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Modula-2

An Introduction

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  • © 1985

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Authors:
  1. Daniel Thalmann

    1. Département d’Informatique et Recherche Opérationnelle, Université de Montréal, Montréal (Quebec), Canada

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 1-10

  3. Numbers

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 11-18

  4. Constants, Variables and Data Types

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 19-26

  5. The Boolean and CHAR Types

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 27-39

  6. Basic Control Statements

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 40-53

  7. The Input/Output Modules

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 54-63

  8. Enumeration and Subrange Types

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 64-71

  9. Other Control Statements

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 72-85

  10. Array Types

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 86-101

  11. Procedures and Locality

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 102-121

  12. Transmission of Parameters and Scope

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 122-131

  13. Function Procedures and Procedure Types

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 132-144

  14. Recursion

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 145-158

  15. Modules

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 159-168

  16. Local Modules

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 169-180

  17. Records

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 181-196

  18. Sets

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 197-209

  19. Streams

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 210-216

  20. Dynamic Data Structures

    • Daniel Thalmann
    Pages 217-242
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MODULA-2 is a new programming language which was created by Niklaus Wirth of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. The lan­ guage is derived from PASCAL: it includes all aspects of PASCAL and some­ times improves on them. Moreover, MODULA-2 includes the important "mod­ ule" concept, as well as multiprogramming capabilities and a way of implemen­ ting low-level software in an elegant manner. In summary, MODULA-2 may be used equally well as a general-purpose programming language and as a system implementation language. MODULA-2 provides the programmer with a good way of writing high quality software. In particular, modules are powerful tools for achieving modularity, reliability, readability, extensibility, reusability and ma­ chine-independence. This book presents the complete MODULA-21anguage from the beginning. Each topic is presented by means of numerous examples and each concept is justified. The syntax of the language is explained using syntactic diagrams. This book is not a reference manual for MODULA-2, but a textbook from which the student can learn the language progressively. The most important con­ cepts (i.e. procedures, modules and data structures) are explained in great detail and methodological aspects are also emphasized. Beginning in the first chapter, the student may execute his/her own pro­ grams. Program examples in this book have been executed on several machines (APPLE II, IBM PC and VAX 11/780) and they may be taken as a basis for stu­ dents.

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  • Département d’Informatique et Recherche Opérationnelle, Université de Montréal, Montréal (Quebec), Canada

    Daniel Thalmann

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