程序设计语言概念(ConceptsofProgrammingLanguages)英文第10版第3章.ppt

Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,Copyright 2012 Pearson Education.All rights reserved.,1-,*,Chapter 3,Describing Syntax and Semantics,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,2,Chapter 3 Topics,Introduction,The General Problem of Describing Syntax,Formal Methods of Describing Syntax,Attribute Grammars,Describing the Meanings of Programs:Dynamic Semantics,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,3,Introduction,Syntax:,the form or structure of the expressions,statements,and program units,Semantics:,the meaning of the expressions,statements,and program units,Syntax and semantics provide a languages definition,Users of a language definition,Other language designers,Implementers,Programmers(the users of the language),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,4,The General Problem of Describing Syntax:Terminology,A,sentence,is a string of characters over some alphabet,A,language,is a set of sentences,A,lexeme,is the lowest level syntactic unit of a language(e.g.,*,sum,begin,),A,token,is a category of lexemes(e.g.,identifier),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,5,Formal Definition of Languages,Recognizers,A recognition device reads input strings over the alphabet of the language and decides whether the input strings belong to the language,Example:syntax analysis part of a compiler,-Detailed discussion of syntax analysis appears in,Chapter 4,Generators,A device that generates sentences of a language,One can determine if the syntax of a particular sentence is syntactically correct by comparing it to the structure of the generator,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,6,BNF and Context-Free Grammars,Context-Free Grammars,Developed by Noam Chomsky in the mid-1950s,Language generators,meant to describe the syntax of natural languages,Define a class of languages called context-free languages,Backus-Naur Form(1959),Invented by John Backus to describe the syntax of Algol 58,BNF is equivalent to context-free grammars,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,7,BNF Fundamentals,In BNF,abstractions are used to represent classes of syntactic structures-they act like syntactic variables(also called,nonterminal symbols,or just,terminals,),Terminals,are lexemes or tokens,A rule has a left-hand side(LHS),which is a nonterminal,and a right-hand side(RHS),which is a string of terminals and/or nonterminals,BNF Fundamentals,(continued),Nonterminals are often enclosed in angle brackets,Examples of BNF rules:,identifier|identifier,if,then,Grammar:a finite non-empty set of rules,A,start symbol,is a special element of the nonterminals of a grammar,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,8,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,9,BNF Rules,An abstraction(or nonterminal symbol)can have more than one RHS,|begin end,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,10,Describing ListsSyntactic lists are described using recursion,ident,|ident,A derivation is a repeated application of rules,starting with the start symbol and ending with a sentence(all terminal symbols),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,11,An Example Grammar,|;,=,a|b|c|d,+|-,|const,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,12,An Example Derivation,=,=,=a=,=a=+,=a=+,=a=b+,=a=b+const,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,13,Derivations,Every string of symbols in a derivation is a,sentential form,A,sentence,is a sentential form that has only terminal symbols,A,leftmost derivation,is one in which the leftmost nonterminal in each sentential form is the one that is expanded,A derivation may be neither leftmost nor rightmost,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,14,Parse Tree,A hierarchical representation of a derivation,const,a,=,b,+,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,15,Ambiguity in Grammars,A grammar is,ambiguous,if and only if it generates a sentential form that has two or more distinct parse trees,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,16,An Ambiguous Expression Grammar,|const,/|-,const,const,const,const,const,const,-,-,/,/,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,17,An Unambiguous Expression Grammar,If we use the parse tree to indicate precedence levels of the operators,we cannot have ambiguity,-|,/const|const,const,const,const,/,-,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,18,Associativity of Operators,Operator associativity can also be indicated by a grammar,-+|const (ambiguous),-+const|const (unambiguous),const,const,const,+,+,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,19,Extended BNF,Optional parts are placed in brackets ,-ident(),Alternative parts of RHSs are placed inside parentheses and separated via vertical bars,(+|-)const,Repetitions(0 or more)are placed inside braces ,letter letter|digit,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,20,BNF and EBNF,BNF,+,|-,|,*,|/,|,EBNF,(+|-),(*|/),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,21,Recent Variations in EBNF,Alternative RHSs are put on separate lines,Use of a colon instead of,=,Use of,opt,for optional parts,Use of,oneof,for choices,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,22,Static Semantics,Nothing to do with meaning,Context-free grammars(CFGs)cannot describe all of the syntax of programming languages,Categories of constructs that are trouble:,-Context-free,but cumbersome(e.g.,types of operands in expressions),-Non-context-free(e.g.,variables must,be declared before they are used),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,23,Attribute Grammars,Attribute grammars(AGs)have additions to CFGs to carry some semantic info on parse tree nodes,Primary value of AGs:,Static semantics specification,Compiler design(static semantics checking),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,24,Attribute Grammars,:Definition,Def,:An attribute grammar is a context-free grammar G=(S,N,T,P)with the following additions:,For each grammar symbol,x,there is a set,A(x),of attribute values,Each rule has a set of functions that define certain attributes of the nonterminals in the rule,Each rule has a(possibly empty)set of predicates to check for attribute consistency,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,25,Attribute Grammars:Definition,Let,X,0,X,1,.X,n,be a rule,Functions of the form,S(X,0,)=f(A(X,1,),.,A(X,n,),define,synthesized attributes,Functions of the form,I(X,j,)=f(A(X,0,),.,A(X,n,),for i=j =,-+|,A|B|C,actual_type,synthesized for,and,expected_type,:inherited for,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,27,Attribute Grammar,(continued),Syntax rule:,1+2,Semantic rules:,.actual_type,1.actual_type,Predicate:,1.actual_type=2.actual_type,.expected_type=.actual_type,Syntax rule:,id,Semantic rule:,.actual_type,lookup(.string),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,28,Attribute Grammars,(continued),How are attribute values computed?,If all attributes were inherited,the tree could be decorated in top-down order.,If all attributes were synthesized,the tree could be decorated in bottom-up order.,In many cases,both kinds of attributes are used,and it is some combination of top-down and bottom-up that must be used.,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,29,Attribute Grammars,(continued),.expected_type,inherited from parent,1.actual_type,lookup(A),2.actual_type,lookup(B),1.actual_type=?2.actual_type,.actual_type,1.actual_type,.actual_type=?.expected_type,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,30,Semantics,There is no single widely acceptable notation or formalism for describing semantics,Several needs for a methodology and notation for semantics:,Programmers need to know what statements mean,Compiler writers must know exactly what language constructs do,Correctness proofs would be possible,Compiler generators would be possible,Designers could detect ambiguities and inconsistencies,Operational Semantics,Operational Semantics,Describe the meaning of a program by executing its statements on a machine,either simulated or actual.The change in the state of the machine(memory,registers,etc.)defines the meaning of the statement,To use operational semantics for a high-level language,a virtual machine is needed,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,31,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,32,Operational Semantics,A,hardware,pure interpreter would be too expensive,A,software,pure interpreter also has problems,The detailed characteristics of the particular computer would make actions difficult to understand,Such a semantic definition would be machine-dependent,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,33,Operational Semantics(continued),A better alternative:A complete computer simulation,The process:,Build a translator(translates source code to the machine code of an idealized computer),Build a simulator for the idealized computer,Evaluation of operational semantics:,Good if used informally(language manuals,etc.),Extremely complex if used formally(e.g.,VDL),it was used for describing semantics of PL/I.,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,34,Operational Semantics(continued),Uses of operational semantics:,-Language manuals and textbooks,-Teaching programming languages,Two different levels of uses of operational semantics:,-Natural operational semantics,-Structural operational semantics,Evaluation,-Good if used informally(language,manuals,etc.),-Extremely complex if used formally (e.g.,VDL),Denotational Semantics,Based on recursive function theory,The most abstract semantics description method,Originally developed by Scott and Strachey(1970),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,35,Denotational Semantics-,continued,The process of building a denotational specification for a language:,-Define a mathematical object for each language,entity,Define a function that maps instances of the language entities onto instances of the corresponding mathematical objects,The meaning of language constructs are defined by only the values of the programs variables,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,36,Denotational Semantics:,program state,The state of a program is the values of all its current variables,s=,Let,VARMAP,be a function that,when given a variable name and a state,returns the current value of the variable,VARMAP(i,j,s)=v,j,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,37,Decimal Numbers,0|1|2|3|4|5|,6|7|8|9|,(0|1|2|3|,4|5|6|7|,8|9),M,dec,(0)=0,M,dec,(1)=1,M,dec,(9)=9,M,dec,(0)=10*M,dec,(),M,dec,(1)=10*M,dec,()+1,M,dec,(9)=10*M,dec,()+9,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,38,Expressions,Map expressions onto Z,error,We assume expressions are decimal numbers,variables,or binary expressions having one arithmetic operator and two operands,each of which can be an expression,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,39,Expressions,M,e,(,s),=,case of,=M,dec,(,s),=,if VARMAP(,s)=undefthen error,else VARMAP(,s),=,if(M,e,(.,s)=undef,OR M,e,(.,s)=,undef),then error,else,if(.=,+,then,M,e,(.,s)+,M,e,(.,s),else M,e,(.,s)*,M,e,(.,s),.,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,40,Assignment Statements,Maps state sets to state sets U,error,M,a,(x:=E,s),=,if M,e,(E,s)=error,then error,else s=,.,where for j=1,2,.,n,if i,j,=x,then v,j,=M,e,(E,s),else v,j,=VARMAP(i,j,s),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,41,Logical Pretest Loops,Maps state sets to state sets U,error,M,l,(while B do L,s),=,if M,b,(B,s)=undef,then error,else if M,b,(B,s)=false,then s,else if M,sl,(L,s)=error,then error,else M,l,(while B do L,M,sl,(L,s),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,42,Loop Meaning,The meaning of the loop is the value of the program variables after the statements in the loop have been executed the prescribed number of times,assuming there have been no errors,In essence,the loop has been converted from iteration to recursion,where the recursive control is mathematically defined by other recursive state mapping functions,-Recursion,when compared to iteration,is easier,to describe with mathematical rigor,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,43,Evaluation of Denotational Semantics,Can be used to prove the correctness of programs,Provides a rigorous way to think about programs,Can be an aid to language design,Has been used in compiler generation systems,Because of its complexity,it are of little use to language users,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,44,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,45,Axiomatic Semantics,Based on formal logic(predicate calculus),Original purpose:formal program verification,Axioms or inference rules are defined for each statement type in the language(to allow transformations of logic expressions into more formal logic expressions),The logic expressions are called,assertions,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,46,Axiomatic Semantics(continued),An assertion before a statement(a,precondition,)states the relationships and constraints among variables that are true at that point in execution,An assertion following a statement is a,postcondition,A,weakest precondition,is the least restrictive precondition that will guarantee the postcondition,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,47,Axiomatic Semantics Form,Pre-,post form:,P statement Q,An example,a=b+1 a 1,One possible precondition:,b 10,Weakest precondition:,b 0,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,48,Program Proof Process,The postcondition for the entire program is the desired result,Work back through the program to the first statement.If the precondition on the first statement is the same as the program specification,the program is correct.,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,49,Axiomatic Semantics:Assignment,An axiom for assignment statements (x=E):Q,x-E,x=E Q,The Rule of Consequence:,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,50,Axiomatic Semantics:Sequences,An inference rule for sequences of the form S1;S2,P1 S1 P2,P2 S2 P3,Axiomatic Semantics:Selection,An inference rules for selection,-,if,B,then,S1,else,S2,B and P S1 Q,(not B)and P S2 Q,P,if,B,then,S1,else,S2 Q,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,51,Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,52,Axiomatic Semantics:Loops,An inference rule for logical pretest loops,P,while,B,do,S,end,Q,where I is the loop invariant(the inductive hypothesis),Copyright 2012 Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved.,1-,53,Axiomatic Semantics:Axioms,Characteristics of the loop invariant:I must meet the following conditions:,P=I,-the loop invariant must be true initially,I B I,-evaluation of the Boolean must not change the validity of I,I and B S I,-I is not changed by executing the body of the loop,(I and(not B)=Q,-if I is true and B