integers, while the string ``©[ 5 ] int x©'' declares a \CFA style parameter x of type array of 5 integers.513 Since the strings overlap starting with the open bracket, ©[©, there is an ambiguous interpretation for the string.513 The string ``\lstinline@int (*f(x))[ 5 ]@'' declares a K\&R style routine of type returning a pointer to an array of 5 integers, while the string ``\lstinline@[ 5 ] int x@'' declares a \CFA style parameter x of type array of 5 integers. 514 Since the strings overlap starting with the open bracket, \lstinline@[@, there is an ambiguous interpretation for the string. 514 515 As well, \CFA-style declarations cannot be used to declare parameters for C-style routine-definitions because of the following ambiguity: 515 516 \begin{lstlisting} … … 517 518 int f( int (* foo) ); // foo is redefined as a parameter name 518 519 \end{lstlisting} 519 The string `` ©int (* foo)©'' declares a C-style named-parameter of type pointer to an integer (the parenthesis are superfluous), while the same string declares a \CFA style unnamed parameter of type routine returning integer with unnamed parameter of type pointer to foo.520 The redefinition of a type name in a parameter list is the only context in C where the character ©*©can appear to the left of a type name, and \CFA relies on all type modifier characters appearing to the right of the type name.520 The string ``\lstinline@int (* foo)@'' declares a C-style named-parameter of type pointer to an integer (the parenthesis are superfluous), while the same string declares a \CFA style unnamed parameter of type routine returning integer with unnamed parameter of type pointer to foo. 521 The redefinition of a type name in a parameter list is the only context in C where the character \lstinline@*@ can appear to the left of a type name, and \CFA relies on all type modifier characters appearing to the right of the type name. 521 522 The inability to use \CFA declarations in these two contexts is probably a blessing because it precludes programmers from arbitrarily switching between declarations forms within a declaration contexts. 522 523 … … 537 538 \subsection{Returning Values} 538 539 539 Named return values handle the case where it is necessary to define a local variable whose value is then returned in a ©return©statement, as in:540 Named return values handle the case where it is necessary to define a local variable whose value is then returned in a \lstinline@return@ statement, as in: 540 541 \begin{lstlisting} 541 542 int f() { … … 545 546 } 546 547 \end{lstlisting} 547 Because the value in the return variable is automatically returned when a \CFA routine terminates, the ©return©statement \emph{does not} contain an expression, as in:548 Because the value in the return variable is automatically returned when a \CFA routine terminates, the \lstinline@return@ statement \emph{does not} contain an expression, as in: 548 549 \begin{lstlisting} 549 550 ®[ int x ]® f() { … … 552 553 } 553 554 \end{lstlisting} 554 When the return is encountered, the current value of ©x©is returned to the calling routine.555 As well, ``falling off the end'' of a routine without a ©return©statement is permitted, as in:555 When the return is encountered, the current value of \lstinline@x@ is returned to the calling routine. 556 As well, ``falling off the end'' of a routine without a \lstinline@return@ statement is permitted, as in: 556 557 \begin{lstlisting} 557 558 [ int x ] f() { … … 559 560 } // implicitly return x 560 561 \end{lstlisting} 561 In this case, the current value of ©x© is returned to the calling routine just as if a ©return©had been encountered.562 In this case, the current value of \lstinline@x@ is returned to the calling routine just as if a \lstinline@return@ had been encountered. 562 563 563 564 … … 835 836 \end{tabular} 836 837 \end{quote2} 837 In the left example in C, types ©C©, ©U© and ©T© are implicitly hoisted outside of type ©S©into the containing block scope.838 In the right example in \CFA, the types are not hoisted and accessed using the field-selection operator `` ©.©'' for type qualification, as does Java, rather than the \CC type-selection operator ``©::©''.838 In the left example in C, types \lstinline@C@, \lstinline@U@ and \lstinline@T@ are implicitly hoisted outside of type \lstinline@S@ into the containing block scope. 839 In the right example in \CFA, the types are not hoisted and accessed using the field-selection operator ``\lstinline@.@'' for type qualification, as does Java, rather than the \CC type-selection operator ``\lstinline@::@''. 839 840 840 841 … … 861 862 Nested routines are not first-class, meaning a nested routine cannot be returned if it has references to variables in its enclosing blocks; 862 863 the only exception is references to the external block of the translation unit, as these variables persist for the duration of the program. 863 The following program in undefined in \CFA (and ©gcc©\index{gcc})864 The following program in undefined in \CFA (and \lstinline@gcc@\index{gcc}) 864 865 \begin{lstlisting} 865 866 [* [int]( int )] foo() { // int (*foo())( int ) … … 890 891 [ §\emph{exprlist}§ ] 891 892 \end{lstlisting} 892 where ©$\emph{exprlist}$©is a list of one or more expressions separated by commas.893 The brackets, ©[]©, allow differentiating between tuples and expressions containing the C comma operator.893 where \lstinline@$\emph{exprlist}$@ is a list of one or more expressions separated by commas. 894 The brackets, \lstinline$[]$, allow differentiating between tuples and expressions containing the C comma operator. 894 895 The following are examples of tuples: 895 896 \begin{lstlisting} … … 898 899 [ v+w, x*y, 3.14159, f() ] 899 900 \end{lstlisting} 900 Tuples are permitted to contain sub-tuples (i.e., nesting), such as ©[ [ 14, 21 ], 9 ]©, which is a 2-element tuple whose first element is itself a tuple.901 Tuples are permitted to contain sub-tuples (i.e., nesting), such as \lstinline@[ [ 14, 21 ], 9 ]@, which is a 2-element tuple whose first element is itself a tuple. 901 902 Note, a tuple is not a record (structure); 902 903 a record denotes a single value with substructure, whereas a tuple is multiple values with no substructure (see flattening coercion in Section 12.1). … … 910 911 [ §\emph{typelist}§ ] 911 912 \end{lstlisting} 912 where ©$\emph{typelist}$©is a list of one or more legal \CFA or C type specifications separated by commas, which may include other tuple type specifications.913 where \lstinline@$\emph{typelist}$@ is a list of one or more legal \CFA or C type specifications separated by commas, which may include other tuple type specifications. 913 914 Examples of tuple types include: 914 915 \begin{lstlisting} … … 918 919 [ * [ 5 ] int, * * char, * [ [ int, int ] ] (int, int) ] 919 920 \end{lstlisting} 920 Like tuples, tuple types may be nested, such as ©[ [ int, int ], int ]©, which is a 2-element tuple type whose first element is itself a tuple type.921 Like tuples, tuple types may be nested, such as \lstinline@[ [ int, int ], int ]@, which is a 2-element tuple type whose first element is itself a tuple type. 921 922 922 923 Examples of declarations using tuple types are: … … 954 955 tuple does not have structure like a record; a tuple is simply converted into a list of components. 955 956 \begin{rationale} 956 The present implementation of \CFA does not support nested routine calls when the inner routine returns multiple values; i.e., a statement such as ©g( f() )©is not supported.957 The present implementation of \CFA does not support nested routine calls when the inner routine returns multiple values; i.e., a statement such as \lstinline@g( f() )@ is not supported. 957 958 Using a temporary variable to store the results of the inner routine and then passing this variable to the outer routine works, however. 958 959 \end{rationale} … … 983 984 \begin{rationale} 984 985 Unfortunately, C's syntax for subscripts precluded treating them as tuples. 985 The C subscript list has the form ©[i][j]...© and not ©[i, j, ...]©.986 Therefore, there is no syntactic way for a routine returning multiple values to specify the different subscript values, e.g., ©f[g()]©always means a single subscript value because there is only one set of brackets.987 Fixing this requires a major change to C because the syntactic form ©M[i, j, k]© already has a particular meaning: ©i, j, k©is a comma expression.986 The C subscript list has the form \lstinline@[i][j]...@ and not \lstinline@i, j, ...]@. 987 Therefore, there is no syntactic way for a routine returning multiple values to specify the different subscript values, e.g., \lstinline@f[g()]@ always means a single subscript value because there is only one set of brackets. 988 Fixing this requires a major change to C because the syntactic form \lstinline@M[i, j, k]@ already has a particular meaning: \lstinline@i, j, k@ is a comma expression. 988 989 \end{rationale} 989 990 … … 1004 1005 [ a, b, c, d ] = w 1005 1006 \end{lstlisting} 1006 ©w©is implicitly opened to yield a tuple of four values, which are then assigned individually.1007 \lstinline@w@ is implicitly opened to yield a tuple of four values, which are then assigned individually. 1007 1008 1008 1009 A \newterm{flattening coercion} coerces a nested tuple, i.e., a tuple with one or more components, which are themselves tuples, into a flattened tuple, which is a tuple whose components are not tuples, as in: … … 1012 1013 First the right-hand tuple is flattened and then the values are assigned individually. 1013 1014 Flattening is also performed on tuple types. 1014 For example, the type ©[ int, [ int, int ], int ]© can be coerced, using flattening, into the type ©[ int, int, int, int ]©.1015 For example, the type \lstinline@[ int, [ int, int ], int ]@ can be coerced, using flattening, into the type \lstinline@[ int, int, int, int ]@. 1015 1016 1016 1017 A \newterm{structuring coercion} is the opposite of flattening; 1017 1018 a tuple is structured into a more complex nested tuple. 1018 For example, structuring the tuple ©[ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]© into the tuple ©[ 1, [ 2, 3 ], 4 ]© or the tuple type ©[ int, int, int, int ]© into the tuple type ©[ int, [ int, int ], int ]©.1019 For example, structuring the tuple \lstinline@[ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]@ into the tuple \lstinline@[ 1, [ 2, 3 ], 4 ]@ or the tuple type \lstinline@[ int, int, int, int ]@ into the tuple type \lstinline@[ int, [ int, int ], int ]@. 1019 1020 In the following example, the last assignment illustrates all the tuple coercions: 1020 1021 \begin{lstlisting} … … 1024 1025 \end{lstlisting} 1025 1026 Starting on the right-hand tuple in the last assignment statement, w is opened, producing a tuple of four values; 1026 therefore, the right-hand tuple is now the tuple ©[ [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ], 5 ]©.1027 This tuple is then flattened, yielding ©[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]©, which is structured into ©[ 1, [ 2, 3, 4, 5 ] ]©to match the tuple type of the left-hand side.1028 The tuple ©[ 2, 3, 4, 5 ]©is then closed to create a tuple value.1029 Finally, ©x© is assigned ©1© and ©w©is assigned the tuple value using multiple assignment (see Section 14).1027 therefore, the right-hand tuple is now the tuple \lstinline@[ [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ], 5 ]@. 1028 This tuple is then flattened, yielding \lstinline@[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]@, which is structured into \lstinline@[ 1, [ 2, 3, 4, 5 ] ]@ to match the tuple type of the left-hand side. 1029 The tuple \lstinline@[ 2, 3, 4, 5 ]@ is then closed to create a tuple value. 1030 Finally, \lstinline@x@ is assigned \lstinline@1@ and \lstinline@w@ is assigned the tuple value using multiple assignment (see Section 14). 1030 1031 \begin{rationale} 1031 1032 A possible additional language extension is to use the structuring coercion for tuples to initialize a complex record with a tuple. … … 1041 1042 \end{lstlisting} 1042 1043 The left-hand side is a tuple of \emph{lvalues}, which is a list of expressions each yielding an address, i.e., any data object that can appear on the left-hand side of a conventional assignment statement. 1043 ©$\emph{expr}$©is any standard arithmetic expression.1044 \lstinline@$\emph{expr}$@ is any standard arithmetic expression. 1044 1045 Clearly, the types of the entities being assigned must be type compatible with the value of the expression. 1045 1046 … … 1067 1068 *a1 = t; *a2 = t; *a3 = t; 1068 1069 \end{lstlisting} 1069 The temporary ©t©is necessary to store the value of the expression to eliminate conversion issues.1070 The temporary \lstinline@t@ is necessary to store the value of the expression to eliminate conversion issues. 1070 1071 The temporaries for the addresses are needed so that locations on the left-hand side do not change as the values are assigned. 1071 In this case, ©y[i]© uses the previous value of ©i©and not the new value set at the beginning of the mass assignment.1072 In this case, \lstinline@y[i]@ uses the previous value of \lstinline@i@ and not the new value set at the beginning of the mass assignment. 1072 1073 1073 1074 … … 1085 1086 [ x, y, z ] = [ 1, 2, 3 ]; 1086 1087 \end{lstlisting} 1087 Here, the values ©1©, ©2© and ©3© are assigned, respectively, to the variables ©x©, ©y© and ©z©.1088 Here, the values \lstinline@1@, \lstinline@2@ and \lstinline@3@ are assigned, respectively, to the variables \lstinline@x@, \lstinline@y@ and \lstinline@z@. 1088 1089 A more complex example is: 1089 1090 \begin{lstlisting} 1090 1091 [ i, y[ i ], z ] = [ 1, i, a + b ]; 1091 1092 \end{lstlisting} 1092 Here, the values ©1©, ©i© and ©a + b© are assigned to the variables ©i©, ©y[i]© and ©z©, respectively.1093 Here, the values \lstinline@1@, \lstinline@i@ and \lstinline@a + b@ are assigned to the variables \lstinline@i@, \lstinline@y[i]@ and \lstinline@z@, respectively. 1093 1094 Note, the parallel semantics of 1094 1095 multiple assignment ensures: … … 1096 1097 [ x, y ] = [ y, x ]; 1097 1098 \end{lstlisting} 1098 correctly interchanges (swaps) the values stored in ©x© and ©y©.1099 correctly interchanges (swaps) the values stored in \lstinline@x@ and \lstinline@y@. 1099 1100 The following cases are errors: 1100 1101 \begin{lstlisting} … … 1138 1139 §\emph{expr}§ -> [ §\emph{fieldlist}§ ] 1139 1140 \end{lstlisting} 1140 \emph{expr} is any expression yielding a value of type record, e.g., ©struct©, ©union©.1141 \emph{expr} is any expression yielding a value of type record, e.g., \lstinline@struct@, \lstinline@union@. 1141 1142 Each element of \emph{ fieldlist} is an element of the record specified by \emph{expr}. 1142 1143 A record-field tuple may be used anywhere a tuple can be used. An example of the use of a record-field tuple is … … 1154 1155 also, it is unnecessary to specify all the fields of a struct in a multiple record-field tuple. 1155 1156 1156 If a field of a ©struct© is itself another ©struct©, multiple fields of this subrecord can be specified using a nested record-field tuple, as in the following example:1157 If a field of a \lstinline@struct@ is itself another \lstinline@struct@, multiple fields of this subrecord can be specified using a nested record-field tuple, as in the following example: 1157 1158 \begin{lstlisting} 1158 1159 struct inner { … … 1171 1172 \section{Labelled Break/Continue} 1172 1173 1173 While C provides ©break© and ©continue©statements for altering control flow, both are restricted to one level of nesting for a particular control structure.1174 Unfortunately, this restriction forces programmers to use ©goto©to achieve the equivalent for more than one level of nesting.1175 To prevent having to make this switch, the ©break© and ©continue©are extended with a target label to support static multi-level exit~\cite{Buhr85,Java}.1176 For the labelled ©break©, it is possible to specify which control structure is the target for exit, as in:1174 While C provides \lstinline@break@ and \lstinline@continue@ statements for altering control flow, both are restricted to one level of nesting for a particular control structure. 1175 Unfortunately, this restriction forces programmers to use \lstinline@goto@ to achieve the equivalent for more than one level of nesting. 1176 To prevent having to make this switch, the \lstinline@break@ and \lstinline@continue@ are extended with a target label to support static multi-level exit~\cite{Buhr85,Java}. 1177 For the labelled \lstinline@break@, it is possible to specify which control structure is the target for exit, as in: 1177 1178 \begin{quote2} 1178 1179 \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{30pt}}l@{}} … … 1204 1205 \end{quote2} 1205 1206 The inner most loop has three exit points, which cause termination of one or more of the three nested loops, respectively. 1206 For the labelled ©continue©, it is possible to specify which control structure is the target for the next loop iteration, as in:1207 For the labelled \lstinline@continue@, it is possible to specify which control structure is the target for the next loop iteration, as in: 1207 1208 \begin{quote2} 1208 1209 \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{30pt}}l@{}} … … 1240 1241 \end{quote2} 1241 1242 The inner most loop has three restart points, which cause the next loop iteration to begin, respectively. 1242 For both ©break© and ©continue©, the target label must be directly associated with a ©for©, ©while© or ©do©statement;1243 for ©break©, the target label can also be associated with a ©switch©statement.1244 Both ©break© and ©continue© with target labels are simply a ©goto©restricted in the following ways:1243 For both \lstinline@break@ and \lstinline@continue@, the target label must be directly associated with a \lstinline@for@, \lstinline@while@ or \lstinline@do@ statement; 1244 for \lstinline@break@, the target label can also be associated with a \lstinline@switch@ statement. 1245 Both \lstinline@break@ and \lstinline@continue@ with target labels are simply a \lstinline@goto@ restricted in the following ways: 1245 1246 \begin{itemize} 1246 1247 \item … … 1251 1252 Since they always transfers out of containing control structures, they cannot be used to branch into a control structure. 1252 1253 \end{itemize} 1253 The advantage of the labelled ©break©/©continue© is that it allows static multi-level exits without having to use the ©goto©statement and ties control flow to the target control structure rather than an arbitrary point in a program.1254 The advantage of the labelled \lstinline@break@/\lstinline@continue@ is that it allows static multi-level exits without having to use the \lstinline@goto@ statement and ties control flow to the target control structure rather than an arbitrary point in a program. 1254 1255 Furthermore, the location of the label at the beginning of the target control structure informs the reader that complex control-flow is occurring in the body of the control structure. 1255 With ©goto©, the label at the end of the control structure fails to convey this important clue early enough to the reader.1256 With \lstinline@goto@, the label at the end of the control structure fails to convey this important clue early enough to the reader. 1256 1257 Finally, using an explicit target for the transfer instead of an implicit target allows new nested loop or switch constructs to be added or removed without affecting other constructs. 1257 The implicit targets of the current ©break© and ©continue©, i.e., the closest enclosing loop or ©switch©, change as certain constructs are added or removed.1258 The implicit targets of the current \lstinline@break@ and \lstinline@continue@, i.e., the closest enclosing loop or \lstinline@switch@, change as certain constructs are added or removed. 1258 1259 1259 1260 1260 1261 \section{Switch Statement} 1261 1262 1262 C allows a number of questionable forms for the ©switch©statement:1263 C allows a number of questionable forms for the \lstinline@switch@ statement: 1263 1264 \begin{enumerate} 1264 1265 \item 1265 By default, the end of a ©case©clause\footnote{1266 In this section, the term \emph{case clause} refers to either a ©case© or ©default©clause.}1267 \emph{falls through} to the next ©case© clause in the ©switch©statement;1268 to exit a ©switch© statement from a ©case© clause requires explicitly terminating the clause with a transfer statement, most commonly ©break©, as in:1266 By default, the end of a \lstinline@case@ clause\footnote{ 1267 In this section, the term \emph{case clause} refers to either a \lstinline@case@ or \lstinline@default@ clause.} 1268 \emph{falls through} to the next \lstinline@case@ clause in the \lstinline@switch@ statement; 1269 to exit a \lstinline@switch@ statement from a \lstinline@case@ clause requires explicitly terminating the clause with a transfer statement, most commonly \lstinline@break@, as in: 1269 1270 \begin{lstlisting} 1270 1271 switch ( i ) { … … 1291 1292 \end{lstlisting} 1292 1293 In this example, case 2 is always done if case 3 is done. 1293 This control flow is difficult to simulate with if statements or a ©switch©statement without fall-through as code must be duplicated or placed in a separate routine.1294 This control flow is difficult to simulate with if statements or a \lstinline@switch@ statement without fall-through as code must be duplicated or placed in a separate routine. 1294 1295 C also uses fall-through to handle multiple case-values resulting in the same action, as in: 1295 1296 \begin{lstlisting} … … 1304 1305 \end{lstlisting} 1305 1306 However, this situation is handled in other languages without fall-through by allowing a list of case values. 1306 While fall-through itself is not a problem, the problem occurs when fall-through is the ©default©, as this semantics is not intuitive to most programmers and is different from virtually all other programming languages with a ©switch©statement.1307 Hence, ©default© fall-through semantics results in a large number of programming errors as programmers often forget the ©break© statement at the end of a ©case©clause, resulting in inadvertent fall-through.1308 1309 \item 1310 It is possible to place ©case© clauses on statements nested \emph{within} the body of the ©switch©statement, as in:1307 While fall-through itself is not a problem, the problem occurs when fall-through is the \lstinline@default@, as this semantics is not intuitive to most programmers and is different from virtually all other programming languages with a \lstinline@switch@ statement. 1308 Hence, \lstinline@default@ fall-through semantics results in a large number of programming errors as programmers often forget the \lstinline@break@ statement at the end of a \lstinline@case@ clause, resulting in inadvertent fall-through. 1309 1310 \item 1311 It is possible to place \lstinline@case@ clauses on statements nested \emph{within} the body of the \lstinline@switch@ statement, as in: 1311 1312 \begin{lstlisting} 1312 1313 switch ( i ) { … … 1349 1350 } 1350 1351 \end{lstlisting} 1351 which unrolls a loop N times (N = 8 above) and uses the ©switch©statement to deal with any iterations not a multiple of N.1352 which unrolls a loop N times (N = 8 above) and uses the \lstinline@switch@ statement to deal with any iterations not a multiple of N. 1352 1353 While efficient, this sort of special purpose usage is questionable: 1353 1354 \begin{quote} … … 1356 1357 \end{quote} 1357 1358 \item 1358 It is possible to place the ©default© clause anywhere in the list of labelled clauses for a ©switch©statement, rather than only at the end.1359 Virtually all programming languages with a ©switch© statement require the ©default©clause to appear last in the case-clause list.1360 The logic for this semantics is that after checking all the ©case© clauses without success, the ©default©clause is selected;1361 hence, physically placing the ©default© clause at the end of the ©case©clause list matches with this semantics.1362 This physical placement can be compared to the physical placement of an ©else© clause at the end of a series of connected ©if©/©else©statements.1363 1364 \item 1365 It is possible to place unreachable code at the start of a ©switch©statement, as in:1359 It is possible to place the \lstinline@default@ clause anywhere in the list of labelled clauses for a \lstinline@switch@ statement, rather than only at the end. 1360 Virtually all programming languages with a \lstinline@switch@ statement require the \lstinline@default@ clause to appear last in the case-clause list. 1361 The logic for this semantics is that after checking all the \lstinline@case@ clauses without success, the \lstinline@default@ clause is selected; 1362 hence, physically placing the \lstinline@default@ clause at the end of the \lstinline@case@ clause list matches with this semantics. 1363 This physical placement can be compared to the physical placement of an \lstinline@else@ clause at the end of a series of connected \lstinline@if@/\lstinline@else@ statements. 1364 1365 \item 1366 It is possible to place unreachable code at the start of a \lstinline@switch@ statement, as in: 1366 1367 \begin{lstlisting} 1367 1368 switch ( x ) { … … 1373 1374 } 1374 1375 \end{lstlisting} 1375 While the declaration of the local variable ©y© is useful and its scope is across all ©case©clauses, the initialization for such a variable is defined to never be executed because control always transfers over it.1376 Furthermore, any statements before the first ©case© clause can only be executed if labelled and transfered to using a ©goto©, either from outside or inside of the ©switch©.1376 While the declaration of the local variable \lstinline@y@ is useful and its scope is across all \lstinline@case@ clauses, the initialization for such a variable is defined to never be executed because control always transfers over it. 1377 Furthermore, any statements before the first \lstinline@case@ clause can only be executed if labelled and transfered to using a \lstinline@goto@, either from outside or inside of the \lstinline@switch@. 1377 1378 As mentioned, transfer into control structures should be forbidden. 1378 Transfers from within the ©switch© body using a ©goto©are equally unpalatable.1379 Transfers from within the \lstinline@switch@ body using a \lstinline@goto@ are equally unpalatable. 1379 1380 \end{enumerate} 1380 1381 Before discussing potential language changes to deal with these problems, it is worth observing that in a typical C program: 1381 1382 \begin{itemize} 1382 1383 \item 1383 the number of ©switch©statements is small,1384 \item 1385 most ©switch©statements are well formed (i.e., no Duff's device),1386 \item 1387 the ©default©clause is usually written as the last case-clause,1388 \item 1389 and there is only a medium amount of fall-through from one ©case©clause to the next, and most of these result from a list of case values executing common code, rather than a sequence of case actions that compound.1384 the number of \lstinline@switch@ statements is small, 1385 \item 1386 most \lstinline@switch@ statements are well formed (i.e., no Duff's device), 1387 \item 1388 the \lstinline@default@ clause is usually written as the last case-clause, 1389 \item 1390 and there is only a medium amount of fall-through from one \lstinline@case@ clause to the next, and most of these result from a list of case values executing common code, rather than a sequence of case actions that compound. 1390 1391 \end{itemize} 1391 1392 These observations should help to put the effects of suggested changes into perspective. … … 1393 1394 \begin{enumerate} 1394 1395 \item 1395 Eliminating the ©default©fall-through problem has the greatest potential for affecting existing code.1396 However, even if fall-through is removed, most ©switch© statements would continue to work because of the explicit transfers already present at the end of each ©case© clause, and the common placement of the ©default©clause at the end of the case list.1397 In addition, the above grammar provides for the most common use of fall-through, i.e., a list of ©case©clauses executing common code, e.g.:1396 Eliminating the \lstinline@default@ fall-through problem has the greatest potential for affecting existing code. 1397 However, even if fall-through is removed, most \lstinline@switch@ statements would continue to work because of the explicit transfers already present at the end of each \lstinline@case@ clause, and the common placement of the \lstinline@default@ clause at the end of the case list. 1398 In addition, the above grammar provides for the most common use of fall-through, i.e., a list of \lstinline@case@ clauses executing common code, e.g.: 1398 1399 \begin{lstlisting} 1399 1400 case 1: case 2: case 3: ... 1400 1401 \end{lstlisting} 1401 1402 Nevertheless, reversing the default action would have a non-trivial effect on case actions that compound, such as the above example of processing shell arguments. 1402 Therefore, to preserve backwards compatibility, it is necessary to introduce a new kind of ©switch© statement, called ©choose©, with no fall-through semantics.1403 The ©choose© statement is identical to the new ©switch© statement, except there is no implicit fall-through between case-clauses and the ©break© statement applies to the enclosing loop construct (as for the continue statement in a ©switch©statement).1403 Therefore, to preserve backwards compatibility, it is necessary to introduce a new kind of \lstinline@switch@ statement, called \lstinline@choose@, with no fall-through semantics. 1404 The \lstinline@choose@ statement is identical to the new \lstinline@switch@ statement, except there is no implicit fall-through between case-clauses and the \lstinline@break@ statement applies to the enclosing loop construct (as for the continue statement in a \lstinline@switch@ statement). 1404 1405 It is still possible to fall-through if a case-clause ends with the new keyword fallthru, e.g.: 1405 1406 \begin{lstlisting} … … 1417 1418 \item 1418 1419 Eliminating Duff's device is straightforward and only invalidates a small amount of very questionable code. 1419 The solution is to allow ©case© clauses to only appear at the same nesting level as the ©switch© body, as is done in most other programming languages with ©switch©statements.1420 \item 1421 The issue of ©default© at locations other than at the end of the cause clause can be solved by using good programming style, and there are a few reasonable situations involving fall-through where the ©default©clause may appear is locations other than at the end.1420 The solution is to allow \lstinline@case@ clauses to only appear at the same nesting level as the \lstinline@switch@ body, as is done in most other programming languages with \lstinline@switch@ statements. 1421 \item 1422 The issue of \lstinline@default@ at locations other than at the end of the cause clause can be solved by using good programming style, and there are a few reasonable situations involving fall-through where the \lstinline@default@ clause may appear is locations other than at the end. 1422 1423 Therefore, no language change is made for this issue. 1423 1424 \item 1424 Dealing with unreachable code at the start of a ©switch© statement is solved by defining the declaration-list, including any associated initialization, at the start of a ©switch© statement body to be executed before the transfer to the appropriate ©case©clause.1425 Dealing with unreachable code at the start of a \lstinline@switch@ statement is solved by defining the declaration-list, including any associated initialization, at the start of a \lstinline@switch@ statement body to be executed before the transfer to the appropriate \lstinline@case@ clause. 1425 1426 This semantics is the same as for declarations at the start of a loop body, which are executed before each iteration of the loop body. 1426 As well, this grammar does not allow statements to appear before the first ©case©clause.1427 As well, this grammar does not allow statements to appear before the first \lstinline@case@ clause. 1427 1428 The change is compatible for declarations with initialization in this context because existing code cannot assume the initialization has occurred. 1428 1429 The change is incompatible for statements, but any existing code using it is highly questionable, as in: … … 1434 1435 } 1435 1436 \end{lstlisting} 1436 The statement after the ©switch©can never be executed unless it is labelled.1437 If it is labelled, it must be transfered to from outside or inside the ©switch©statement, neither of which is acceptable control flow.1437 The statement after the \lstinline@switch@ can never be executed unless it is labelled. 1438 If it is labelled, it must be transfered to from outside or inside the \lstinline@switch@ statement, neither of which is acceptable control flow. 1438 1439 \end{enumerate} 1439 1440 … … 1441 1442 \section{Case Clause} 1442 1443 1443 C restricts the ©case© clause of a ©switch©statement to a single value.1444 For multiple ©case© clauses associated with the same statement, it is necessary to have multiple ©case©clauses rather than multiple values.1445 Requiring a ©case©clause for each value does not seem to be in the spirit of brevity normally associated with C.1446 Therefore, the ©case©clause is extended with a list of values, as in:1444 C restricts the \lstinline@case@ clause of a \lstinline@switch@ statement to a single value. 1445 For multiple \lstinline@case@ clauses associated with the same statement, it is necessary to have multiple \lstinline@case@ clauses rather than multiple values. 1446 Requiring a \lstinline@case@ clause for each value does not seem to be in the spirit of brevity normally associated with C. 1447 Therefore, the \lstinline@case@ clause is extended with a list of values, as in: 1447 1448 \begin{quote2} 1448 1449 \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{30pt}}l@{\hspace{20pt}}l@{}} … … 1739 1740 1740 1741 The syntax for using references in \CFA is the same as \CC with the exception of reference initialization. 1741 Use ©&©to specify a reference, and access references just like regular objects, not like pointers (use dot notation to access fields).1742 Use \lstinline@&@ to specify a reference, and access references just like regular objects, not like pointers (use dot notation to access fields). 1742 1743 When initializing a reference, \CFA uses a different syntax which differentiates reference initialization from assignment to a reference. 1743 The ©&©is used on both sides of the expression to clarify that the address of the reference is being set to the address of the variable to which it refers.1744 The \lstinline@&@ is used on both sides of the expression to clarify that the address of the reference is being set to the address of the variable to which it refers. 1744 1745 1745 1746 \begin{figure} … … 1814 1815 In \CFA, as in C, all scalar types can be incremented and 1815 1816 decremented, which is defined in terms of adding or subtracting 1. 1816 The operations ©&&©, ©||©, and ©!© can be applied to any scalar arguments and are defined in terms of comparison against 0 (ex. ©(a && b)© becomes ©(a != 0 && b != 0)©).1817 The operations \lstinline@&&@, \lstinline@||@, and \lstinline@!@ can be applied to any scalar arguments and are defined in terms of comparison against 0 (ex. \lstinline@(a && b)@ becomes \lstinline@(a != 0 && b != 0)@). 1817 1818 1818 1819 In C, the integer constants 0 and 1 suffice because the integer promotion rules can convert them to any … … 1823 1824 polymorphic parameters, and user-defined pointer-like types may need a null value. 1824 1825 Defining special 1825 constants for a user-defined type is more efficient than defining a conversion to the type from ©_Bool©.1826 constants for a user-defined type is more efficient than defining a conversion to the type from \lstinline@_Bool@. 1826 1827 1827 1828 Why just 0 and 1? Why not other integers? No other integers have special status in C. … … 1906 1907 \begin{tabular}[t]{ll} 1907 1908 %identifier & operation \\ \hline 1908 ©?[?]©& subscripting \impl{?[?]}\\1909 ©?()©& function call \impl{?()}\\1910 ©?++©& postfix increment \impl{?++}\\1911 ©?--©& postfix decrement \impl{?--}\\1912 ©++?©& prefix increment \impl{++?}\\1913 ©--?©& prefix decrement \impl{--?}\\1914 ©*?©& dereference \impl{*?}\\1915 ©+?©& unary plus \impl{+?}\\1916 ©-?©& arithmetic negation \impl{-?}\\1917 ©~?©& bitwise negation \impl{~?}\\1918 ©!?©& logical complement \impl{"!?}\\1919 ©?*?©& multiplication \impl{?*?}\\1920 ©?/?©& division \impl{?/?}\\1909 \lstinline@?[?]@ & subscripting \impl{?[?]}\\ 1910 \lstinline@?()@ & function call \impl{?()}\\ 1911 \lstinline@?++@ & postfix increment \impl{?++}\\ 1912 \lstinline@?--@ & postfix decrement \impl{?--}\\ 1913 \lstinline@++?@ & prefix increment \impl{++?}\\ 1914 \lstinline@--?@ & prefix decrement \impl{--?}\\ 1915 \lstinline@*?@ & dereference \impl{*?}\\ 1916 \lstinline@+?@ & unary plus \impl{+?}\\ 1917 \lstinline@-?@ & arithmetic negation \impl{-?}\\ 1918 \lstinline@~?@ & bitwise negation \impl{~?}\\ 1919 \lstinline@!?@ & logical complement \impl{"!?}\\ 1920 \lstinline@?*?@ & multiplication \impl{?*?}\\ 1921 \lstinline@?/?@ & division \impl{?/?}\\ 1921 1922 \end{tabular}\hfil 1922 1923 \begin{tabular}[t]{ll} 1923 1924 %identifier & operation \\ \hline 1924 ©?%?©& remainder \impl{?%?}\\1925 ©?+?©& addition \impl{?+?}\\1926 ©?-?©& subtraction \impl{?-?}\\1927 ©?<<?©& left shift \impl{?<<?}\\1928 ©?>>?©& right shift \impl{?>>?}\\1929 ©?<?©& less than \impl{?<?}\\1930 ©?<=?©& less than or equal \impl{?<=?}\\1931 ©?>=?©& greater than or equal \impl{?>=?}\\1932 ©?>?©& greater than \impl{?>?}\\1933 ©?==?©& equality \impl{?==?}\\1934 ©?!=?©& inequality \impl{?"!=?}\\1935 ©?&?©& bitwise AND \impl{?&?}\\1925 \lstinline@?%?@ & remainder \impl{?%?}\\ 1926 \lstinline@?+?@ & addition \impl{?+?}\\ 1927 \lstinline@?-?@ & subtraction \impl{?-?}\\ 1928 \lstinline@?<<?@ & left shift \impl{?<<?}\\ 1929 \lstinline@?>>?@ & right shift \impl{?>>?}\\ 1930 \lstinline@?<?@ & less than \impl{?<?}\\ 1931 \lstinline@?<=?@ & less than or equal \impl{?<=?}\\ 1932 \lstinline@?>=?@ & greater than or equal \impl{?>=?}\\ 1933 \lstinline@?>?@ & greater than \impl{?>?}\\ 1934 \lstinline@?==?@ & equality \impl{?==?}\\ 1935 \lstinline@?!=?@ & inequality \impl{?"!=?}\\ 1936 \lstinline@?&?@ & bitwise AND \impl{?&?}\\ 1936 1937 \end{tabular}\hfil 1937 1938 \begin{tabular}[t]{ll} 1938 1939 %identifier & operation \\ \hline 1939 ©?^?©& exclusive OR \impl{?^?}\\1940 ©?|?©& inclusive OR \impl{?"|?}\\1941 ©?=?©& simple assignment \impl{?=?}\\1942 ©?*=?©& multiplication assignment \impl{?*=?}\\1943 ©?/=?©& division assignment \impl{?/=?}\\1944 ©?%=?©& remainder assignment \impl{?%=?}\\1945 ©?+=?©& addition assignment \impl{?+=?}\\1946 ©?-=?©& subtraction assignment \impl{?-=?}\\1947 ©?<<=?©& left-shift assignment \impl{?<<=?}\\1948 ©?>>=?©& right-shift assignment \impl{?>>=?}\\1949 ©?&=?©& bitwise AND assignment \impl{?&=?}\\1950 ©?^=?©& exclusive OR assignment \impl{?^=?}\\1951 ©?|=?©& inclusive OR assignment \impl{?"|=?}\\1940 \lstinline@?^?@ & exclusive OR \impl{?^?}\\ 1941 \lstinline@?|?@ & inclusive OR \impl{?"|?}\\ 1942 \lstinline@?=?@ & simple assignment \impl{?=?}\\ 1943 \lstinline@?*=?@ & multiplication assignment \impl{?*=?}\\ 1944 \lstinline@?/=?@ & division assignment \impl{?/=?}\\ 1945 \lstinline@?%=?@ & remainder assignment \impl{?%=?}\\ 1946 \lstinline@?+=?@ & addition assignment \impl{?+=?}\\ 1947 \lstinline@?-=?@ & subtraction assignment \impl{?-=?}\\ 1948 \lstinline@?<<=?@ & left-shift assignment \impl{?<<=?}\\ 1949 \lstinline@?>>=?@ & right-shift assignment \impl{?>>=?}\\ 1950 \lstinline@?&=?@ & bitwise AND assignment \impl{?&=?}\\ 1951 \lstinline@?^=?@ & exclusive OR assignment \impl{?^=?}\\ 1952 \lstinline@?|=?@ & inclusive OR assignment \impl{?"|=?}\\ 1952 1953 \end{tabular} 1953 1954 \hfil … … 1958 1959 These identifiers are defined such that the question marks in the name identify the location of the operands. 1959 1960 These operands represent the parameters to the functions, and define how the operands are mapped to the function call. 1960 For example, ©a + b© becomes ©?+?(a, b)©.1961 For example, \lstinline@a + b@ becomes \lstinline@?+?(a, b)@. 1961 1962 1962 1963 In the example below, a new type, myComplex, is defined with an overloaded constructor, + operator, and string operator. … … 2001 2002 \begin{quote2} 2002 2003 \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{30pt}}ll@{}} 2003 \multicolumn{1}{c@{\hspace{30pt}}}{\textbf{\CC}} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{ ©gcc©}\index{gcc} \\2004 \multicolumn{1}{c@{\hspace{30pt}}}{\textbf{\CC}} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{\lstinline@gcc@}\index{gcc} \\ 2004 2005 \begin{lstlisting} 2005 2006 … … 2032 2033 \end{itemize} 2033 2034 2034 In \CFA, ©typedef©provides a mechanism to alias long type names with short ones, both globally and locally, but not eliminate the use of the short name.2035 ©gcc© provides ©typeof©to declare a secondary variable from a primary variable.2035 In \CFA, \lstinline@typedef@ provides a mechanism to alias long type names with short ones, both globally and locally, but not eliminate the use of the short name. 2036 \lstinline@gcc@ provides \lstinline@typeof@ to declare a secondary variable from a primary variable. 2036 2037 \CFA also relies heavily on the specification of the left-hand side of assignment for type inferencing, so in many cases it is crucial to specify the type of the left-hand side to select the correct type of the right-hand expression. 2037 2038 Only for overloaded routines with the same return type is variable type-inferencing possible. 2038 Finally, ©auto©presents the programming problem of tracking down a type when the type is actually needed.2039 Finally, \lstinline@auto@ presents the programming problem of tracking down a type when the type is actually needed. 2039 2040 For example, given 2040 2041 \begin{lstlisting} 2041 2042 auto j = ®...® 2042 2043 \end{lstlisting} 2043 and the need to write a routine to compute using ©j©2044 and the need to write a routine to compute using \lstinline@j@ 2044 2045 \begin{lstlisting} 2045 2046 void rtn( ®...® parm ); 2046 2047 rtn( j ); 2047 2048 \end{lstlisting} 2048 A programmer must work backwards to determine the type of ©j©'s initialization expression, reconstructing the possibly long generic type-name.2049 A programmer must work backwards to determine the type of \lstinline@j@'s initialization expression, reconstructing the possibly long generic type-name. 2049 2050 In this situation, having the type name or a short alias is very useful. 2050 2051 … … 2054 2055 At some point, a programmer wants the type of the variable to remain constant and the expression to be in error when it changes. 2055 2056 2056 Given ©typedef© and ©typeof©in \CFA, and the strong need to use the type of left-hand side in inferencing, auto type-inferencing is not supported at this time.2057 Given \lstinline@typedef@ and \lstinline@typeof@ in \CFA, and the strong need to use the type of left-hand side in inferencing, auto type-inferencing is not supported at this time. 2057 2058 Should a significant need arise, this feature can be revisited. 2058 2059 … … 2356 2357 } s; 2357 2358 \end{lstlisting} 2358 The problem occurs in accesing these fields using the selection operation `` ©.©'':2359 The problem occurs in accesing these fields using the selection operation ``\lstinline@.@'': 2359 2360 \begin{lstlisting} 2360 2361 s.0 = 0; // ambiguity with floating constant .0 … … 2367 2368 \end{lstlisting} 2368 2369 While this sytact is awkward, it is unlikely many programers will name fields of a structure 0 or 1. 2369 Like the \CC lexical problem with closing template-syntax, e.g, ©Foo<Bar<int®>>®©, this issue can be solved with a more powerful lexer/parser.2370 2371 There are several ambiguous cases with operator identifiers, e.g., ©int *?*?()©, where the string ©*?*?© can be lexed as ©*©/©?*?© or ©*?©/©*?©.2372 Since it is common practise to put a unary operator juxtaposed to an identifier, e.g., ©*i©, users will be annoyed if they cannot do this with respect to operator identifiers.2370 Like the \CC lexical problem with closing template-syntax, e.g, \lstinline@Foo<Bar<int®>>®@, this issue can be solved with a more powerful lexer/parser. 2371 2372 There are several ambiguous cases with operator identifiers, e.g., \lstinline@int *?*?()@, where the string \lstinline@*?*?@ can be lexed as \lstinline@*@/\lstinline@?*?@ or \lstinline@*?@/\lstinline@*?@. 2373 Since it is common practise to put a unary operator juxtaposed to an identifier, e.g., \lstinline@*i@, users will be annoyed if they cannot do this with respect to operator identifiers. 2373 2374 Even with this special hack, there are 5 general cases that cannot be handled. 2374 The first case is for the function-call identifier ©?()©:2375 The first case is for the function-call identifier \lstinline@?()@: 2375 2376 \begin{lstlisting} 2376 2377 int *§\textvisiblespace§?()(); // declaration: space required after '*' 2377 2378 *§\textvisiblespace§?()(); // expression: space required after '*' 2378 2379 \end{lstlisting} 2379 Without the space, the string ©*?()©is ambiguous without N character look ahead;2380 it requires scanning ahead to determine if there is a ©'('©, which is the start of an argument/parameter list.2380 Without the space, the string \lstinline@*?()@ is ambiguous without N character look ahead; 2381 it requires scanning ahead to determine if there is a \lstinline@'('@, which is the start of an argument/parameter list. 2381 2382 2382 2383 The 4 remaining cases occur in expressions: … … 2387 2388 i§\textvisiblespace§?--i:0; // space required after '?' 2388 2389 \end{lstlisting} 2389 In the first two cases, the string ©i++?© is ambiguous, where this string can be lexed as ©i© / ©++?© or ©i++© / ©?©;2390 it requires scanning ahead to determine if there is a ©'('©, which is the start of an argument list.2391 In the second two cases, the string ©?++x© is ambiguous, where this string can be lexed as ©?++© / ©x© or ©?© / y©++x©;2392 it requires scanning ahead to determine if there is a ©'('©, which is the start of an argument list.2390 In the first two cases, the string \lstinline@i++?@ is ambiguous, where this string can be lexed as \lstinline@i@ / \lstinline@++?@ or \lstinline@i++@ / \lstinline@?@; 2391 it requires scanning ahead to determine if there is a \lstinline@'('@, which is the start of an argument list. 2392 In the second two cases, the string \lstinline@?++x@ is ambiguous, where this string can be lexed as \lstinline@?++@ / \lstinline@x@ or \lstinline@?@ / y\lstinline@++x@; 2393 it requires scanning ahead to determine if there is a \lstinline@'('@, which is the start of an argument list. 2393 2394 2394 2395 … … 4006 4007 \begin{enumerate} 4007 4008 \item 4008 Change type of character literal ©int© to ©char©.4009 Change type of character literal \lstinline@int@ to \lstinline@char@. 4009 4010 This change allows overloading differentiation argument type matching, e.g.: 4010 4011 \begin{lstlisting} … … 4023 4024 4024 4025 \item 4025 Change: String literals made ©const©\\4026 The type of a string literal is changed from ©array of char© to ©array of const char©.4027 The type of a wide string literal is changed from ©array of wchar_t© to ©array of const wchar_t©. \\4026 Change: String literals made \lstinline@const@ \\ 4027 The type of a string literal is changed from \lstinline@array of char@ to \lstinline@array of const char@. 4028 The type of a wide string literal is changed from \lstinline@array of wchar_t@ to \lstinline@array of const wchar_t@. \\ 4028 4029 Rationale: This avoids calling an inappropriate overloaded function, which might expect to be able to modify its argument. 4029 4030 Effect on original feature: Change to semantics of well-defined feature. \\ 4030 Difficulty of converting: Simple syntactic transformation, because string literals can be converted to ©char*;©(4.2).4031 Difficulty of converting: Simple syntactic transformation, because string literals can be converted to \lstinline@char*;@ (4.2). 4031 4032 The most common cases are handled by a new but deprecated standard conversion: 4032 4033 \begin{lstlisting} … … 4067 4068 4068 4069 \CFA is C \emph{incompatible} on this issue, and provides semantics similar to \CC. 4069 Nested types are not hoisted and can be referenced using the field selection operator `` ©.©'', unlike the \CC scope-resolution operator ``©::©''.4070 Nested types are not hoisted and can be referenced using the field selection operator ``\lstinline@.@'', unlike the \CC scope-resolution operator ``\lstinline@::@''. 4070 4071 Given that nested types in C are equivalent to not using them, i.e., they are essentially useless, it is unlikely there are any realistic usages that break because of this incompatibility. 4071 4072 … … 4173 4174 %$ 4174 4175 \item 4175 A seperator does not appear after a C string ending with the (extended) \Index{ASCII}\index{ASCII!extended} characters: ©,.:;!?)]}%¢»©4176 A seperator does not appear after a C string ending with the (extended) \Index{ASCII}\index{ASCII!extended} characters: \lstinline@,.:;!?)]}%¢»@ 4176 4177 \begin{lstlisting}[belowskip=0pt] 4177 4178 sout | 1 | ", x" | 2 | ". x" | 3 | ": x" | 4 | "; x" | 5 | "! x" | 6 | "? x" | 7 | ") x" | 8 | "] x" | 9 | "} x"
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