ObjectTeams/Java Language Definition - §0.
 
 
 
  Table of  Contents §1. Teams and Roles 
§0. About this document

Levels of this document

Terms, concepts Each chapter of this document starts with a short synopsis of concepts covered by the chapter (like this).
Definition The actual definition is given in small numbered paragraphs.
Examples Examples and accompanying explanations will be interspersed into the definition.
 

§0.1. Purpose(s) of this document

This document defines the ObjectTeams/Java programming language (OT/J). The main goals were to create a precise and complete reference for this language. Didactical considerations had lower priorities, which means that this document is not designed as an introductory tutorial. Still, we advise programmers learning the OT/J language, to consult this document whenever a compiler error message is not perfectly clear to them (see §0.3).
 

§0.2. Text structure

Each chapter of this document starts with a short synopsis of concepts covered by the chapter (see above).

Syntax: §A.
(a) The actual definition is structured into small paragraphs for easy referral.
(b) Links to the syntax precede definitions whenever new syntax is introduced.

Interspersed you will find some example program listings. Examples are typeset in a box with striped background. Explanations for examples appear on a colored background. Examples are given for illustration only.

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 public team class MyTeamA {
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   ...
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 }

Effects:

  • Lines 1-3 show a minimal OT/J program, which should not cause any headache.

Additional paragraphs like "Language implementation", or "open issues" provide some background information which is not necessary for understanding the definition, which might however, help to understand why things are the way they are and what other things might be added to the language in the future.

 

§0.3. Compiler messages

Error messages given by the Object Teams compiler refer to this definition whenever apropriate. This way it should be easy to find out, why the compiler rejected your program. Please make sure you are using a language definition whose version matches the version of your compiler.

 

§0.4. Versions

The structure of this document has changed between versions 0.6.1 and 0.7 of this document. This change reflects the transition from our first compiler for OT/J (called otc) and the OTDT (Object Teams Development Tooling) plugin for Eclipse.

Starting with the OTDT v0.7.x, the major and minor number of the tool correspond to the major and minor version number of the OTJLD (this document), ie., the OTDT v1.0.x implements the language as defined in the OTJLD v1.0.
  Table of  Contents §1. Teams and Roles 
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OT/J Version 1.0 — Last modified: Fri Mar 30 2007