Modeling Inheritance as Coercion in the Kenzo System

Abstract: In this paper the analysis of the data structures used in a symbolic computation system, called Kenzo, is undertaken. We deal with the specification of the inheritance relationship since Kenzo is an object-oriented system, written in CLOS, the Common Lisp Object System. We show how the order-sorted algebraic specification formalism can be adapted, through the "inheritance as coercion" metaphor, in order to model the simple inheritance between structures in Kenzo. Key Words: Algebraic specification, symbolic computation, inheritance, coercion. Category: F.3.1

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: JUCS
• Authors: César Domínguez, Julio Rubio, Francis Sergeraert
• Keywords: Algebraic Specification, JUCS 2006, Kenzo, Symbolic Computation