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Syntax macros and extended translation

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 9, Issue 11

Pages 790 - 793

https://doi.org/10.1145/365876.365879

Published: 01 November 1966 Publication History

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A translation approach is described which allows one to extend the syntax and semantics of a given high-level base language by the use of a new formalism called a syntax-macro. Syntax-macros define string transformations based on syntactic elements of the base language. Two types of macros are discussed, and examples are given of their use. The conditional generation of macros based on options and alternatives recognized by the scan are also described.

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Syntax macros and extended translation
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
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Communications of the ACM Volume 9, Issue 11

Nov. 1966

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DOI:10.1145/365876

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