A Tool for Viewing IDL (Interface Description Language) Data Structures

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Abstract:

The Interface Description Language IDL allows specification of complex data structures and provides run-time procedures to help use them. A useful debugging tool for interactive display of selected run-time IDL structures can be built using an existing debugger, workstation windowing software, and information generated by the IDL compiler. This tools design can allow graphics output as an enhancement, though it is not clear a graphics version will be significantly more useful. This thesis describes the design and implementation of such a tool IDLViews features include transparent determination of node type, display IDL nodes, classes, sets, and sequences, and expansion of node attributes. IDLView uses an instance of the intermediate representation generated by the IDL compiler to interpret the run-time instances of IDL data structures.

Author(s):
Cook, Ralph
Author Organization(s):
NORTH CAROLINA UNIV AT CHAPEL HILL DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA203275
Pagination:
0087

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Approved For Public Release
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Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR88-009
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-86-K-0680
Monitor Series:
ONR
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5.3_Planning
Communities of Interest:
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Descriptor(s):
*PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, *COMPUTER GRAPHICS, *INTERPRETERS, TOOLS, INTERFACES, DISPLAY SYSTEMS, NODES, TIME, EXPANSION, COMPILERS, DETERMINATION, DEBUGGING(COMPUTERS), INTERACTIONS, OUTPUT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA BASES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software
Keyword(s):
IDL(INTERFACE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE)
Report Date:
1988 Apr 01