Abstract
We present a translation from Fickle (a Java-like language allowing dynamic object re-classi.cation, that is, objects that can change their class at run-time) into plain Java. The translation is proved to preserve static and dynamic semantics; moreover, it is shown to be effective, in the sense that the translation of a Fickle class does not depend on the implementation of used classes, hence can be done in a separate way, that is, without having their sources, exactly as it happens for Java compilation. The aim is to demonstrate that an extension of Java supporting dynamic object re-classi.cation could be fully compatible with the existing Java environment.
Partially supported by Murst Co.n’99 — TOSCA Project, CNR-GNSAGA, and the EPSRC (Grant Ref: GR/L 76709).
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Ancona, D., Anderson, C., Damiani, F., Drossopoulou, S., Giannini, P., Zucca, E. (2001). An Effective Translation of Fickle into Java. In: Theoretical Computer Science. ICTCS 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2202. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45446-2_14
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