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| ☜ | Transition Diagrams1977 Version of ANSI Standard | ☞ | ||||
This document presents the MUMPS dynamic syntax in transition diagram form. This type of representation was introduced (Note 1) for computer programming language definition by Melvin E. Conway and was applied to MUMPS in an early specification (Note 2).
The diagrams serve as a comprehensive implementation outline for the MUMPS language. It is possible to implement the MUMPS language directly from these diagrams (Note 3), although specific implementation techniques are not stipulated in semantic actions of the diagrams. The necessary operations are given here, but their detailed implementation is left to individual implementors.
One departure from the MUMPS Language Specification is made in the transition diagrams. Syntax checking is performed after false post-conditionals and after the IF and ELSE commands. This was done in order to simplify the presentation of the diagrams.
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