TY  - RPRT
T1  - An abstract machine for an object-oriented language with top-level classes
T3  - Saarbrücken, 1994
A1  - Böschen,Christoph
A1  - Fecht,Christian
A1  - Hense,Andreas V.
A1  - Wilhelm,Reinhard
Y1  - 2011/09/07
N2  - Object-oriented programming languages where classes are top-level, i.e. not first-class citizens, are better suited for compilation than completely dynamic languages like SMALLTALK or SELF. In O'SMALL, a language with top-level classes, the compiler can statically determine the inheritance hierarchy. Due to late binding, the class of the receiver of a message must be determined at run time. After that a direct jump to the corresponding method is possible. Method lookup can thus be done in constant time. We present an abstract machine for O'SMALL based on these principles. It is a concise description of a portable O'SMALL implementation.
CY  - Saarbrücken
PB  - Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek
AD  - Postfach 151141, 66041 Saarbrücken
UR  - http://scidok.sulb.uni-saarland.de/volltexte/2011/4204
ER  -