Data abstraction for Pascal programmers
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Abstract
Lack of data abstraction facilities in Pascal is a serious shortcoming for a language whose principal aims include "teaching programming as a systematic discipline." In this paper, a scheme is presented to implement data abstraction in Pascal using a limited form of the class structure defined in Concurrent Pascal. The class structures are translated to equivalent (sequential) Pascal constructs with the help of a preprocessor whose design is also described.
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June 1982
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ISBN:088283035X
DOI:10.1145/1500774
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Published: 07 June 1982
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