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In this paper, we present an approach to improve source code retrieval using the structure of control statements. We develop a lexical parser that extracts structural information for each method including control statements and method identifiers. We present a source code retrieval model, named “derived structure retrieval model,” in which a retrieval conditions are defined as a sequence of control statements and/or method identifiers, and meaningful search conditions are derived from the given sequence. Experiments on the source code of Struts 2 Core show that the derived structure retrieval model outperforms the vector space retrieval model.
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Udagawa, Y. (2013). An Approach to Retrieving Similar Source Codes by Control Structure and Method Identifiers. In: Ishikawa, Y., Li, J., Wang, W., Zhang, R., Zhang, W. (eds) Web Technologies and Applications. APWeb 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7808. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37401-2_26
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